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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 11:33 am
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We decided to go with flight #1:

CX 904 MNL HKG 0630 0830
CX 830 HKG JFK 0935 1210

She called back the travel agent she was dealing with & something didn't "seems right". First the TA said that the price was good until Jan 15 & then it will change, then she would need $100 deposit to "hold" that price.

I then send an email to the TA questioning the Jan 15th validity & ask if the price will go down because we are approaching the off-peak season.
The TA replied "no the price will not go down, that price is valid year round for first time immigrants on CX, it only goes down with other airlines"

I told my wife to forget the TA & call CX office in Makati. She called CX & was given a better quote.
Then she went in person to buy the ticket -she was given a better price that what CX quotes her & about $75 less than the TA.

She was given a heavily discounted ticket (economy class N) but I do not mind as we got a good price (save me a bit), the date we wanted (Saturday Feb 5th) & the time we wanted.
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