nice..... very descriptive post of details i usually try to block out. i briefly toyed with the idea of going to NKG last weekend, but quickly gave up after our trip to the train/bus station resulted in too much chaos for my tastes.

regarding that 118, discounts have been in short supply recently for two reasons: 1) the holiday provided a convenient excuse to jack things up; 2) TAs had been selling tickets for significantly less than the airlines themselves were able to so they made some top-down changes.

hopefully these will be short-lived. less than three weeks ago, PEK-NKG was easily attainable for ~Y390 or <$50 (Y0.75*sector mileage multiplied by 40%).