Originally Posted by
domdigs
windcloud-Thanks for the advice on the using usairways to fly premium class and bookig open jaw. For SIN-BKK(stoppover)-HKG-SIN RT, is this cheaper than booking OW? I do have 45k US Airway miles now to use as of last week.
Again, the advice you were given was
wrong in important detail. HKG is in North Asia on the US chart.
http://www.usairways.com/pv_obj_cach...wardtravel.pdf
North Asia includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macau, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
South & Central Asia includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Chagos, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam
North Asia to South Asia is 40K r/t in Y, 60K in C, 80K in F on US, as you can see in the chart. You do not have enough US miles for a premium class redemption SIN-HKG round-trip if you only have 40-45K miles.
However, if you transfer 35K Chase UR to United, you have enough to book HKG-SIN//KUL-BKK(stop)-HKG. (//=open-jaw) as in intra-South Asia award in C (I've booked a similar award as a CO award: HKG-SIN-DPS-BKK(stop)-HKG). Easy to do an overland segment or use
Firefly for SIN-SZB.
Hong Kong is in South Asia for UA, but not US.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...2012-03-03.pdf
South Asia
Hong Kong
Also, US does not have half price one-way awards. One-way awards cost identical to round-trip awards.