jkobman Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Sarah just bought a one-way ticket Shanghai -> SFO on China Air (Air China?) for $600. She bought it through some web site. EMail if you want the name of the site and I'll get it for you. Link to comment
tonymasiello Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Congrats PJ! Best of luck the rest of the way! Link to comment
sylinchinastill Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 If I were you I would get all the tickets here but I would get the return tickets for Wednesday- it will be a little longer stay but that would help her have more time to pack and say goodbye and if you had problems you could get them fixed. Link to comment
oregonknl Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Jeff, there is a world of difference between China Air and Air China. China Air is the Nationalist airline with one of the worst safety records in the air. Actually managed to land a plane UPSIDE DOWN at the old HK airport (landing gear sticking up like a dead duck) and I guess you could say that took pluck and skill on the part of the pilot, since there was very little loss of life ..... Personally, I prefer "right side up" to "over easy" every time I fly... As you probably figured out, Air China is a PRC airline, I have used it before, and place it in the mid range..... not great service, but got me there ... right side up... Link to comment
mtbdude Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Congrats, PJ! That's great news. We found out this morning, too. I hope Candle will get more good news today. There are a lot of people who should be getting p4s now!i hope it's true. and congrats turtle and pj Link to comment
bald guy Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Congratulaions to both to PJ and turtle! Link to comment
mari Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 Congratulations PJ, turtle and Jim, great news guys!!!!!!!!! You really made my day..... Link to comment
mari Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 BTW a friend of mine who works for American Airlines once told me that Air China is not so safe, and recommended China Eastern Airlines, the first trip I made to China was with them, and I had a great experience (from L.A. to Shanghai). Maybe not the cheapest one, but great service indeed. Link to comment
animatormark Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 It's always great to see more people getting interviews! I guess it's about a 3-4 month turnaround for P4's. It a least gives me a rough idea. Congradulations! Link to comment
C4Racer Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Congrats.. very glad to hear the wheels are now turning...Wish you God sped and best of luck on the interview,Michael Link to comment
hypoclear Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Congrats, PJ! That's great news. We found out this morning, too. I hope Candle will get more good news today. There are a lot of people who should be getting p4s now!Congrats Turtle!! Alright, I know it was tough sledding for you for a while there.. glad it all worked out and you are on your way! Do good, be safe and best of luck. Mark and Bea Link to comment
John & Hai Yan Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 CONGRATULATIONS TO PJ AND TURTLE! GOOD LUCK! Link to comment
PJ Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Hi Everyone, Thanks very much for all the congrats and well-wishes. Today has been one heckuva busy day! I've already gone ahead and booked tickets (round-trip for myself, one-way for Candy). I called Delta directly. It turned out to be about $1700 total for both of our airfare, which was cheaper than flychina.com. I called flychina, and the lady I spoke with was really great, she tried very hard, but I ended up lucking out and finding out about the cheap flights for Delta and the fact that they only have a $75 fee to change. Will send off for my China visa tomorrow. Need to get some sleep now. I'm thinking about making a tape of me speaking in Chinese and just taking it with me, since it would be easy to do here and a pain to do in China. Still haven't decided yet, I hate trying to "anticipate" trouble that hasn't happened, but I always like to be safe than sorry. P.J. Link to comment
Jason+Joanna Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 This is something I have been thinking about for awhile. I am not anywhere near needing to worry about it, but I do wonder what is the best way. Another alternative is to wait until the interview is completed, and the visa is issued. Then get the plane tickets. However, I am leaning toward getting a one way for me there and then a one way for both of us from there. The problem there becomes space on the prospective airline. Link to comment
tonado Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 PJ, Congrats on the interview. I know that ticket that is bought from Chinese Travel agencies in USA has open date coming back to USA. You can reserve a seat and can change it later on without any problem. Since you got your tickets already, good luck and keep us posted. Link to comment
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