Originally Posted by
tylorcl
Have you tried using CA mile for redemption of such route? I highly doubt that CA will release any seats on such route. CA is now becoming very reluctant to release award seat especially for the international business/first class seat or the special route like PEK--TPE or PEK--Lahsa.
To date those direct flights are making a lot of money from individuals that is willing to pay a premium for convenience. Also, those flights have heavy competition from tourism agencies buying in bulk. I am not surprise it's almost impossible to get any award ticket for those flights at this moment. Perhaps in the future when more flights are approved for multiple airlines and the market saturates (like the HKG-TPE route.)