Hello, I am a Malaysian Chinese. I thought about going home on non-rev too for Chinese New Year but I think the risk is rather high so I am considering buying a confirmed ticket.

I know everytime I travel on the LA-Taipei-KUL flight, they are FULL. FYI, lots of Chinese Malaysians try their best to get home for Chinese New Year. It is the biggest festival for us.

Actually, I posted an inquiry on the Europe forum on this website about non-rev from FRA to KUL because it is a direct flight (you can see my posting there). If you are flying out of LA, there is no direct flight to KUL, which means you may be stucked in Taipei/Japan even if you get on the flight in LA. That's why I was thinking about going through Europe.

What is your plan?

Joyce