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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 1:56 am
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Originally Posted by Mr. Bean
I was looking at CX as well:

HKG-JFK is 25K miles + $77 ($45 YQ)
Many thanks. To the best of my knowledge, data of this sort doesn't exist anywhere on the internet (naturally, I checked FT first).

Like the vast majority of FTers, I couldn't have cared less about BA fuel surcharges until ~40 days back.

But, now that a substantial number of us have mucho BA points on the way, I'm confident that the aforementioned problem will cease to exist within the next month+.

Personally, I'm not too bothered by the JL or CX numbers, but I fear that the C/F prices could be higher.

Snap analysis:
-using BA miles on AA flights makes sense for those looking to minimize cash expenses
-for origins east of ~SLC and destinations limited to NRT or PVG, you're also looking good
-I'm still planning making a CX/JL redemption myself because I think the posted fuel surcharges are worth while (in C or F, even if a bit higher)
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