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Oct 10, 2025 | 8:12 am

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narvik

Join Date: May 2010

Location: AVP & PEK

Programs: UA 1K 2MM

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Originally Posted by UA_Flyer

Are UA still charging unrealistic high fares for direct flights from US to PVG/PEK? Is the demand really that high?
I have not flown directly to/from China back to the US for over 4 years now. I have been doing them via HKG/SIN/HND as part of my multi-stop business travel to the region.

Yes, pretty much: booking it all on UA is still 'stupid money'.
I've been mostly flying to PEK via HND also, but on separate tickets, and sometimes using award flights for the Japan-China legs.

Scored upgrades for the domestic East Coast-SFO/LAX leg a few times, but otherwise avoid that routing like the plague.

For the last 3 years it's been ~$3500 + miles/PlusPoints R/T to get from East Coast-Japan in J and E or J for Japan-Beijing, but usually a lot of time spent trying to get those all booked.

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