Originally posted by shayes:
Thanks for the tip to read this thread...for a while in reading it I thought I should join AA and could use my long-haul miles from HKG to USA for intra-Asia flights, as I mentioned I now live in HK. I did see a note in there though, that AA miles are only redeemable, for the most part, on CX for flights originating in the US.
not true...AA miles are redeemable for (almost?) all CX flights, systemwide, no matter you are originating in USA or HKG...you can find this info on AA's website...
I think what confused you probably is that UPGRADES on CX flights using AA miles are only possible for transpacific flights, and full-fare only...e.g. HKG-USA-HKG, USA-HKG-USA, USA-HKG-(Asia/Australia/Africa)-HKG-USA...while with Asia Miles you can upgrade all CX flights (as long as your ticket is in a subclass eligible for mileage accrual), and in fact you can use Asia Miles to upgrade KA, BA, SN and SR flights too...that's one of the nice things about AM/MPO...