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Old May 4, 2012 | 7:46 am
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Cathay I Fares Rules - CX Says No AA Miles, AA Says

Oops title should say: AA says yes there are AA miles

Looking at an I fare YYZ to BKG in new business class.

CX booking site differs from Expert Flyer with I fares available on a Saturday whereas EF says only Friday and Sunday. So that's good as I want the 1:40 am departure out of YYZ to HKG.

On a dummy booking though, for the dates CX says these fares are valid, notes no mileage accrual with Asia Miles or AA miles while at the same time, AA says fares in C, D I, J on CX accrue the usual - 100% base miles, 25% COS bonus and 1.5 elite qualifying miles.

Is CX incorrect or are I fares subject to their whims? D fares are $3,000 more so even without AA miles I'd hardly pay that for the FFPs.

And on the CS fare rules popup it says this:

Business Standard


Routing
Canada to Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea & Southeast Asia
Travel Class
Business
Rebooking
Free of Charge
Cancellation Fee
Before departure: CAD200
After departure: CAD200
Mileage Accrual
You can accrue Asia Miles on this fare
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