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Airline ticket
« on: April 18, 2013, 12:04:34 pm »
If anyone here going to China this month or May,Delta airline have a great deal from $1196 and up.A lot are three stops and two.I use Kayak.com
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Re: Airline ticket
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2013, 09:14:09 pm »
I am not surprised that they have to make special offers! I flew to the USA by Delta once.  Once was enough. I vowed never to travel long distance by Delta again.

Mind you if cost is a bigger consideration than comfort then go for it.

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Re: Airline ticket
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2013, 03:25:23 am »
I travel from Perth Australia to Beijing, only 1 stop in Guangzhou and a total of around 12 hours, CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES have more legroom and the airfare was only $820  return, I have used this airline 3 times so far and  they have been great, John.

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Re: Airline ticket
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2013, 11:01:57 am »
from Seattle- Beijing, my personal preference is Hainan Air, an Airbus A330. Comfortable, great service. A 'no- brainer' choice. A couple years back, Hainan received a 5Star rating; also, you are allowed 2 50lb bags for stowage.
Delta came on board recently. Delta has been aggressive in acquiring gates in China & London. They fly 767's, okay, but the thing is their service sucks, the food sucks. My wife refuses to fly Delta now. I see China Southern has partnered with Delta on the Seattle Beijing leg. Delta allows only 1 bag, 50lb, on their Beijing flight. I was quoted an additional stowed bag (last Dec9) would be an additional $75.
Kind of funny, I see Emirates flies Seattle- Beijing going East..Dubai, then Beijing, the 1st leg via a 777. +14hrs just Seattle- Dubai and a 16 hour layover before boarding for Beijing (+7hrs). That would be fun in a different way if you are in no hurry. An additional $300. Not bad considering going the other way from the US West coast.
I use Orbitz, play with the +or- 3 day feature. Delta pricing aggressiveness has made the other airlines pricing competitive. You just have to play with Orbitz a few times a day, a few times a week. The deals are there. It is patience & good luck since the price structures constantly change a week, 2 weeks, or so before the flight. You have to pull the trigger very fast when the better price presents. It does not last for long. You can view the seating charts of all the flights on Orbitz and make an educated guess from that. 

My personal choice of airplanes. 777-300. Best ever for comfort. Floor beams are composite fab.
My personal choice of air carriers, Seattle- Beijing, is Hainan. Always outstanding service and comfort. Jet lag is nill. Go figure.
When the situation occurred, I flew other Asian flagged airlines...always great service but that way does not present a direct flight to Beijing. I try never to fly an American flagged airline. (Piss poor. Routine maintenance is wanting complicating comfort issues. Food sucks. Offstandish service). Has always been that way for me.
 

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Re: Airline ticket
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2013, 12:25:53 pm »
I see China Southern has partnered with Delta on the Seattle Beijing leg. Delta allows only 1 bag, 50lb, on their Beijing flight. I was quoted an additional stowed bag (last Dec9) would be an additional $75.

Just 75 US Dollars! Last time I went to the UK alone I was charged over 260 US Dollars for additional baggage.

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