@Doc Thats helpful indeed, doc. Do you know which websites are these sales advertized on ?

no idea. Australia didnt have the Internet last time i lived there

hmm.. Beijing or Shanghai?

blah.. i can stay in Beijing for 72 hours without a visa

but the only flights i can get have me there for 72 hours and 5 minutes

@happybuddha try lawn sale - seems to bring up a few results, although I ususally hear garage sale

@MarkMayo do you know where i can find out what airplane model is going to be used on a particular flight? (if I got the flight number)

seatguru maybe..

doesn't have wow air in their list...

@Geeo Wiki :) Wow Airlines only has 3 planes and all are Airbus A320-232s :)

they sound excellent to me, just new.

Yeah I know that but a review I've read said they sometimes borrow 25yo planes from spainair

@MarkMayoTotally different experience than the (very enjoyable) outbound. My flight was on a very old (25+ years) MD-83 owned by SwiftAir, a Spanish charter airline with some scheduled service I believe. In all my years of flying, I don't think I've ever been on a plane in worse condition inside. Ripped carpet, tons of places where serious scrapes and dents had been painted over, shabby seats, loose interior panels and just a general level of dirt and grime, etc.

hmm.. Chinese visa for Australian in Australia - $100. For US citizen in US - $130. For Australian in the US - $30