Hi, all,
I'm moving to Kunming in January, and I expect to be back in the states every 8 weeks or so. I have to be back to either NYC or SFO, so I'm looking at my route/airline options.
Constraints:
- traveling in economy - this is all out-of-pocket (though tax-deductible, I still can't swing F )
- trying to keep it to one stopover, but don't know how realistic that is
- I have a small number of miles (35k) or so with both AA and UA.
Questions:
- What is the best economy long-haul product, among my choices?
- What combo will get me upgrades/reward flights, with my projected travel schedule?
- Are there other options I haven't thought of?
N.B. Some of the options below are there just to show that the pricing isn't competitive.
NYC <-> KMG options:
Code:
ITA Matrix Ctrip
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EWR CO PVG MU KMG $1200
JFK CA PEK CA KMG $1370
JFK CX,AA,UA HKG $1100 HKG MU,KA KMG $500
JFK CX HKG (21h) KA KMG $1275
JFK MU PVG $929 PVG MU KMG $469
JFK MU PVG MU CAN $950 CAN MU KMG $120
JFK MU PVG MU SZX $950 CAN MU KMG $120
SFO <-> KMG options:
Code:
ITA Matrix Ctrip
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SFO CX HKG KA KMG $1150
SFO CA PEK CA KMG $1300
SFO CO PEK HU KMG $1300 (CO operated by UA)
SFO CX HKG KA CAN $1030 CAN MU KMG $120
(international prices from ITA Matrix, domestic from ctrip)
Thanks SO much! With all the pending travel, hope to be contributing more here soon!
