Does anyone know what US airport would have the cheapest flights to HK? I live in New Orleans...and I am trying to find a secondary city from which to leave.

thanks

New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco would be your best bets. Chicago, maybe?

China Air out of San Francisco....you have to change planes in Taipei both ways...When are you traveling? I have a friend going at the end of August and he booked thru a travel agency in China Town for $725.00, tax/title/license...

From LAX you can usually fly to HKG for less than $700.

classes start sept 1....so i guess i need to leave in late august, return early dec.

thanks for the suggestions...

BeachBoi: that sounds like a great deal from what i have seen so far...i wonder if i can get in on that..

ejs....Souunds like a semester in Hong Kong, eh? That is fabulous.I always wanted to do it,but my twin bro did not, and since its just the 2 of us kids I would not have gone by myself...but anywayz I'll see if I cant track down my friend and get the name of the agency.Howver, I can almost guarantee that you will find a TA "China Specialist" there is NO.....

beach - maybe you can email me, ejscott (at) tulane dot (edu)?

ejs...I'll be happy to.....My member name at Yahoo is very very close ....ummmmm hint...I'm 25 so when you see it you'll know its me...and I'll get you the info as soon as I get in touch with my bud...Stephen

Singapore Air flies from Vegas to HKong - check out their fares......

SIA has suspended its HKG-LAS service for a while.

In general, the cheapest fares from the US to HKG are from Northwest, Korean Air or China Airlines. Each of those would require at least two change from MSY.

Cathay (from LAX & SFO) and Singapore (from SFO) are both renowned for their service, and you seldom get the best price from them.

United often cost a little bit higher than NW, but you should be able to get to HKG via Chicago, with just one stop. Or Continental via Newark (5 days a week), though they are usually a little more expensive than UA or NW.

Right now I notice very low fare from Chicago to Hong Kong on www.iace-usa.com

Less than $600 plus tax of course. Check it out. It listed the dates these fares are available, but I don't remember for sure. Good luck.

We found good prices on Continental. However, many of the tourist prices we see have limits, such as the round trip must be completed within 30 or 60 days. I would suggest you look for one of the student travel sites, rather than the tourist travel sites. I think they come up frequently if you follow the appropriate forum at
http://eurotrip.com
for a while.