Originally Posted by
sbm12
Good advice, though the KE rewards are a different series and have a different price point for redemption. Also, you cannot mix KE and NW flights in Asia on the same reward so JFK-ICN-KIX all on KE is fine but JFK-ICN-NRT with the last segment on NW is not. It is a very strange rule but one that is enforced.
I should have clarified my statement regarding using KE for TPAC routing. I meant CLE-hub-HNL-KIX on CO/NW then KIX/NRT-ICN-hub-CLE on KE if NW did not have availability for KIX/NRT-DTW-CLE.
I believe OP allows different series on outbound and return legs, yes? This should be similar to redeeming BF outbound and Y inbound on RT reward.