<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PARSpro:
So, check with the airline you're flying over the water with and they will be able to quote you all kinds of schedules within China. The only thing is, though, that once in China, you have to visit the airlines' ticket office before your travel date to reconfirm your reservation so they can see you have a ticket.
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I fail to see the advantages in having NW or UA book your intra-China travel, as doing so imposes unnecessary constraints and usually costs as much as or more than locally available options.