[PREM FARE GONE] Hainan : 1,543 RT Business Class Los Angeles to Shanghai
May 28, 19, 2:39 am
#1
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[PREM FARE GONE] Hainan : 1,543 RT Business Class Los Angeles to Shanghai
- some of the best prices we have seen in a while and this is on Hainan not MU/CZ/MF &Co.
- 200% earnings on Alaska Mileage Plan
- get a 10 year visa for just $140 - this deal requires it (US Passport holders only)
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May 28, 19, 9:09 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2015
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It is not good for AS compare before. In China, it is C class, so it is better to run as long as possible within China.
And also you can run from PEK to MEL/SYD via HAK which is also good for AS.
BTW, I am AS fan...
And also you can run from PEK to MEL/SYD via HAK which is also good for AS.
BTW, I am AS fan...
May 29, 19, 8:33 am
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You can also create a multi-day stopover in the transfer cities for the same price. If for vacation, Xi'an is worth at least 3 days, Chengdu at least 4-5 days, and Chongqing 2 days. Changsha is probably ok as a 1 or 2 day stopover.
May 29, 19, 8:53 am
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Booked yesterday lax to pek for $1609.00 with maximum 4 hour layovers during thanksgiving week. Books in I class for along haul so no class of service bonus but c class in China at 200% bonus for Alaska mileage plan!
May 29, 19, 11:04 am
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Well, Chongqing does have the world's largest public bathroom. We actually went in 2008 and it was sorta a hoot.
May 31, 19, 4:30 am
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Why would subsidized service be canceled? I’m fairly certain these interior CN cities love paying carriers to fly their couple day a week service to LAX. Unless the subsidies are about to run dry, can’t imagine HU axing the flights.
May 31, 19, 2:17 pm
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-$5-10 million/year, much of which is in the form of media placements
-guarantees from large companies in both cities
Basically, it's not a bottomless trough. For example, even with subsidies, and tons of connecting flights, UA couldn't make Hangzhou work. HU is flying from even lesser cities than HGH, and doesn't have much feed into them.
Jun 1, 19, 9:27 am
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At the risk of over generalizing, a typical subsidy consists of:
-$5-10 million/year, much of which is in the form of media placements
-guarantees from large companies in both cities
Basically, it's not a bottomless trough. For example, even with subsidies, and tons of connecting flights, UA couldn't make Hangzhou work. HU is flying from even lesser cities than HGH, and doesn't have much feed into them.
-$5-10 million/year, much of which is in the form of media placements
-guarantees from large companies in both cities
Basically, it's not a bottomless trough. For example, even with subsidies, and tons of connecting flights, UA couldn't make Hangzhou work. HU is flying from even lesser cities than HGH, and doesn't have much feed into them.
It seems UA canceled HGH when the subsidy period ran out and they were able to start SFO-PVG #2. UA also likely canceled SFO-XIY when the subsidy period ended and it was clear the flight wasn’t commercially viable without the rumored $20-30M a year subsidy they were receiving. It’s honestly quite surprising that UA continues to fly SFO-CTU as fares are almost always $400RT in coach and $2000RT in business class which makes me wonder if the subsidies are still being paid by CTU government.
In regards to HU, I think they just take money from any city in China they can and start service to where that local government wants a flight to. So it really isn’t surprising that they fly to lesser cities than HGH as they really don’t have many good options and are severely limited in PVG/PEK by China’s one carrier policy (which seems like it is being relaxed) and slots so they start service from tier 2/3 cities who hand over $$$$ - they have to fly their shiny new 788/789/359s somewhere.
