Air China is currently putting a nice discount on some of its routes from Europe to East Asia. The cheapest flights are available from Milan to Seoul and from Budapest to Chongqing. But there’s also good availability to Taipei, also from other European cities, such as Brussels. Last but not least, all fares include 23 kg of luggage.
There’s good availability to Taipei:
- From Stockholm: €420 (with night in Beijing on way back)
- From Budapest: €440
- From Brussels: €479
- From Warsaw: €518 (with night in Beijing on way back)
Air China also has a few other nice deals, such as:
- Milan – Seoul: €385
- Budapest – Chongqing: €388
- Budapest – Hong Kong: €467
- Stockholm – Tokyo: €613 (with night in Beijing on way back)
We’ve marked some available dates in green. But please don’t hesitate to play around a bit with other dates as well. The availability is best in May, except to Chongqing, where availability ends in March.
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Most flights are routed via Beijing. The only non-stop option is flying from Budapest to Chongqing, and Milan-Seoul is routed via Chengdu.
Editor’s Note: The price is excellent for tickets with included baggage allowance. Especially Milan-Seoul for €385 is outstanding. The travel period is quite attractive as well, with ideal months such as May being possible.
Search & Book
Sadly, Google Flights’s calendar is no help at finding available dates. Luckily, Skyscanner‘s calendar can help you out. Enter your preferred route, and then select Flexible dates.
You’ll then be shown the prices for each outbound and inbound date, with the cheapest marked in green. Be aware that Skyscanner doesn’t have all prices loaded. Dates with a magnifying glass could be available as well. Make sure to experiment a bit.
While we recommend using Skyscanner to search for availability, we wouldn’t necessarily recommend it for booking. Booking through a trustable OTA, such as Trip.com (with better customer service and good connections to Air China) should be better than some random OTA. Their website is also more user-friendly (especially for English-speakers) than Air China’s website. The only advantage of Air China’s website is that it has a +/- 3 day calendar, with reliable results.
Miles & Points
The tickets should be issued in booking class P on most routes. To give you an example, the flights from Milan to Seoul would get you:
- 25,440 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 5,118 Miles on Air China PhoenixMiles
- 3,816 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 3,504 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 3,504 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 3,180 Award Miles + 636 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 3,180 AsiaMiles on Asia Miles
- 3,180 Miles on Asiana Club
- 3,180 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 3,180 Award Miles + 160 Points on Miles&More
- 3,180 Award Miles + 1,590 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 3,180 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 3,180 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 3,180 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 3,180 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 3,180 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 3,180 Points + 636 SQC on Air Canada Aeroplan 2026
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Aegean Miles+Bonus still has booking class P listed as “First Class”, giving 200% of the distance. It’s highly unlikely that they’ll actually credit that. In the worst of cases, they may not credit anything at all.
Cover Picture: Cheonggyecheon stream, Seoul | Ditmar Lange