Originally Posted by JDiver

With AA nonstops between LAX and PVG as well as ORD and PEK and PVG, why bother with ICN at all? (On AA, each leg is one award; you would not be allowed two stopovers overseas - you would be allowed a stopover at your North American gateway cities; you would likely have to do an open jaw award like LAX-ORD-PEK <jaw> PVG-LAX and purchase a low cost trip between PEK and SHA.)

Do check the oneworld interactive map for planning purposes - it will reveal a lot of useful information, even the HEL-INC nonstop by Finnair - arcane, if not useful in your case.