This deal is back again but with this time with 2 nights free hotel and lots of different locations. Last time round, you could only get a free night in Xi'an but this time around it includes Changsha. Hainan is a 5 star airline and bags, food, seats are included in the price.
In the transit airport of Xi’an, Haikou, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Dalian, Hangzhou, Pudong district of Shanghai, Chongqing ,Changsha and Shenzhen, we offer free accommodation and free shuttle service for passengers taking HNA international connecting flight with the transit time being more than 6 hours (inclusive) at the day and on the next day.
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Hainan Airlines International Connecting Flights include domestic to international flights, international to domestic flights and international to international flights.
All fares are $336 from booking sites or buy direct from Hainan's site for $350. They are offering a 6% discount for Fortune Wings Club members which should bring the flights to $329 direct. It's free to join but got an error message when trying to register. Maybe someone can confirm.
Dates: October & November
Melbourne to Shanghai $336 Skyscanner. 1 stop in Changsha, 1 stop in Xi'an and you get plenty of time to look around. Arriving at 4PM, leaving 8AM the next morning for Changsha. Then Xi'An arriving at 9PM, leaving 5PM then next day.
Melbourne to Guangzhou $336 Skyscanner. 2 nights in Xi'an.
Melbourne to Shenzhen $336 Skyscanner. 1 nights in Xi'an for $336. 2 nights for $350.
Melbourne to Nanjing $336 Skyscanner. 1 nights in Xi'an, 1 in Changsha with long layovers to check out the cities.
Also these cities should be part of the cheap fares:
Changchun (CGQ),Chongqing (CKG), Dalian (DLC), Harbin (HRB), Jinan (TSN), Kunming (KMG), Lanzhou (LHW), Nanchang (KHN), Ningbo (NGB), Shenyang (SHE), Tianjin (TSN), Wenzhou (WNZ), Xiamen (XMN),
As before Xi'an has the Terracotta Warriors. Very impressive. My miniature terracotta army.
Fly from Brisbane Hainan airlines!!!!