Bos-pek $523 on AA
 

Lots of dates Feb to April
I'm going 4/14 5am bos dfw pek

Finding it through EOS. Gonna book some post Thanksgiving travel.

C (SWU) availability looks pretty good too.

My 6th international trip this year, leave me 3000m short for exp before July

Looks like same day turns are possible. I don't need a visa for PEK correct? There's a 72 hour waiver or something of that nature?

Need to be arriving from and departing to different countries. USA-PEK-USA doesn't qualify.

What if it's a same day turn? Do I still need to go through customs or can I just hang out in the terminal and board the flight back 2 hours later? Never flown to PEK so I'm quite unfamiliar with the process.

You will need to clear passport control which can be loads of fun depending on time of day. I have seen the lines well over an hour long.

Regardless, AA will not check you in without a visa unless you are traveling to a third country. Read this thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...r-thread.html#

Pretty straightforward.

Q? - Does the onward journey be on the same ticket or can i do this

DFW-PEK-(China Airlines or another PEK-SIN-PEK different PNR)-PEK-DFW.

I think lot of confusion is will AA allow checkin even when the layover time is spent in different country under different PNR.

Anyone did a quick turn around in 2.5hrs? Is it possible? If you do miss the flight do they just book you on the next one out?

They should book you in the next one out, but you well need a visa if on US passport, no exceptions. If on another passport that doesn't require visa then you're fine.

Another airline is fine, just have a printout proof of reservation. But don't try to skip out on it and do a return to the US, not worth the risk.