Originally Posted by
jdrtravel
Is this a one time trip or will you be doing this regularly? What are you other travel patterns? These things matter when deciding if you are going to seek status on a different airline.
Also, does Cathay Pacific or Dragonair fly these routes? Have you thought about trying to stay within One World given your current status?
I do this 6 ~ 7 times a year. Unfortunately Cathay and Dragon does not offer direct flights in between . 3 hours flight turns into 8~10 hours.OneWorld seems to suck at China at least for within China.