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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 9:03 pm
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Originally Posted by HeathrowGuy
If you're traveling in January, have you checked out the pricing on TG?
TG = $1255 USD, so all else being equal, making EK @ $800 all that much more attractive to me. Wouldn't you agree?

Originally Posted by ijgordon
I also assume one would be able to redeem for an award on TG well in advance of that....I'd imagine that there should be plenty of availability on TG J HKG-BKK these days.
Yes, that would be an ideal option, but CO hasn't given us an indication when such reward tix might be bookable. Considering that I'm travelling during the holiday season, I'm a little afraid that all the reward seats might be gone by CO's exit from SkyTeam (and entry into *A) in late Oct/early Nov..........
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