Originally Posted by
moondog
Try to upgrade that outbound flight if possible; B class is fairly high in the pecking order and CX Y is tight.
Thanks for the tip!
Can you explain to me how I should go about trying to upgrade the flight? What can I say? Am I trying to upgrade to Business or First class, and is there a fee?
I've never flown Cathay before.
I'm a pretty big guy (6'2", heavy build). I fit in a single airline seat, but it's a very snug fit. Most of the time I prefer if there is either no one or a child next to me. Should I tell them this?
Finally, what do you mean by "CX Y is tight."
Thanks for all the help!
Originally Posted by
emma dog
Welcome to FT, Jacobin!
I'd strongly encourage you to read the FAQs, do a search, and even check out aa.com. At the bottom, I've linked a few threads you may want to read through.
I think you're confusing the program a bit. When flying CX using a CX flight number, you only earn miles when flying A, F, C, D, I, J, Y, B, and H fares. You get 100% base miles on all these fares. You get a Class of Service bonus of 25% for the business class fares and 50% for the first class fares in the form of additional EQMs. H earns 1 EQP/Mile. Y, B, and the First and Business fares all earn 1.5 EQP/Mile. So, you will not earn AAdvantage miles from BKK-HKG and HKG-LAX.
As others have already pointed out, you do not earn miles until you fly the flights. You can switch programs to deposit the miles into at any time until you take the flight. You can only earn in one program at a time.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/ea...hayPacific.jsp
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ragon-air.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...-using-aa.html
Hello emma dog!
How do the booking letters get assigned? is there a way for me to retroactively go back to Cathay and ask to change my booking class to a higher one, even if I have to pay a little more?
Also, can you explain HOW the booking classes are assigned to each ticket? s it based on price?
Originally Posted by
justageek
You don't need to transfer the miles to AA. Just call Cathay and give them your AAdvantage number and your reservation number. Tell them you want AAdvantage miles for the flight (you cannot get both AAdvantage miles and Asia Miles for the same trip, of course). Then when you take the trip, the miles will go directly to your AAdvantage account.
Originally Posted by
BLI-Flyer
You don't get the miles (AA or Asia miles) when you purchase the tickets, you get them when you actually complete the flights
Thanks for the help guys!