Aeroplan not showing Air China award space
Sep 12, 2016, 6:05 pm
#106
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
I was able to book CA tickets on my latest mini-rtw taken this past July. It was booked right around the time this thread was created late last year.
Specifically:
CMB-MAA AI J
MAA-BKK TG J
BKK-TSN CA J
TSN-TSA CA J
The experience wasn't as horrible as I had read on FT or elsewhere; the food was reasonably good, but on the 738s, there wasn't any IFE that I can recall. I even received an amenity kit on the BKK-TSN segment (and there was only one other person in J).
There were no problems with ticketing, no missing seats, and I was able to phone in and select my seats months ahead. Wouldn't mind trying CA F from say, FRA-PEK, or LHR-PEK (777), or even on the 748 on whichever routes they fly.
Specifically:
CMB-MAA AI J
MAA-BKK TG J
BKK-TSN CA J
TSN-TSA CA J
The experience wasn't as horrible as I had read on FT or elsewhere; the food was reasonably good, but on the 738s, there wasn't any IFE that I can recall. I even received an amenity kit on the BKK-TSN segment (and there was only one other person in J).
There were no problems with ticketing, no missing seats, and I was able to phone in and select my seats months ahead. Wouldn't mind trying CA F from say, FRA-PEK, or LHR-PEK (777), or even on the 748 on whichever routes they fly.
I booked in Sept 2015 for August 2016, no issue either
Hopefully this year and going forward, CA is here to stay
Not that it impacts my booked-last-week mRTW much really
Sep 12, 2016, 6:08 pm
#107
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*Gold), DL, CZ
Posts: 1,252
What I really want is J availability for Shenzen (ZH).
I've looked at revenue tickets for PEK-SZX, and yikes, it's pricey. I just need to fly it once or twice to cross it off my *A bucket list.
I've looked at revenue tickets for PEK-SZX, and yikes, it's pricey. I just need to fly it once or twice to cross it off my *A bucket list.
Sep 12, 2016, 6:20 pm
#108
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: Only J via Peasant Points, 777HDPeasant or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance and Narcissism.
Posts: 5,954
Usually <400CAD for trips around 2-3 hours, I even saw $150 deals on the way to Changsha from SHA.
PEK TO SZX go for 2000 RMB ish about one month away in F.
Sep 12, 2016, 6:33 pm
#109
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,784
Sep 13, 2016, 10:08 am
#111
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE*2MM. SPG Plat life
Posts: 4,644
Buy your ticket from PEK to SZX in China. Prices are a lot lower than buying from Canada. Also, you could just fly to HKG and take a bus to SZX.
Last edited by Wpgjetse; Sep 13, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Sep 13, 2016, 10:10 am
#112
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Location: YVR
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I find they are only cheap if you buy the tickets in China. Prices can be a lot higher from Canada.
Sep 13, 2016, 4:10 pm
#114
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)
Posts: 2,521
Dr. PITUK
Sep 13, 2016, 4:16 pm
#115
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: YYZ
Programs: Only J via Peasant Points, 777HDPeasant or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance and Narcissism.
Posts: 5,954
Maybe very steep consider R/T is $600-800 CAD for 110,000 miles
