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[PREM FARE GONE] HX: LAX-PVG rt in J ~$580ish

Old Sep 4, 2018, 7:08 pm
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DPS-HKG - 09/6/2018 - MCI777
HKG-SFO - 09/7/2018 - MCI777 ( just flew SFO-HKG-DPS a few days ago)

LAX-BKK - 10/07/2018 - EVA777
BKK-LAX - 10/22/2018 - EVA777

BKK-LAX - 10/10/2018 - jerrflyer

LAX-BKK - 10/15/2018 - cmdsea
BKK-LAX - 04/04/2019 - cmdsea

SFO-PVG - 10/24/2018 - 1k650
DPS-SFO - 11/14/2018 - 1k650

LAX-DPS - 10/27/2018 - FoxFlyer
DPS-LAX - 11/01/2018 - FoxFlyer

BKK-LAX - 11/01/2018 - EmailKid

LAX-BKK - 11/01/2018 - fijaircan
BKK-LAX - 11/11/2018 - fijaircan

LAX-BKK - 11/17/2018 - EVA777
BKK-LAX - 11/27/2018 - EVA777

LAX-PVG - 01/10/2019 - George84
PVG-LAX - 01/14/2019 - George84

LAX-PVG - 01/17/2019 - SGan317
PVG-LAX - 01/21/2019 - SGan317

SFO-BKK 01/07/19- frank10b
BKK-SFO 01/16/19 - frank10b

SFO-BKK 01/09/2019 - IluvSQ
BKK-SFO 01/25/2019 - IluvSQ

LAX-PVG 01/19/2019 - vincewy
PVG-LAX 01/26/2019 - vincewy

LAX-HKG 2/2/19 - genesq
HKG-LAX 2/17/19 - genesq

LAX-DPS 2/13/19 - maverikbc
DPS-LAX 3/4/19 - maverikbc

LAX-BKK 2/14/19 - chiefnwa
BKK-LAX 2/24/19 - chiefnwa

SFO-BKK 2/17/19 - bretmd
BKK-SFO 2/24/19 - bretmd

SFO-PVG - 2/22/2019 - gpen1827
PVG-SFO - 3/4/2019 - gpen1827

LAX-BKK 2/22/2019 MCI777
BKK-LAX 2/27/2019 MCI777

SFO-SGN - 02/25/2019 - Flyer89
SGN-LAX - 03/02/2019 - Flyer89

SFO-BKK - 2/27/2019 - 1k650
DPS-SFO - 3/20/2019 - 1k650

LAX-BKK - 03/01/2019 - sydneyguy1234
BKK-LAX - 03/04/2019 - sydneyguy1234

LAX-BKK - 03/02/2019 - firemandan9
BKK-LAX - 03/10/2019 - firemandan9

LAX-BKK - 03/02/2019 - EVA777
BKK-LAX - 03/17/2019 - EVA777

SFO-PVG - 03/17/2019 - omghaxcode
PVG-SFO - 03/24/2019 - omghaxcode

LAX-PVG - 03/23/2019 - legalalien, Ml007, Mileage Lover
PVG-LAX - 03/30/2019 - legalalien, Ml007

PVG-LAX 03/31/2019 Mileage Lover

LAX-HKG 09/22/2018 atiger29

LAX-HKG 11/14/2018 Tafflyer
HKG-PVG 11/18/2018 Tafflyer
PVG-LAX 04/02/2019 Tafflyer
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[PREM FARE GONE] HX: LAX-PVG rt in J ~$580ish

Old Sep 14, 2018, 4:46 pm
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Originally Posted by firemandan9
LAX-BKK 3/2/19
BKK-LAX 3/10/19

Booked my positioning flight from CLT the night before nonstop on AA. May try and book WN via the 2:40pm BNA flight to allow for plenty of time to transfer (if I can ever find a good fare).
Is that the HX069 LAX-HKG 3/2/19 flight at 10:45am? I'm on that one, maybe we'll see each other.
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Old Sep 16, 2018, 8:04 pm
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Flight timing

I fly LAX-BKK on nov 1. I am positioning from ATL and just wondering if it is better to fly in the night before. Flight is at 11.45am but for the past few days they have been 20-45mins late. Earliest flight from ATL arrives at 9am via AA. Will we be safe to fly in on 1st or is that pushing it? Not sure if 2hrs 45mins is enough time
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Old Sep 16, 2018, 10:08 pm
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Originally Posted by Cizzla
I fly LAX-BKK on nov 1. I am positioning from ATL and just wondering if it is better to fly in the night before. Flight is at 11.45am but for the past few days they have been 20-45mins late. Earliest flight from ATL arrives at 9am via AA. Will we be safe to fly in on 1st or is that pushing it? Not sure if 2hrs 45mins is enough time
If your ticket is on a other airline ticket (obvious in this case) , 2hr 45min is enough time... unless it isn't. If your AA plane goes mechanical, HX is not going to reaccomodate you the next day.

I flew from Vegas on a 7am flight and ran from a different terminal to TBIT check in, which opens 3hrs before the flight. Online boarding passes were NOT available for US or Canadian residents, and HX does not participate in TSA Pre. The LAX International lounge was surprisngly well stocked with food and beverage. (and this is coming from someone who flies out of LAX to visit 5-7 lounges at a time!)
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by Cizzla
I fly LAX-BKK on nov 1. I am positioning from ATL and just wondering if it is better to fly in the night before. Flight is at 11.45am but for the past few days they have been 20-45mins late. Earliest flight from ATL arrives at 9am via AA. Will we be safe to fly in on 1st or is that pushing it? Not sure if 2hrs 45mins is enough time
Originally Posted by expert7700
If your ticket is on a other airline ticket (obvious in this case) , 2hr 45min is enough time... unless it isn't. If your AA plane goes mechanical, HX is not going to reaccomodate you the next day.

I flew from Vegas on a 7am flight and ran from a different terminal to TBIT check in, which opens 3hrs before the flight. Online boarding passes were NOT available for US or Canadian residents, and HX does not participate in TSA Pre. The LAX International lounge was surprisngly well stocked with food and beverage. (and this is coming from someone who flies out of LAX to visit 5-7 lounges at a time!)
expert7700 makes a great point.

We are in a similar situation as you. (We too are flying from the East Coast.) Not worth the risk of a misconnect with no protections, especially on a "super discounted fare". So, we decided to fly the night before and stay by the airport. Gives us plenty of backup flights if something goes wrong. Get a good night's sleep in LA and then head over to LAX and deal with long security at TBIT.
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 6:45 am
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We are positioning the night before as well.

Speaking of long lines at TBIT - it should be possible to walk over to T4 and use a premier line there, right? Not sure it's worth it - I haven't had to clear TBIT security in a while - but it may be a quicker option.
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 7:02 am
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Originally Posted by legalalien
We are positioning the night before as well.

Speaking of long lines at TBIT - it should be possible to walk over to T4 and use a premier line there, right? Not sure it's worth it - I haven't had to clear TBIT security in a while - but it may be a quicker option.
+1 on positioning the night before. I am doing that for all of my HX trips. Not worth the risk of getting burned the day of by a connecting flight.

I went through TBIT 2 weeks ago. There is a business class ID check line - from there the security wait was less than 10 minutes. This was for a 1am flight, with a heavy volume of Asia flights heading out. Not sure what it looks like mid-morning.
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 7:09 am
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Yes, we booked last night to come in the night before. I would hate for AA to delay flight and cause us to miss our HX flight as it's our honeymoon.
Went to CAN a month ago via LAX and flew in 3.5hrs before my flight and I was fine
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 9:23 am
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well, I personally love risks, and booked AA's YVR-LAX arriving 9:30-ish for the 12:10 noon HX flight next month, this flight is consistently on time due to the bird sitting on the ground for the night at YVR, so I am not that worried. Not checking luggage also makes it a safe bet I believe. Hey but each person can take risks differently, and I am the type that position via HKG to SGN for the pho fare with just 2 hours to spare with CX and their typhoon-prone routes just to avoid paying for visa!
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 11:16 am
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Originally Posted by Cizzla
Yes, we booked last night to come in the night before. I would hate for AA to delay flight and cause us to miss our HX flight as it's our honeymoon.
Went to CAN a month ago via LAX and flew in 3.5hrs before my flight and I was fine
Seems like a safe, good bet. I'm also positioning for LAX-HKG (actually through to BKK) and doing the same / coming in the day before just incase. Was too paranoid something'd happen and we'd be screwed.
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 2:20 pm
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Originally Posted by xslash10x
I didn't see the fare rules, but am trying to figure out what my options are given that I have confirmed tickets for my 18 month old (booked through Expedia) for travel this Dec and turns out HX doesn't allow anyone under 2 to fly in business class. So I was thinking maybe they'll let me change the travel to March when my child will turn 2 and be allowed to fly in business class.

Seems like my only other option is to just cancel the tickets, which I don't want to do.
did you have any luck changing your itinerary? i unfortunately can't fly the dates either so i'm looking for ways to change my flight till a later date!
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 3:25 pm
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I called Expedia today and they were on hold with HX for about an hour with no luck. I'm guessing HX is currently swamped due to the storms in Asia. So I'm going to wait about a week or so and try again.
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Old Sep 17, 2018, 3:50 pm
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we saw our SHA-PVG Sunday (as well as all flights and all carriers to HKG Sunday) was cancelled.

Asked at HKG E1 connection desk if we could reaccomodate or change... useless
Asked at HKG ticketing desk when we arrived Sat AM... useless (they told us they had "already" reaccomodated us.. by deleting the cancelled segmemt leaving it as an open jaw, and said it was up to us to take a train pvg-hkg)

Called HX from our PVH hotel Sat.. disconnected after 2hr hold.
Tried online chat, went from position 188 to 160 in 2hrs time, then session disconnected.
Called HX a few hours later, connected in 45 minutes.

Asked how long our tickets were valid for if we postponed trip. Agent said until Sept 19th.

Asked if supervisor could check real validity date saying we thought it might be good for longer. She asked how much longer and I said I don't know maybe 6 months. Agent replied yes, six months OK.

I asked for real date, and after long hold "all travel must be complete by April 19 2019". Made no sense where they came up with that date. I was also worried that the official typhoon update on carrier website says within 14 days of original travel.

While debating this, I some J seats opened up on the AM 9/17 PVG-HKG so we were able to take that and make our original flight back to LAX. Sadly it was downgraded to the old cabin config A350. wifi was not working, and departed with 1 clogged J bathroom sink and 1 completly in-op J bathroom sink.

In addition to the 5 in our group, we overheard two other FTers who had flown LAX-HKG-BKK Thurs. and back with us today.

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Old Sep 17, 2018, 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by xslash10x
I called Expedia today and they were on hold with HX for about an hour with no luck. I'm guessing HX is currently swamped due to the storms in Asia. So I'm going to wait about a week or so and try again.
doh! i don't have that luxury.. my flight takes off on 19th haha. guess i'll be calling tonight to see what my options are.
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Old Sep 18, 2018, 9:20 pm
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Hi FTers, can somebody add my flight dates to the wiki? Flying 2/2 - 2/17 LAX to HKG
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Old Sep 18, 2018, 10:20 pm
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Originally Posted by genesq
Hi FTers, can somebody add my flight dates to the wiki? Flying 2/2 - 2/17 LAX to HKG
I added:

LAX-HKG 2/2/19 - genesq
HKG-LAX 2/17/19 - genesq
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