Hello all, I want to go from A) IKA-PBH on 4/21/2024 and B) PBH-PVG on 4/25/2024.
The best way I see is
A)
IKA to DEL on Kuwait Airways on 4/22 since I cannot find any on 4/21 and DEL-PBH on 4/23 at 4AM in the morning.
Total cost around 720 USD.
B)
PBH to BKK on DrukAir again on 4/25, 520 USD
BKK to PVG on Thai Airways, economy miles, 4h for 22K+20 USD

Thats like +/- 1600 USD from IKA-PBH-PVG. It seems to be a little high but this is quite off the beaten path. Getting in and out of PBH (Druk or Hanh Air is not on any alliance) is revenue tickets only.

Is there any clever way to save cost here? Perhaps buying DEL-PBH (2 day layover)-BKK and then a multicity with IKA-DEL, BKK-PVG. I will have to book a PVG-SFO in late May but BKK-PVG is not a possible excursion perk either as part of IKA-DEL, BKK-PVG, PVG-SFO and IKA is blacked out on United.. what to do?

Is anyone very very smart? :P Thank you so much!