Originally Posted by
gmid2006
Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to book an economy class on Cathay using America mileage? I have just joined America so do not have too many miles yet so not enough miles for Business class which seem is all Cathay release to AA members. Someone was stating that Cathay was saving the economy seats for their own mileage members. I am looking to travel early April 2011 and so far no economy seat. Thanks for any help.
Welcome to FT. You've raised a number of questions, all of which have been discussed elsewhere in FT, but I'll try to pull together some basic information here for you.
Yes, you can book CX flights with AA miles. Look at the All Partner Awards
here. And, yes, CX does release Y seats to AA members. US-HKG will be 35K AA miles each way, as you can see. Don't be surprised at the lack of availability. CX availabililty comes and goes, they are pretty proactive about managing it. If you know your dates, then just check every day. Usually you'll ultimately get what you want. It only takes a couple of minutes daily. If you are currently calling on the phone, you can also check by using
KVS, which many FTers, including myself, use for checking award availability.
Feel free to check back here and ask if you have any additional questions. FTers have a wealth of information and the community is quite generous in sharing.