May 2, 2015, 9:14 am
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Cathay award guide using Alaska Airlines miles
Note: Cathay flights cannot be booked using alaskaair.com:
Routing Rules:
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eastern
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Asia
Australia
Europe
India/Middle East
North America
Anyone with 90 posts and 90 days can edit the wiki. Everyone else if you want something added to the wiki please comment in the thread.
Note: Cathay flights cannot be booked using alaskaair.com:
Request your Partner Award reservation on Cathay Pacific by calling Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily.
- If its not on the award chart its not allowed.
- No stopover on intra-regional awards, example Asia to Asia.
- The only awards that do not break at HKG are intra-Asia or North American ones. For instance, Australia-Europe/Middle East/Asia outside of HKG will be two awards (breaking at HKG). The AS website can be misleading about this.
- Otherwise open jaw or stopover allowed on each round trip award.
- One stop-over allowed on one way award. Build open jaw and other advance routing by booking multiple one way awards. Please note change fee rule below
- Allegedly stop-over only in Hong Kong, but some have posted success in other enroute cities such as YVR.
- No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
- Awards can be booked 330 days in advance
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eastern
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Asia
Australia
Europe
India/Middle East
North America
Anyone with 90 posts and 90 days can edit the wiki. Everyone else if you want something added to the wiki please comment in the thread.
Redeeming Cathay Pacific ticket using Alaska miles
May 22, 2015, 6:39 pm
#226
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Eastern Washington
Programs: AS MVPGold 75K
Posts: 81
I monitored flights as soon as I was able to book and called the partner desk. Got a very nice lady in Boise. I am traveling PUW-SEA-LAX-HKG-JNB and back again in First SEA-LAX-HKG and then business HKG-JNB because planes don't have a first class on this route.
I'm super excited, but I kept watching inventory on britishairways.com and searched for award inventory in the spending avios section. I had to do each segment at a time. Kind of a pain, but well worth it!
I'm super excited, but I kept watching inventory on britishairways.com and searched for award inventory in the spending avios section. I had to do each segment at a time. Kind of a pain, but well worth it!
May 22, 2015, 7:41 pm
#227
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 283
I'm "stuck" in J on my way back to the states from HKG. Is upgrading to F as simple as waiting for availability to show up on ba.com and calling AS with 20k more miles in hand?
May 22, 2015, 8:48 pm
#228
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
I was about to say "Yes", but then I realized I was in AS forum and not AA forum. I think the answer is "Yes", but I'll defer to AS experts.
May 23, 2015, 12:17 am
#229
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
No, because award space on ba.com does not always match up to availability on AS.
Also there is a change fee to pay for (unless you are MVPG or 75K)
Also there is a change fee to pay for (unless you are MVPG or 75K)
May 23, 2015, 2:37 am
#231
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
There tends to be a lag of (24 hours?) sometimes when award space opens up on BA versus what AS can see. But if its still there, I've had luck securing the space ^
May 23, 2015, 9:37 am
#232
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
Hi -
That might be it. I remember trying to get home from Malaysia once. I kept thinking "oh, some space will open up". At 48 hours before it did in PE and J. When I called into AS, they could not see anything.
Eighteen hours later (now 30 hours from departure), they did.
That might be it. I remember trying to get home from Malaysia once. I kept thinking "oh, some space will open up". At 48 hours before it did in PE and J. When I called into AS, they could not see anything.
Eighteen hours later (now 30 hours from departure), they did.
May 23, 2015, 2:14 pm
#234
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
I agree, still worth a change fee.
They don't just "add-on" 20,000 miles. Rather, they cancel the old ticket, redeposit the miles (hence the fee), and then book a new ticket.
They don't just "add-on" 20,000 miles. Rather, they cancel the old ticket, redeposit the miles (hence the fee), and then book a new ticket.
May 23, 2015, 6:57 pm
#235
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 565
Again, did this in March. There was $6 extra in taxes, no other fees.
May 24, 2015, 6:42 pm
#236
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS - MVP75k, Marriott - Titanium, Hertz - PC
Posts: 225
Redeeming Cathay Pacific ticket using Alaska miles
In March, I changed my destination on my return (from ORD to LAX) and departure date and thought they'd redeposit and reticket. I was fully expecting a fee. Agent said no change fee because I was "only " changing destination and departure date. I wasn't complaining.
May 24, 2015, 7:06 pm
#237
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: Enough
Posts: 961
I've confirmed CX J space on JL/QF/BA, but 2 different agents couldn't see it. I noticed this happened to some other folks a while back. Anybody know what's going on?
May 25, 2015, 2:17 pm
#238
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Pacific NW
Programs: AS MVP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 126
I have never been able to do a stopover on AS-connector flights. I have always had to use the stopover in YVR and the buy a ticket from YVR to the US.
In your case, you could do HKG-YVR (stop) - JFK and the buy a ticket YVR-PDX.
Not a bad deal actually - a RT ticket would cost about $300.
In your case, you could do HKG-YVR (stop) - JFK and the buy a ticket YVR-PDX.
Not a bad deal actually - a RT ticket would cost about $300.
May 30, 2015, 5:01 pm
#239
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 254
I just went to book my first award flight using AS miles on Cathay for ORD to HKG. I was looking for a J award and prepared to take Y and wait for J to open. Sure enough, no J availability on the outbound, only F availability! So I spend an extra 20,000 miles when I only wanted J. Why is it that when I want F, there is only Y or J and when I want J, only F??
Instead of spending my time checking to see if J will open so I can upgrade, now I'll be spending my time seeing if J will open to downgrade.
First world problems, I know!
Instead of spending my time checking to see if J will open so I can upgrade, now I'll be spending my time seeing if J will open to downgrade.
First world problems, I know!
May 30, 2015, 5:38 pm
#240
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 8,460
Anyone know who many miles it would take to fly J from ORD to SYD? I think I read 60k somewhere but not sure.