UA, USA to China OJ from $303 ai
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Jul 2, 17, 7:07 pm
#1
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UA, USA to China OJ from $303 ai
Some good open Jaw fares with throwaway segments to YVR.
Example routing is EWR-HKG-CAN // PVG-SFO-YVR
Transpacific legs on UA only, but able to route creativity, try adding stopovers in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, or elsewhere in China. Works from East Coast and secondary airports too.
Here is an example. Enter manually on UA.bomb multi city tool for $5-10 lower price than google flights.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...9,SFOYVR0UA316
Also the Dragonair flight from HKG-CAN should be 'missable' without canceling the rest of your itinerary, just get a boarding pass at HKG for the flight.
Example routing is EWR-HKG-CAN // PVG-SFO-YVR
Transpacific legs on UA only, but able to route creativity, try adding stopovers in Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, or elsewhere in China. Works from East Coast and secondary airports too.
Here is an example. Enter manually on UA.bomb multi city tool for $5-10 lower price than google flights.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...9,SFOYVR0UA316
Also the Dragonair flight from HKG-CAN should be 'missable' without canceling the rest of your itinerary, just get a boarding pass at HKG for the flight.
Jul 2, 17, 7:43 pm
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Also the Dragonair flight from HKG-CAN should be 'missable' without canceling the rest of your itinerary, just get a boarding pass at HKG for the flight.[/QUOTE]
Wow.. That's a risky suggestion! I know for sure that trick doesn't work with the US airlines. Do you know for sure that would work with Dragonair?
Wow.. That's a risky suggestion! I know for sure that trick doesn't work with the US airlines. Do you know for sure that would work with Dragonair?
Jul 2, 17, 8:02 pm
#3
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Wow - very interesting. Thanks for the heads up!
Jul 2, 17, 8:06 pm
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Remember that if you arrive at CAN and leave from PVG or VV you can only do the 24 hour TWOV, even if you route through a third country in one direction as in this example.
Jul 2, 17, 8:56 pm
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Works from SFO too, for $328.
Jul 2, 17, 9:47 pm
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For a few dollars more choose YUL as the final destination and jump off in EWR; back where you may have started.
Jul 2, 17, 11:56 pm
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works for HGH for even less from SFO, got 273 for SFO-HKG-HGH//PEK-SFO-YVR
Jul 3, 17, 9:37 am
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If someone needs miles, for $292, https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...0,SFOYVR0UA784 gives you a lot of miles with essentially one day between Hangzhou and Shanghai; an hour ride on high speed rail. Plus China visa fee.
Jul 3, 17, 11:05 am
#9
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Originally Posted by mspel
Also the Dragonair flight from HKG-CAN should be 'missable' without canceling the rest of your itinerary, just get a boarding pass at HKG for the flight.
Can we get any commentary from people that have actually done this with DragonAir/UA?
Jul 3, 17, 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by Tblack15
I actually wouldn't suggest this? Not appearing for any segment on an itinerary will cancel all downstream segments.
Can we get any commentary from people that have actually done this with DragonAir/UA?
Can we get any commentary from people that have actually done this with DragonAir/UA?
Jul 3, 17, 12:22 pm
#11
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Originally Posted by mspel
.....For example from EWR it's a 70 min connection. Then go through customs slowly and 'miss' your flight............They might even compensate / refund you for the missed flight.
Compensation for missing flight on purpose? 
Jul 3, 17, 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by 1KChinito
If someone needs miles, for $292, https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...0,SFOYVR0UA784 gives you a lot of miles with essentially one day between Hangzhou and Shanghai; an hour ride on high speed rail. Plus China visa fee.
Jul 3, 17, 3:09 pm
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Any other dates? Anything in August?
Jul 3, 17, 3:25 pm
#14
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Originally Posted by mspel
Yes. Basically you want to put as close a connection as possible at HKG. For example from EWR it's a 70 min connection. Then go through customs slowly and 'miss' your flight. Then alert UA you missed the connection and are getting 'different transportation' to CAN, HGH, etc, they will delete that segment and not cancel the itinerary. They might even compensate / refund you for the missed flight.
Jul 3, 17, 4:36 pm
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Originally Posted by mtndave47
How do you contact UA at HKG about your "missed" connection, especially with no Hong Kong mobile phone service?
