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
Dec 16, 2016, 7:20 am
#496
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: Kettle Class
Posts: 796
I have had no issues using the CX website to select row 12 on the 777 mini-cabin on AS redemptions with no OW status. My seats for an upcoming January flight continue to show as confirmed.
I have also been able to select both 1A and 2A in F using Qatar.com to access my CX reservation. I'm not sure if this workaround still works, however.
I have also been able to select both 1A and 2A in F using Qatar.com to access my CX reservation. I'm not sure if this workaround still works, however.
Dec 16, 2016, 2:25 pm
#497
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
I was able to redeem for F on the JFK-YVR flight about a month out. Only made one call to find the seat. 
^
This was my agent's first time processing a CX award so it took quite a while to get it processed, but she was great.
Great flight, great hard product. I'll be on that flight again. I had to call the CX HKG reservations number to get seat 2A. Hindsight being 20/20, there were two of us in F on this flight, so I could have just moved once onboard. Was pre-assigned 2C (I think).
^This was my agent's first time processing a CX award so it took quite a while to get it processed, but she was great.
Great flight, great hard product. I'll be on that flight again. I had to call the CX HKG reservations number to get seat 2A. Hindsight being 20/20, there were two of us in F on this flight, so I could have just moved once onboard. Was pre-assigned 2C (I think).
Dec 25, 2016, 12:35 am
#498
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Hyatt Glb, MR Plat
Posts: 2,577
Does AS force the stopover in HKG only between Asia and NA? Asking since CX flies NRT-TPE, so was wondering if a NRT-TPE(stop)-HKG-LAX award is possible?
Dec 25, 2016, 2:47 pm
#499
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,759
No. CX stopover can only be at HKG. I dont think it is "forced" by AS but rather the agreement with CX on the partner awards.
Dec 30, 2016, 5:21 am
#500
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 541
Not sure with the rules on stopovers here. Can I go backwards a little bit? For example, can I do YVR to KIX with a stopover at HKG through Cathay?
Dec 30, 2016, 7:12 am
#503
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,621
Hi -
Bobu, read Happy's post upthread. Your answer is there.
Bobu, read Happy's post upthread. Your answer is there.
Jun 27, 2017, 12:54 pm
#504
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,387
and randomly saw F open up two flights this morning, then saw it disappear. Has anyone here been successful in changing their ticket once travel has begun and been able to snag F or C seats? I've read that inventory opens up a week out from departure, and sometimes day of departure. What have people's experience been in changing their tickets with AS partner desk? Does anyone know if there is a specific time when CX replenishes award tickets available for redemption on AS?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ility-141.html
By rule, you can't change awards after travel starts. In practice, you might be able to find an agent who will do it (probably having status helps). I don't think I'd want to count on playing the HUCA game 7,000 miles away from home. Other people may have different risk tolerances.
Jun 27, 2017, 1:29 pm
#505
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Swampoodle, DC
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K
Posts: 87
What's really annoying about having two threads discussing CX awards is that a topic being asked about is discussed in one but not the other, which means we have people asking questions in one thread that they'd know if we were just using one thread...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ility-141.html
By rule, you can't change awards after travel starts. In practice, you might be able to find an agent who will do it (probably having status helps). I don't think I'd want to count on playing the HUCA game 7,000 miles away from home. Other people may have different risk tolerances.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ility-141.html
By rule, you can't change awards after travel starts. In practice, you might be able to find an agent who will do it (probably having status helps). I don't think I'd want to count on playing the HUCA game 7,000 miles away from home. Other people may have different risk tolerances.
Jun 27, 2017, 1:33 pm
#506
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Jun 27, 2017, 1:40 pm
#507
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,387
No, indeed it was not. Individual posters can't decide whether or not there's a consolidated CX award thread (like our consolidated JL,
QF, EK threads), or whether the information is scattered across multiple threads requiring "hey, this other thread talks about your question" when someone asks a question in a different thread.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jun 27, 2017 at 1:51 pm
Jun 28, 2017, 8:36 pm
#508
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,316
Moderator Note: This thread contains some very old information and has grown unwieldy, so it is closed. Please continue the discussion in this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...17-beyond.html,
dayone, AS/VX Moderator
dayone, AS/VX Moderator
Last edited by ryandc99; Jun 29, 2017 at 10:14 am