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From: munro@sdics.UUCP (Paul Munro)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Cheap flights from Japan to China?
Message-ID: <153@sdics.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 20:30:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 20:30:49 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 04:39:51 EST
Organization: U.C. San Diego, Institute for Cognitive Science
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I recently received a notice from United Airlines Mileage Plus (TM) to
the effect that for 37500 mileage points (half the usual "price"), I can 
get a RT ticket from LA to Tokyo if I complete my travel before June 15.  
I plan to take advantage of this offer and I would like to make a trip to
Shanghai to visit a friend if I can do this cheaply.  The problem is that
tickets in the US for Japan-China flights appear to be quite expensive
since no advance purchase (APEX or Supersavers) tickets seem to be available
in this country for flights originating in Japan.  In fact, it seem that I 
can fly more cheaply from the US to China than from Japan (assuming I buy
my ticket here)!

So here is my question for netland:  Does anyone out there have information
regarding discount fares or charters from Tokyo-Shanghai (or Beijing or Hong
Kong for that matter)?  I would especially be interested in dealing with an
organization in the US -- perhaps the Japan Tourist Board... ?

I hope to make arrangements soon, so please respond before too long.
Thanks in advance.

Paul Munro
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