This fare is so weird...I still can't get my head around it after a few runs and over a year later. Can't seem to find a rhyme or reason for what dates actually work to trigger to 'lowest' prices. The prices also seem to fluctuate more day-to-day than they used to.
I can't seem to get a condensed run in from SFO anymore. The current arrival into HKG necessitates an overnight for all the KA flights the next day. When the UA flights are retimed in March to arrive earlier to make the KA connections, that's when Premium Plus is on sale, so no more free access to those seats
Have anyone been successful finding a true 1 night MR from the west coast lately? This is the best I could do:
https://flights.app.goo.gl/UxEi
Priced at $301 yesterday; I'm sure it'll go back down in a few days.