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Gino Troian Feb 22, 2019 1:56 pm
Air China - Business - SIN-SFO $2000
 
Cheap Air China R fare from SIN to SFO via PEK. Not sure what it earns... 787-9 from SIN and 747-8 to SFO.

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MSPeconomist Feb 22, 2019 2:01 pm
Check the latest TWOV information for China before booking this. Many people are reporting not being permitted to leave the airport, which would be gruesome for a ten hour connection.

bobblevins Feb 22, 2019 3:21 pm
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 30810731)
Check the latest TWOV information for China before booking this. Many people are reporting not being permitted to leave the airport, which would be gruesome for a ten hour connection.
Unless the traveller has a China visa.

Bonaventure Feb 22, 2019 5:11 pm
Originally Posted by bobblevins (Post 30810971)
Unless the traveller has a China visa.
Thus the part about TWOV...

geminidreams Feb 22, 2019 7:56 pm
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 30810731)
Check the latest TWOV information for China before booking this. Many people are reporting not being permitted to leave the airport, which would be gruesome for a ten hour connection.
10 hrs really = 7hrs and with 45min each way into the city you are left with 5.5 hrs which isnt that great for doing anything particularly interesting and not many places to visit at 7am so effectively not much to be gained.

asianmiler Feb 25, 2019 8:16 pm
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 30810731)
Check the latest TWOV information for China before booking this. Many people are reporting not being permitted to leave the airport, which would be gruesome for a ten hour connection.
Are Air China business lounges at PEK that bad that you won't even consider relaxing in them?

rotatev2 Feb 25, 2019 9:01 pm
The R fare seems to code for 21722 redeemable miles to the Star Alliance carriers except for the LH group where you get 17378 redeemable miles.

YGeorgeW Feb 25, 2019 9:20 pm
Originally Posted by asianmiler (Post 30821945)
Are Air China business lounges at PEK that bad that you won't even consider relaxing in them?
I definitely would not want to stay 7+ hours in those lounges.

ttep Feb 26, 2019 4:32 am
Originally Posted by asianmiler (Post 30821945)
Are Air China business lounges at PEK that bad that you won't even consider relaxing in them?
Yes. They're pretty bad.
You can get into first lounge too on these tickets but all that has it fewer people.. Same dimsims on rotation, same everything.

This is probably the 4th time this fare has been posted (be it sfo or lax) so there is a lot more info if you go back a few pages.

TPJ Mar 1, 2019 1:51 am
Originally Posted by ttep (Post 30822835)
Yes. They're pretty bad.
You can get into first lounge too on these tickets but all that has it fewer people.. Same dimsims on rotation, same everything.
While CA First lounge will not win any award IMHO it is still better than UA Clubs :p It is virtually empty - and they have recently changed the armchairs (new are more comfortable), improved food a bit (edible - ate and I am still alive :D), installed new coffee machines.

Set your expectations at a right level ( UA Club +) and you might even be positively surprised.

nufnuf77 Mar 1, 2019 2:19 am
Originally Posted by TPJ (Post 30834516)
While CA First lounge will not win any award IMHO it is still better than UA Clubs :p It is virtually empty - and they have recently changed the armchairs (new are more comfortable), improved food a bit (edible - ate and I am still alive :D), installed new coffee machines.

Set your expectations at a right level ( UA Club +) and you might even be positively surprised.
Key to happiness is low expectations.

But yes those lounges are dreadful. I think last time I went out to the burger king or KFC just under the lounge complex to get something edible.


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