Originally Posted by
albert436
cf would you mind explaining to a noob, why is it so desirable for UA to match this fare ? Is it because that is the airline with which you usually accumulate miles ? Or because you live in or close by to one of their hubs ? Or are the UA planes or business class better ?
The commenter probably collects status miles in a Star Alliance carrier. Personally I use SAS Eurobonus for status, based on my own circumstance. To each their own. UA planes are rarely better...
Originally Posted by
albert436
Just wondering. For me, since I am in SAN, I would probably try to figure out how to get over to PHX for this great deal, although of course SAN or LAX would be more convenient.
I used to live in SAN. Sometimes I would book flights out of LAS and position for $27 with Spirit. Sometimes out of LAX and I'd train, one-way rental car, or use Avios to position. I moved before PHX became a OneWorld hub, but probably Avios or Southwest would be good for positioning. Maybe even you could try booking the return xxx-LAX-PHX and walk away from the last segment (though this is technically against program rules)
Originally Posted by
albert436
Another question, how might the stopovers work on this ? Would one route the trip through other cities to which DL flies, then ultimately wind up in PEK ? What I'm asking is if someone wanted to make an interesting vacation out of this and to visit say Japan or Hawaii, or Singapore etc., would those stopover rules make it somehow possible to do that ?
From the rules that CokeandTaco posted (thanks again!!) it appears stopovers are allowed at the Asian gateway city, for $100 each. So if you fly xxx-NRT-PEK you could stop in Tokyo or if you fly xxx-ICN-PEK you could stop in Seoul. You could even do both, but each stopover adds $100 to the fare. For fares like this, it's a pretty good deal, especially if you actually need to be in Tokyo, for example, you could use the stopover as your primary destination.
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