Free airport transfer for Air China biz pax?
Dec 3, 2014, 7:44 pm
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Free airport transfer for Air China biz pax?
Has anyone tried to get this while travelling on award tickets (issued by a Star Alliance partner)? The rules aren't clear to me who's eligible.
https://www.airchina.us/US/GB/booking/chauffer/
https://www.airchina.us/US/GB/booking/chauffer/
Dec 4, 2014, 2:19 am
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Has anyone tried to get this while travelling on award tickets (issued by a Star Alliance partner)? The rules aren't clear to me who's eligible.
https://www.airchina.us/US/GB/booking/chauffer/
https://www.airchina.us/US/GB/booking/chauffer/
Dec 4, 2014, 6:06 am
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Dec 6, 2014, 11:19 am
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Right. Honestly, I would care very little about "free" airport transport in China. But I've got a party of 4 arriving and departing PEK and, in a previous thread, I was inquiring whether we could all travel in one vehicle (my wife and kids prefer it) without making heroic (and expensive) arrangements. Seems like that's not really possible, so I thought perhaps I could give this "problem" to Air China to solve.
Dec 6, 2014, 2:40 pm
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Right. Honestly, I would care very little about "free" airport transport in China. But I've got a party of 4 arriving and departing PEK and, in a previous thread, I was inquiring whether we could all travel in one vehicle (my wife and kids prefer it) without making heroic (and expensive) arrangements. Seems like that's not really possible, so I thought perhaps I could give this "problem" to Air China to solve.
Dec 6, 2014, 7:06 pm
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I remember that thread. Either inside it around the same time, someone posted about a van taxi trip from the airport that set him back Y250, which doesn't strike me as extortionate. You can also attempt to hold out for a Sonota or Hongqi if you pack light (e.g. 3 standard roller boards plus laptop bags for all four passengers)
Dec 6, 2014, 8:41 pm
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Dec 7, 2014, 6:57 am
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Right. Honestly, I would care very little about "free" airport transport in China. But I've got a party of 4 arriving and departing PEK and, in a previous thread, I was inquiring whether we could all travel in one vehicle (my wife and kids prefer it) without making heroic (and expensive) arrangements. Seems like that's not really possible, so I thought perhaps I could give this "problem" to Air China to solve.
That happened to us when my parents, DW and I took advantage of complimentary airport transfer. Four cars were sent with four drivers, they insist that we all ride separately so all four of them will get paid.
Dec 7, 2014, 8:33 pm
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And what would you do if they show up with four cars for the four of you?
That happened to us when my parents, DW and I took advantage of complimentary airport transfer. Four cars were sent with four drivers, they insist that we all ride separately so all four of them will get paid.
That happened to us when my parents, DW and I took advantage of complimentary airport transfer. Four cars were sent with four drivers, they insist that we all ride separately so all four of them will get paid.