General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

It does sound crazy and it possibly is!
But, if you have a stop off in Beijing, thats all it is, a stop off and adds time to what is already a long, arduous journey.

You are stuck on the aircraft whilst they load up the passengers who are on a direct journey travelling from Beiging to Australia.
If you are lucky you can disembark and have a walk around the airport and get ripped off if you purchase anything!
I would prefer to pay the extra on a non stop direct flight to Australia. You will knock a few hours off the flight time, and the jet lag will be significantly reduced