China Eastern : CEB to various Chinese cities $326 RT
 

- China Eastern/ Shanghai Airlines narrow-body J

- good CPM, likely books into I - under 9 CPM

https://www.kayak.com/flights/CEB-TS...01-30/business

https://www.kayak.com/flights/CEB-CG...01-30/business

Looks good. CEB-PVG in (I) and PVG-CGQ in (F) as it seems.

4680 Miles RT * 1.25 (125% FB) = 5850
(F should give 150% so sum it up to 6200)

FB Silver = 2340 Bonus , FB Gold = 3510 Bonus , FB Plat = 4680 Bonus

Which sums it up to 6200:

without Status = 4,6 CPM (285€ via Kayak travel agencies)
FB Silver = 3,33 CPM
FB Gold = 2,93 CPM
FB Plat = 2,62 CPM

DL has (175%/250%) earnings.

Category 6: Minimum stay requirements
TRAVEL FROM LAST INTERNATIONAL STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO
EARLIER THAN 5 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL SECTOR.

No Stopovers allowed on this flights as it seems.

FYI - You can book directly with China Eastern on http://hk.ceair.com/ with a US-issued credit card if you don't want to use a third party agent.

Thanks - exactly what I needed (well almost - needed to leave from MNL but close enough).

Which FF program are you referring to in the above calcs?

It's KLM/AF's FFP (FlyingBlue).

I wish I had the tolerance to survive China Eastern's narrowbody J. :D

I think it's important to note that a China visa is required on most nationalities - TWOV isn't allowed on this fare, unless you can somehow squeeze a third country which includes Taiwan and HKG. That said, you have an option to add a stopover for CNY 1000 each, which is roughly US$150.

edit: Available ex-CRK starting in October, which isn't too far from MNL (~2hrs by car). The same fare basis works from MNL too but for some reason the base fare costs twice as much - it's still cheap though.

Actually - Transiting with another ticket on another airline is perfectly acceptable for TWOV eligibility. I am connecting onto a Qantas flight to Sydney 8 hours later from this ticket.