Preference of airlines between HKG and PVG?
#3
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Will this be in economy? I flew short international sectors on China Eastern and they are fine for 2-3 hour flights. I haven't flew MU on HKG-PVG yet but will fly PVG-HKG near the end of March, and can provide more information on that specific flight after,
#5
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2. SHA is much more convenient to PVG, and prices are often comparable, though there are significantly fewer flights
3. KA is the best airline in the market, but is usually the most expensive
4. 9C is the least comfortable of the lot, but is an okay option when everything else is expensive
-pay extra for a seat in the first 2 rows, and it's definitely doable
#7
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I prefer flying in and out of SHA and not PVG since the HKG bound flights are less severely delayed out of SHA. This is especially true during the summer months. Without status, I would take any convenient flight out of SHA while possibly avoiding Spring. If Juneyao is flying this route come summer, they are ok, but a half a notch lower than China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines or Hong Kong Airlines.
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I prefer flying in and out of SHA and not PVG since the HKG bound flights are less severely delayed out of SHA. This is especially true during the summer months. Without status, I would take any convenient flight out of SHA while possibly avoiding Spring. If Juneyao is flying this route come summer, they are ok, but a half a notch lower than China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines or Hong Kong Airlines.
I believe that only KA, MU/FM, and HX fly SHA-HKG. HO and 9C only offer PVG-HKG.
#9
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I prefer flying in and out of SHA and not PVG since the HKG bound flights are less severely delayed out of SHA. This is especially true during the summer months. Without status, I would take any convenient flight out of SHA while possibly avoiding Spring. If Juneyao is flying this route come summer, they are ok, but a half a notch lower than China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines or Hong Kong Airlines.
#10
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I haven't noticed a major difference in delays between the two airports; when the corridor is jammed, it tends to affect all airports that use it. I prefer SHA because: 1) it is closer to pretty much everywhere you'd want to go in Shanghai, and 2) T1 is extremely easy.
I believe that only KA, MU/FM, and HX fly SHA-HKG. HO and 9C only offer PVG-HKG.
I believe that only KA, MU/FM, and HX fly SHA-HKG. HO and 9C only offer PVG-HKG.
#11
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Over the last two summers I had flight delays up to 7 hours on PVG-HKG. The longest delay I had on SHA-HKG flights was 90 minutes. When things back up art PVG the HKG flights always get low priority. At SHA the few international/regional flights always get priority over the domestic flights so the delays are less significant.
#13
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While it's true that some days traffic is more congested in one direction than the other, delays are evenly distributed in the grand scheme.