Qantas or Cathay in J
Hi all - we are hoping to book FF seats to Canada for next Christmas.
So far in doing prelim searches the options on the QF site for awards flights are for Perth to Canada is via HKG and there are seats in J on Cathay Pacific - all the way thru to Vancouver but with an 8 hr stopover in HKG. Will certainly be a long haul.
The other option is to fly Per-Mel (paid seat) and then an award flight in J on the A380 from Mel-LA; then paying for ticket on to Vancouver.
This would allow us to use award points on the longest haul in J rather than significantly more from Perth all the way thru to Vancouver.
We could also do an overnight in either Mel or LA to break up the trip.
556,000 points to do the whole trip on Cathay - or 384,000 points Mel-LA-Mel in J on QF A380 - plus paying seats for two shorter flights in Y.
I don't mind either - would like to hear your advice or recommendations.
Also - it will certainly come down to availability - we want to depart Mon Dec 15 from Perth and arrive home Tuesday December 30, 2014.
From experience, do you find the airlines restrict FF availability over the Christmas period?