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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 6:34 am
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Originally Posted by medic-again
I'm searching for flights mid-April with a mid-May (dates are flexible) and I can't find a non-stop flight between either airport in Taipei and Shanghai for less than about $800 per person on a non-chinese carrier. I've check ctrip, travelzen, and expedia.

What gives? I know this is a regulated route, but that's a bit much IMO. For my flight before chinese new year, I could get a roundtrip for about $400 on Asiana. Do fares tend to drop closer to the travel dates or is there some event happening in either city I'm not aware of in April/May.
Wait, why don't you want to fly a Chinese carrier? Trying to do your trip not using a Chinese carrier is like trying to fly HNL-Mainland US on a non-US carrier. TPE-PVG RT is typically in the $400-500 range anyway, I found plenty of flights on CZ/MU for $400-600.
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