{"id":27947,"date":"2026-07-10T20:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=27947"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:54:24","slug":"air-china-china-eastern-business-class-return-between-europe-and-asia-from-800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2026\/07\/10\/air-china-china-eastern-business-class-return-between-europe-and-asia-from-800\/","title":{"rendered":"Air China &amp; China Eastern: business class return between Europe and Asia from \u00a3800!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of China&#8217;s national carriers, Air China and China Eastern have quietly released a large number of excellently-priced business class fares between China (and other parts of Asia) and Europe. Availability has been around for several days now, and there are deals in both directions, so let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Europe \u2192 Asia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those of us based in Europe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Travel during <strong>July and August<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operated by Air China or China Eastern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depart from Stockholm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available to cities across China and Asia via Beijing or Shanghai<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-way, return and stopover itineraries are all permitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return fares start from just over \u00a3800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fares to China are good. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ca-arn-sha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Stockholm \u2192 Shanghai, 23\u201331 August<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sha.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sha.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sha.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sha-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sha-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flying to Hong Kong or other Asian destinations can be even cheaper, especially with China Eastern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ce-arn-hkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Stockholm \u2192 Hong Kong<\/a>, 1\u201317 August<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-hkg.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-hkg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-hkg.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-hkg-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-hkg-768x467.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ce-arn-icn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Stockholm \u2192 Seoul<\/a>, 10\u201317 August<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-icn.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-icn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-icn.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-icn-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ce-arn-icn-768x468.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ca-arn-sin-pek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">A stopover example by Air China to Singapore, at Beijing<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sin-pek.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sin-pek.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sin-pek.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sin-pek-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-arn-sin-pek-768x320.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asia \u2192 Europe<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travelling the other direction is also possible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only with Air China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departing from China tends to be the cheapest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ca-sha-arn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Shanghai \u2192 Stockholm<\/a>, 20\u201330 August<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-sha-arn.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-sha-arn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-sha-arn.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-sha-arn-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-sha-arn-768x468.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ca-szx-arn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Shenzhen \u2192 Stockholm<\/a>, 24\u201331 July<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-szx-arn.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"512\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-szx-arn.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-szx-arn.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-szx-arn-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-szx-arn-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re looking for a cheap one-way Business Class ticket to London and don&#8217;t mind a bit of positioning, there&#8217;s another interesting option from Indonesia, but availability is limited to October only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/ca-cgk-lhr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Jakarta \u2192 London<\/a>, 27 October<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-cgk-lhr.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-cgk-lhr.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-cgk-lhr.png 800w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-cgk-lhr-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/ca-cgk-lhr-768x407.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the Air China flights will be operated by A350 with a modern 1-2-1 layout. The ticketing is in R class which credits between 110% and 125% to most Star Alliance programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The China Eastern routes will more likely be Boeing 777 with an older 2-2-2 layout. Tickets come from the I \/ J inventory and credits up to 200% should you choose Delta Skymiles, or 125% &#8211; 130% otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of China&#8217;s national carriers, Air China and China Eastern have quietly released a large number of excellently-priced business class fares between China (and other parts&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,44,31,40],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-27947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-china","category-asia","category-china-eastern","category-europe","tag-flight-sale"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27950,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27947\/revisions\/27950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}