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Old Dec 14, 2012 | 6:44 am
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
No need for a tour guide in China but I implore you, if at all possible, to reconsider your flight plans. Even in AA's business class you will be absolutely knackered when arriving. You're probably going to be flying for over 30 hours, when you could get there in reasonable comfort in 12 hours by flying a European carrier with an economy extra type product. If you need business class look into Aeroflot thru Moscow, better comfort and service than AA and much, much shorter and usually around 2000 EUR round trip to China.
+2. The insanity entailed by the idea of flying from Germany to China via Dallas (of all places) didn't sink in until TB and you brought attention to it, but count me in complete agreement. I have flown between Europe and China in Y, and it's really not that bad.
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