Originally Posted by flyhighhk

That said, miles to get elite status are not the determining factor all the time. CX does treat us nicely at the airport and on board, and I know if anything goes wrong CX will be more helpful. So I will still fly CX/KA on routes where the competition is bad, e.g. all mainland cities, Jakarta, Manila, Johannesburg, etc. And even for places with more choice, like Singapore, London and Tokyo, after a hard week on the road, I always feel like I'm already back home in Hong Kong and can relax the minute I step on board a CX aircraft. On other airlines, no matter how nice they are (objectively I do think SQ has better seats and food and excellent service too), I still feel like I am overseas. So sometimes it's worth it just to get home sooner as it were.
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