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Fly to Asia from $599 return for Chinese New Year with Cathay Pacific

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Stephanie Yip
Posted: 1 February 2018 6:05 pm
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Now that's something to celebrate.

Chinese New Year is knocking on our doors coming quick and fast just over a fortnight away on 16 February 2018. For those of you yet to book your trip to visit family or regale in the celebrations, take heart because there's still hope for catching a cheap flight up with Cathay Pacific's Chinese New Year sale.

Launched this afternoon at 4pm, it features fares as low as $599 return to destinations such as China, Japan, India and more.

The starter fare of $599 return is for Perth to Beijing journeys. Other featured fares include Adelaide to Shanghai from $604 and Sydney to Beijing from $638.

Despite being a Chinese New Year sale, travel is available from 1 February through to 30 November 2018. No doubt, those peak Chinese New Year dates will fly off the shelves so you'll need to be in quick to snatch them up to catch the cities dressed in lights and festivities at a bargain price.

Both economy and premium economy seats are on sale but only until midnight 16 February.

You can search for and book flights now through the official Cathay Pacific site here.

How good are these flights?

Chinese New Year is arguably one of the busiest and most expensive times of the year to travel to Asia, so catching full-service flights on a 5-star airline under $600 return is practically unheard of, especially this late in the game.

If that wasn't enough to sell you, they even come up slightly cheaper than last year's sale, which featured fares from $643 return for similar routes.

For bargain hunters who are still feeling the pinch, AirAsia has just released a short 48-hour sale on flights throughout Asia during Chinese New Year with fares from $358 return. However, these don't include checked luggage which you may want to add especially if you're visiting family and bringing presents in tow.

They also don't include in-flight meals or entertainment, which in the end could wind up costing you more than these Cathay flights, depending on if you need/want them.

Fares and routes in the Cathay Pacific Chinese New Year sale:

FromPriceDatesBook
PerthBeijing$5991-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2025Get your Cathay Pacific flight
PerthShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$5991-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2026Get your Cathay Pacific flight
AdelaideBeijing$6041-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2030Get your Cathay Pacific flight
AdelaideShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$6041-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2031Get your Cathay Pacific flight
CairnsBeijing$6121-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2032Get your Cathay Pacific flight
CairnsShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$6121-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2033Get your Cathay Pacific flight
BrisbaneBeijing$6191-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2027Get your Cathay Pacific flight
BrisbaneShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$6191-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2028Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneBeijing$6211-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2022Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$6211-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2023Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyBeijing$6381-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2018Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyShanghai/Shanghai Pudong Int'l$6381-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2019Get your Cathay Pacific flight
BrisbaneQingdao$6791-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2029Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneFuzhou$6811-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2024Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyNanjing$6981-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2020Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyWuhan$6981-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2021Get your Cathay Pacific flight
PerthCebu$7351-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2044Get your Cathay Pacific flight
BrisbaneManila$7691-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2045Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneSeoul/Incheon Int'l$8101-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2040Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneySeoul/Incheon Int'l$8271-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2036Get your Cathay Pacific flight
PerthOsaka/Kansai Int'l$8501-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2043Get your Cathay Pacific flight
AdelaideTaipei$8621-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2046Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneDelhi$8751-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2042Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneTokyo/Narita Int'l$8771-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2039Get your Cathay Pacific flight
MelbourneTaipei$8781-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2041Get your Cathay Pacific flight
CairnsMumbai$8861-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2047Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyDelhi$8911-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2038Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyTokyo/Narita Int'l$8941-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2035Get your Cathay Pacific flight
SydneyTaipei$8951-7 February; 15-18 February; 28 February - 30 November 2037Get your Cathay Pacific flight

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