Originally Posted by
Concerto
Hope I didn't do anything illegal, but I don't think so because this special price was coming up on a number of platforms for a considerable period of time. Plus, it was widely advertised.
I booked a similar OTP-HKG trip using HGH instead of XMN but the principle is the same (HGH gave better timing for immediate connection to HKG). The fare rules only have no minimum stay requirement in the PRC as such. The minimum stay is calculated by reference to the "last international stopover" and allowed stopovers enroute as well as routing via HKG, so no issue at all with the fare.