Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to United Airlines special nonrefundable discount fares between Denver and Chengdu via the Pacific.
Fare Details:
- Fare: United Airlines (UA) GKX93EM5
- Booking class: G (Economy/Coach)
- Price: USD 513 (USD 104 base fare + taxes & surcharges)
- Day/Time restrictions: From USA permitted Sunday to Thursday on each transpacific sector – To USA permitted Monday to Thursday on each transpacific sector
- Seasonality: Permitted 24 AUG through 30 NOV 2017 on the outbound transpacific sector
- Flight Application: Transpacific sectors must be on UA metal – Travel between Japan and China must be on UA/NH metal
- Advance reservation/Ticketing: Confirmed reservations required at least 90 days before departure – Ticketing must be completed within 1 day after reservations are made
- Minimum stay: 3 days after departure from fare origin
- Maximum stay: 6 months after departure from fare origin
- Stopovers: 1 stopover permitted in each direction at USD 100,00 (not in Hong Kong, Guam or Japan)
- Transfers: 6 transfers permitted in each direction: 1 in Canada, 2 in USA and 3 in Asia
- Blackout dates: To USA travel is not permitted 27 JUL through 20 AUG 2017
- Sales restrictions: Tickets must be issued on/before 31 MAY 2017
- Cancellations: Any time, ticket is non-refundable
- Changes: Any time, charge USD 300,00 for reissue/rebooking/rerouting
Routing
/VIA THE PACIFIC/MAP CONSTRUCTED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT
- DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-HOU/DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-WAS/NYC/EWR/DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/LAX/DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-LAS-SFO/LAX-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-SNA-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA-UA/NH/CA-CTU
- DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-HOU/DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-WAS/NYC/EWR/DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/LAX/DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-LAS-SFO/LAX-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SNA-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-HOU/DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-WAS/NYC/EWR/DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SFO/LAX/DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-LAS-SFO/LAX-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-SNA-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH/CA-SHA/BJS-UA/CA-CTU
- DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-HOU/DEN-CHI-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-WAS/NYC/EWR/DEN-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-SFO/LAX/DEN-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-LAS-SFO/LAX-SFO/SEA/LAX-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
- DEN-SNA-HNL-WP/UA/HA-OGG/MKK/LNY/LIH/KOA/JHM/ITO-WP/UA/HA-HNL-GUM-TYO/OSA-UA/NH-CTU
Booking examples:
I was able to find availability from September to November 2017 using Matrix ItaSoftware:
The fare is bookable using Orbitz/Expedia/Travelocity/Priceline/JustFly:
Fare construction (can be useful to travel agents):
Mileage Accrual
Mileage accrual was estimated for DEN-SFO-CTU round trip without considering any elite status bonuses.
Conclusion
I cannot understand how airlines can get away with charging surcharges that are more expensive than their base fares. In this case, the fuel surcharge is 3 times the base fare-
This fare allows for some creative routing via Hawaii. Mileage accrual can be maximized taking advantage of the 6 free transfers included on the base fare. Stopovers are priced USD 100 each, so if you are looking for a couple of days in Hawaii, they could be added. Pity that it does not allow stopovers in Japan.
Fare rules
