Cheapest flights to the US

[Pengyou]

My brother passed away Saturday.  Fortunately, I think my sister in law will have the memorial service near the end of January (he is being cremated).  Right now, a rt plane ticket from Beijing to San Francisco is about $2,400 (cheapest).  Do any of you have any suggestions on how to get a lower flight?  It seems that only 3 airlines flying to the US have bereavement rates, and they are so limited that they are useless for me.  I would appreciate any thoughts.

[889]

Fares from PEK then are truly extortionate.

 

Fly from Shanghai instead. I'm seeing all-in r/t fares on Air Canada to SFO at less than USD1,000 late January. Cheaper to LAX. Of course via Canada not as quick as a direct flight.

 

Note the flight makes a short stop at Inchon.

 

[道艺]

Was about to say this. Got a round trip flight to Hawaii from Pudong with Air Canada for just over 1k

[vellocet]

Weird!  When I went to Toronto, Air Canada was almost double the price of a comparable airfare to the US.  It was $1500 compared to $800-900 for the same flight mileage.  

 

Of course you have to add 3 weeks hotel stay at your own expense on return to China to the cost.  

[Pengyou]

What website were you using to get that $931?

[889]

Agoda.

 

 

[889]

Direct China-US flights are being heavily cut back, so expect whatever tickets remain now to be scarce and expensive. Flying through a third country may be the only practicable option left.

 

https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/us-dot-suspends-44-flight-segments-served-by-chinese-carriers/147215.article