cheap flight home to usa

[OKIE2 0]

HONG KONG TO TULSA OKLAHOMA FLIGHT

I have searched many hours on every travel site I could find to go back home to usa.

the cheapest I had come up with until today was $1,064.00 one way.

today I found on airchina.com-------Hong Kong to San Fransico $579.40

then on Cheapoair.com---------------San Fransico to Tulsa OK $67.00

TOTAL $646.40

DIRECT FLIGHT HONG KONG TO TULSA OK. ON AIRCHINA -----NO FLIGHT

DIRECT FLIGHT ON CHEAPOAIR------------------------------------$868.00

Direct to tulsa on VAYAMA.COM was------------------------ -------$919.00

So for the 2 of us I saved myself by doing my own booking-----$444.00

$444.00 SAVED FOR 3 HOURS WORK ON NET

$148.00 DOLLARS AN HOUR IS NOT BAD FOR DOING A LITTLE NET SEARCHING

[pushbrk 12,898]

HONG KONG TO TULSA OKLAHOMA FLIGHT

I have searched many hours on every travel site I could find to go back home to usa.

the cheapest I had come up with until today was $1,064.00 one way.

today I found on airchina.com-------Hong Kong to San Fransico $579.40

then on Cheapoair.com---------------San Fransico to Tulsa OK $67.00

TOTAL $646.40

DIRECT FLIGHT HONG KONG TO TULSA OK. ON AIRCHINA -----NO FLIGHT

DIRECT FLIGHT ON CHEAPOAIR------------------------------------$868.00

Direct to tulsa on VAYAMA.COM was------------------------ -------$919.00

So for the 2 of us I saved myself by doing my own booking-----$444.00

$444.00 SAVED FOR 3 HOURS WORK ON NET

$148.00 DOLLARS AN HOUR IS NOT BAD FOR DOING A LITTLE NET SEARCHING

Good job. Now, you'll need to be very careful about the baggage weight because when you change planes at SFO, you will not be continuing an international flight. You'll be starting a new domestic trip under the new airline's domestic baggage rules. The overweight charges can be significant. Another concern doing things this way is that if your incoming to SFO is late and you miss your domestic flight, you're on your own. No problem as long as your connection isn't too tight.

[greg584 0]

For what it's worth. I just returned from China last month. I also booked my own flights, OKIE2 is right, it is worth the time to look and book yourself. I had 2 checked bags. When I landed in San Fran and went to check them in again. US Airways from San Fran to Phoenix to El Paso TX. The clerk asked how I wanted to pay for my baggage overages. I just explained that I was traveling international, showed him my itinerary from China and he just checked my bags, no surcharge. Before I left I also had looked at the airlines baggage policy which stated no surcharge for international flights. I also had a copy of that with me, didn't even need it. I guess though depending on the airlines it is one of those YMMV situations.

Greg

[OKIE2 0]

For what it's worth. I just returned from China last month. I also booked my own flights, OKIE2 is right, it is worth the time to look and book yourself. I had 2 checked bags. When I landed in San Fran and went to check them in again. US Airways from San Fran to Phoenix to El Paso TX. The clerk asked how I wanted to pay for my baggage overages. I just explained that I was traveling international, showed him my itinerary from China and he just checked my bags, no surcharge. Before I left I also had looked at the airlines baggage policy which stated no surcharge for international flights. I also had a copy of that with me, didn't even need it. I guess though depending on the airlines it is one of those YMMV situations.

Greg

Greg

Who did you book with and did you buy round trip?

how much money did you save from what it would have cost you?

[pushbrk 12,898]

For what it's worth. I just returned from China last month. I also booked my own flights, OKIE2 is right, it is worth the time to look and book yourself. I had 2 checked bags. When I landed in San Fran and went to check them in again. US Airways from San Fran to Phoenix to El Paso TX. The clerk asked how I wanted to pay for my baggage overages. I just explained that I was traveling international, showed him my itinerary from China and he just checked my bags, no surcharge. Before I left I also had looked at the airlines baggage policy which stated no surcharge for international flights. I also had a copy of that with me, didn't even need it. I guess though depending on the airlines it is one of those YMMV situations.

Greg

Generally, it makes a difference whether you ticket was purchased as an international flight with a domestic connection on airlines with a code share arrangement or purchased as two separate trips. You might get away with it in any event, but if Air China didn't ticket your connecting domestic flight, they won't take responsibility for your hotel in San Francisco when their late arrival causes you to miss your flight and they won't be responsible for any rebooking expense for you not showing up for your connecting flight.

On my last two trips to China, airlines have paid for three nights in hotels plus meal vouchers, due to missed connections. Generally, this is an acceptable risk if sufficient layover time is built into the itinerary. We bought our domestic (inside China) tickets separately for the last trip. The return connection arrival to PEK to the departure from PEK was only about 4 hours when the tickets were booked but the PEK international departure times got moved up an hour after the tickets were purchased. We made our flights (wife and I returning weeks apart) but my PEK departure went out 8 hours late, causing Air China to have to put me up overnight in Vancouver, Canada. On the previous trip, late departures resulted in a 24 hour delay in Guangzhou and a second overnight in Los Angeles.

Caution. Cheap can end up being expensive if you're not careful AND lucky.

[OKIE2 0]

For what it's worth. I just returned from China last month. I also booked my own flights, OKIE2 is right, it is worth the time to look and book yourself. I had 2 checked bags. When I landed in San Fran and went to check them in again. US Airways from San Fran to Phoenix to El Paso TX. The clerk asked how I wanted to pay for my baggage overages. I just explained that I was traveling international, showed him my itinerary from China and he just checked my bags, no surcharge. Before I left I also had looked at the airlines baggage policy which stated no surcharge for international flights. I also had a copy of that with me, didn't even need it. I guess though depending on the airlines it is one of those YMMV situations.

Greg

Generally, it makes a difference whether you ticket was purchased as an international flight with a domestic connection on airlines with a code share arrangement or purchased as two separate trips. You might get away with it in any event, but if Air China didn't ticket your connecting domestic flight, they won't take responsibility for your hotel in San Francisco when their late arrival causes you to miss your flight and they won't be responsible for any rebooking expense for you not showing up for your connecting flight.

On my last two trips to China, airlines have paid for three nights in hotels plus meal vouchers, due to missed connections. Generally, this is an acceptable risk if sufficient layover time is built into the itinerary. We bought our domestic (inside China) tickets separately for the last trip. The return connection arrival to PEK to the departure from PEK was only about 4 hours when the tickets were booked but the PEK international departure times got moved up an hour after the tickets were purchased. We made our flights (wife and I returning weeks apart) but my PEK departure went out 8 hours late, causing Air China to have to put me up overnight in Vancouver, Canada. On the previous trip, late departures resulted in a 24 hour delay in Guangzhou and a second overnight in Los Angeles.

Caution. Cheap can end up being expensive if you're not careful AND lucky.

but I have an ace up my sleeve I'm going to stay with my cousin in frisco for 2 days so I don't care if their late or not i'll make my flights ok or I have a cousin in LA too so I'm covered either place

[pushbrk 12,898]

For what it's worth. I just returned from China last month. I also booked my own flights, OKIE2 is right, it is worth the time to look and book yourself. I had 2 checked bags. When I landed in San Fran and went to check them in again. US Airways from San Fran to Phoenix to El Paso TX. The clerk asked how I wanted to pay for my baggage overages. I just explained that I was traveling international, showed him my itinerary from China and he just checked my bags, no surcharge. Before I left I also had looked at the airlines baggage policy which stated no surcharge for international flights. I also had a copy of that with me, didn't even need it. I guess though depending on the airlines it is one of those YMMV situations.

Greg

Generally, it makes a difference whether you ticket was purchased as an international flight with a domestic connection on airlines with a code share arrangement or purchased as two separate trips. You might get away with it in any event, but if Air China didn't ticket your connecting domestic flight, they won't take responsibility for your hotel in San Francisco when their late arrival causes you to miss your flight and they won't be responsible for any rebooking expense for you not showing up for your connecting flight.

On my last two trips to China, airlines have paid for three nights in hotels plus meal vouchers, due to missed connections. Generally, this is an acceptable risk if sufficient layover time is built into the itinerary. We bought our domestic (inside China) tickets separately for the last trip. The return connection arrival to PEK to the departure from PEK was only about 4 hours when the tickets were booked but the PEK international departure times got moved up an hour after the tickets were purchased. We made our flights (wife and I returning weeks apart) but my PEK departure went out 8 hours late, causing Air China to have to put me up overnight in Vancouver, Canada. On the previous trip, late departures resulted in a 24 hour delay in Guangzhou and a second overnight in Los Angeles.

Caution. Cheap can end up being expensive if you're not careful AND lucky.

but I have an ace up my sleeve I'm going to stay with my cousin in frisco for 2 days so I don't care if their late or not i'll make my flights ok or I have a cousin in LA too so I'm covered either place

Frisco is a suburb of Dallas, Texas. Not sure that will help you.

[greg584 0]

For domestic I flew US airways. International I used Cathay Pacific and Dragon air. I like Cathay because they still serve drinks on their flights not just wine, and their seats are more comfortable. I did fly round trip, price for the dates I flew was around $1500. The average I found was between $1900 and $2100, so I was happy. I took into consideration what pushbrk mentioned about the airlines not having responsibility for any missed flights, it is a good point. So for the domestic portion I used Travelocity, so if I did wish to reschedule flights due to a missed connection, they charge $150 if I needed to call them. I guess I could also reschedule at the airport if needed. Plus I usually try for a 2+ hour layover. My last flight I had 3 hours coming Back home which was good in San Fran, baggage was very slow, Immigration and customs was not too bad. Actually the worst part for me was San Fran to Phoenix. My final leg was boarding in Phoenix when we landed, but I made it. So it all worked okay for me.

Greg