Chiming in here:
Going NYC --> PEK; SHA --> NYC. It's $1820 through the Cathay site (no AAdvantage miles) and $2935 through AA.com. V fare class to China; L on way home. Maybe I'm too much of a "n00b", but I'm honestly shocked this is even legal to pay such vastly different prices for essentially the same product.
Debating on just taking another airline (Cathay is actually the cheapest), but heard such good things about Cathay. Thoughts?
My options are:
1) Cathay (layovers in HKG)
2) JAL (layovers in NRT)($25 more)
3) China Southern (layover in CAN) to China; China Eastern NONSTOP to NYC ($150 more)
4) ANA (layovers in NRT) ($200 more)
5) Air China NONSTOP to China; Air China to NYC (layover in PEK) PREMIUM ECONOMY ($200 MORE)
6) United NONSTOP to China; JAL to NYC (layover in NRT) ($250 more)
Thanks!