Thanks Guy Betsy for your reply!

I am going back and forth between this mileage run idea.

I am not sure if BKK is a friendly place to transit. I am a bit worried that the immigration in the US will give me a hard time when I fly back to the US later this summer. But I am somehow tempted to do a quick RT between HKG and BKK though... just to fly EK...

Anyway, thank you for your fare news. I was playing around with the itn.net for the past few days. BKK to LAX on TG's C class costs only $1000, and only $1800 on F class. I wish it still has the night flight, so I can connect from HKG directly to LAX, without staying overnight at BKK!

BTW, how were your experiences with CX lately? I read a couple bad reviews on the Business Traveller Asia edition magazine lately.

Thanks,
Carfield