China Eastern has the cheapest price ticket I saw so far and it is NOT for elderly passengers and people who cannot travel by themselves. The problems with China Eastern going through Kunming to Nepal are:

- Claim baggage and recheck at EVERY layover (Shanghai, Kunming)

- the website of the airlines as well as of the airport is very poorly done in limited english

- you are lucky if an agent picks up the telephone here in the US on their contact number or toll free number

- you are luckier if you can understand the agent's english and get proper, reliable information

- even google translate cannot translate the website of the airport in english which is entirely in Chinese!

- they do not have meal choices like Hindu meal and no personal screen on the back of the seat for passengers even on trans-continental flights

- need to apply for transit visa(~$40) to China for Nepali citizens if they wish to spend a night at hotel during long layover. No on-arrival transit visa

- No transit hotel at Kunming airport

- the layover at Kunming is always overnight (>12 hours) traveling in both directions.

Again their ticket price was almost half compared to other legacy carriers and it is a very good deal for students and people on tight budget but dont even think about buying it for elderly people. Just not worth the hassle!