Pretty good deal for direct flight.
Sydney/ Melbourne to
Beijing
From AU$ 466
Sydney/ Melbourne to
Shanghai/Chengdu/Harbin/
Changchun/Shenyang/Dalian/
Qingdao/ Wuhan/Nanjing
/Hangzhou/Xi’an/Guangzhou/
Shenzhen /Chongqing/Changsha/
Kunming/Fuzhou/Xiamen
From AU$ 407
Sales period: 13Feb2019-15Feb2019.;
Travel period: 14Feb2019-22Jun2019; 8Jul2019-2Oct2019.
Outbound blackouts: 12Apr2019-23Apr2019; Inbound blackouts: 12Jul2019-1Aug2019, 27Sep2019-3OCT2019.(The travel date is the actual departure date of the first international segment of your itinerary.)
The companion fares are available for two and more people (at least two people over 12 years old) booking and travlling together in economy and business class.Infants and children discount apply when companion with adults.
Discount applies for purchase Sydney/Melbourne departure to 19 Cities in Mainland China, economy or business airfare.
Prices may fluctuate if taxes or foreign exchange rates change and will be confirmed prior to any payment being made.
This offer is only available for Air China-operated flights (codeshare flights are excluded).Check the fare rules for more details before booking.
If I am not mistaken, I saw some news the other day that air China cut the direct flight to shanghai but only maintain the direct flight to Beijing.