CA: Germany to Australia ~€1700
Jul 1, 2019, 11:45 am
#46
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 10
Booked FRA-PEK-CGK (Jakarta) return for end of July for ca. £1200, with 2 long stopovers to visit Mutianyu and the city. First CA cancelled the flight PEK-CGK and booked me with Garuda, but I lost the first long stopover (not enough time for TWOV). Then Garuda cancelled the return flight CGK-PEK and CA booked me with Xiamen airlines from DPS (Denpasar) to PEK with the first leg CGK-DPS on Garuda. Waiting to see what comes next!
Nov 9, 2019, 9:35 am
#47
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: OZ*G, HH Diamond
Posts: 51
FYI CA November sales are back starting Monday. They are advertising Germany to Aus/NZ for €1477 J return! I think this is even cheaper than last year. Some more routes may have the A350 now (with 1-2-1 reverse herringbone). Details on their website here: https://www.airchina.de/DE/GB/promot...:KV:KNBS:DE:EN
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
Nov 9, 2019, 1:05 pm
#48
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SAN
Programs: 1K (since 2008), *G (since 1990), 1MM
Posts: 3,220
FYI CA November sales are back starting Monday. They are advertising Germany to Aus/NZ for €1477 J return! I think this is even cheaper than last year. Some more routes may have the A350 now (with 1-2-1 reverse herringbone). Details on their website here: https://www.airchina.de/DE/GB/promot...:KV:KNBS:DE:EN
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
Nov 9, 2019, 1:14 pm
#49
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,035
FYI CA November sales are back starting Monday. They are advertising Germany to Aus/NZ for €1477 J return! I think this is even cheaper than last year. Some more routes may have the A350 now (with 1-2-1 reverse herringbone). Details on their website here: https://www.airchina.de/DE/GB/promot...:KV:KNBS:DE:EN
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
You’ll need to book via the Air China Germany website (but can set language to English). Layovers are typically long but they will give you a driver or hotel, and you can apply for transit visa so is not a bad way to see Beijing or the wall
China Visa / Visas Master Thread (all you need to know)
Nov 9, 2019, 1:17 pm
#50
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
Programs: former Olympic Airways Gold (yeah - still proud of that!)
Posts: 14,408
It is a transit without visa (TWOV), available for either 24 hours or 144 hours depending on your itinerary.
The 24-hour variant is available to almost all passport holders. The 144-hour type is available to 53 passport holders.
You must be in transit through China to a third country. Germany-China-Australia/NZ qualifies.
flyerwoof thanks for the heads-up!!
The 24-hour variant is available to almost all passport holders. The 144-hour type is available to 53 passport holders.
You must be in transit through China to a third country. Germany-China-Australia/NZ qualifies.
flyerwoof thanks for the heads-up!!
Nov 10, 2019, 12:18 am
#51
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: TUS, SEA, OTP, OMR
Posts: 868
Quick Q: Does CA only fly the 747-8 to FRA? Or is there a chance of getting an older 747-400 on that route (looking on EF, all their flights are labeled just 747). Is there any good way to push out the layover in Beijing to stay for e.g. 2-3 days when booking on their website?
Nov 10, 2019, 12:51 am
#52
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
Programs: former Olympic Airways Gold (yeah - still proud of that!)
Posts: 14,408
Nov 10, 2019, 4:16 am
#53
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 14
CA biz sale for Asia，Australia and New Zealand from Germany
this sale is for 11.11(Chinese Black Friday)
link:https://www.airchina.de/DE/DE/promot...:KV:KNBS:DE:DE
Nov 10, 2019, 5:57 am
#54
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Currently in Sri Lanka
Programs: AF Platinum, UA Platinum Million Miler Lifetime Gold, QR Platinum, HH Lifetime Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 345
Great find OP, thanks for the HU, was just looking and it appears its a global sale, although not all countries have Business discounts, I'm all over this one Monday, thanks again
Nov 10, 2019, 5:40 pm
#58
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: OZ*G, HH Diamond
Posts: 51
I’ve only ever been able to select J class seats over the phone. Online is only ever seems to be for economy with air China. As long as the fare class is R / business you should be fine to book
Nov 10, 2019, 6:27 pm
#59
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: UK/Australia
Programs: BAEC Silver, UA2MM, QF Platinum, VA Platinum., Volare Executive Club
Posts: 2,512
If CA are playing hard to get, I'd personally book with QR for EUR 2480. Better airline too IMHO.
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=/...3*2.AUD.399913
Last edited by Grace B; Nov 10, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Nov 10, 2019, 10:48 pm
#60
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Somewhere between LHR, KUL and YYZ
Programs: Turkish Elite, British Airways Silver
Posts: 53
Searched for Germany - KUL, leaving in Jan 2020 and returning March or April, but couldn't find anything from any of the departure airports. Am I doing something wrong?