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Old March 14th, 2010, 08:41 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean to Hong Kong?

Hey all

I have a friend that needs to get to Hong Kong this coming May. He
will be flying most likely from JKF and for what ever reason seems to
think he can ALWAYS do better in terms of price by booking this
tickets his self, rather than working with a travel agent to see if
they have a good consolidator fare. In any event he says his choices
are Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean. He would like to go business
class if the price is right, but never the less will not settle for
anything less than premium economy.

So first off any suggestions for online sites with consolidator fares
(just need airfare, not hotel, so no packages)? Also any
recommendations, as far as the airlines I have listed above?

Thanks
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Old March 15th, 2010, 05:14 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean to Hong Kong?

So first off any suggestions for online sites with consolidator fares
(just need airfare, not hotel, so no packages)? Also any
recommendations, as far as the airlines I have listed above?


Of the three, Cathay has by far the best reputation for service.

The usual advice if you're looking for consolidator fares is to look
at the little ads in the travel section of the NY Times for specialist
agents. The usual advice is also to remmeber that consolidators can
save you a bundle if you're too late for regular advance purchase
tickets, but since he's not, they're probably not worth the hassle.

You might also remind him that there is a large airport in Newark, and
that Continental has non-stops from there to HKG at very good prices.
I see $824 round trips in May.

R's,
John
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Old March 15th, 2010, 07:43 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Hey all

I have a friend that needs to get to Hong Kong this coming May. He
will be flying most likely from JKF and for what ever reason seems to
think he can ALWAYS do better in terms of price by booking this
tickets his self, rather than working with a travel agent to see if
they have a good consolidator fare. In any event he says his choices
are Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean. He would like to go business
class if the price is right, but never the less will not settle for
anything less than premium economy.

So first off any suggestions for online sites with consolidator fares
(just need airfare, not hotel, so no packages)? Also any
recommendations, as far as the airlines I have listed above?

Thanks


If he can afford Business class on Cathay it is a no-brainer. Not sure if
they offer Premium Economy but I flew them a few times JFK to HKG via
Vancouver in Business. The only airline that impressed me more than
Singapore.

United does have a new seat in Business class that is not too bad. Flew
over Christmas from SYD-SFO-SYD. It was considerably less expensive than
QANTAS at the time and the seat was a truly flat bed (not tilted down at the
feet). In Economy, though, their 747 does not have individual seat back
entertainment so would choose QANTAS, Delta or VAustralia for that route in
the back of the jet - via LAX on the latter two.


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Old March 15th, 2010, 10:12 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean to Hong Kong?

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Hey all

I have a friend that needs to get to Hong Kong this coming May. He
will be flying most likely from JKF and for what ever reason seems to
think he can ALWAYS do better in terms of price by booking this
tickets his self, rather than working with a travel agent to see if
they have a good consolidator fare. In any event he says his choices
are Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean. He would like to go business
class if the price is right, but never the less will not settle for
anything less than premium economy.

So first off any suggestions for online sites with consolidator fares
(just need airfare, not hotel, so no packages)? Also any
recommendations, as far as the airlines I have listed above?

Thanks


Try vayama.com for consolidator fares to Asia and Europe. If they have
consolidator fares for the route in question then they'll be as good as
a travel agent, plus they take credit cards (most travel agents doing
consolidator fares require cash or check. But he's pretty foolish if he
thinks he can always do better in price by booking himself on flights to
Asia. The Asian airlines are especially aggressive about filling their
planes.

I've gone on both Cathay and United to HK (from SFO). The food on Cathay
is better, but United had better equipment. Cathay used clunky A340s
which always had something wrong with them--the entertainment systems
were flaky, the luggage was delayed on arrival because the cargo area
doors wouldn't open, etc.. United runs 747s on the route I used.
Ironically, Cathay ran 747s on the LAX-HK route, but the SFO-HK route
got stuck with the A340s. This was a while ago and it might have changed
since then.

Where Cathay was wonderful was in the business class/first class lounge
in the Hong Kong airport. I usually flew business class for work,
occasionally getting bumped into first class. The other lounges cannot
compare to the Cathay lounge. Of course if he's going economy then this
is not a consideration.
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Old March 16th, 2010, 01:31 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Hey all

I have a friend that needs to get to Hong Kong this coming May. He
will be flying most likely from JKF and for what ever reason seems to
think he can ALWAYS do better in terms of price by booking this
tickets his self, rather than working with a travel agent to see if
they have a good consolidator fare. In any event he says his choices
are Cathy Pacific, United, or Korean. He would like to go business
class if the price is right, but never the less will not settle for
anything less than premium economy.

So first off any suggestions for online sites with consolidator fares
(just need airfare, not hotel, so no packages)? Also any
recommendations, as far as the airlines I have listed above?

Thanks


Actually, I don't think any of these three has a true "premium economy,"
although United has Economy Plus. I think that JAL may have a true Premium
Economy.

 




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