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Nov 7, 2013 | 1:28 am

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kawaii

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: HKG

Programs: MPC, Hyatt, Marriott

Posts: 410

Quote:

Originally Posted by wandering_fred

4 flights to the USA would yield more than 50K EQM. If the intra-Asia flights are mostly in the J cabin, they will credit to all FF programs. And within Asia and transPacific, CX certainly have the reputation of taking care of their elite members very well. Better than partner OneWorld Sapphires.

The issue I see is whether you can earn the initial mileage to reach CX Gold. As I understand it, 30K points will earn you CX Silver, then the date resets and you have one year to earn (and retain) CX Gold with 60K points (48K miles in J). Whereas AA needs 50K miles/points each calendar year.

While AA may have a slightly better earn/burn ration for awards, it is unclear at this point, how the upgrade possibilities on the new DFW-HKG flight will emerge. And the AA flights via NRT will take longer (but earn more miles).

If planning to be in Asia for more than two-three years, I would think about CX. Less, then AA. But after 50K to AA, I would examine whether I could earn (an additional) 30K with CX. 900K for LT Gold on AA is a now long call unless you can earn EXP in multiple years.

Last thought. PEY fares on CX are much less expensive exUSA. And should be valid for a year. Better conditions for flying than Y and earn better with both AA (1.5 EQP) and CX (at least 110%).

Happy wandering

Fred

Thanks for your thoughts. I agree that I was a bit concerned about hitting the miles/segment part for CX Gold (I figure it'd be easier to get AAEXP, actually, with the 100% bonus miles from being AA PLT, because I think I can nail the PLT challenge with a single J class flight out to HKG from the east coast). I was hoping that if I could get a status match to MPC SL, then try to hit 60k miles in a year (in theory, doable, I think, even with just intra-Asia flights).

I'm not quite sure whether or not bothering to try to hit CX Gold is worthwhile, but perhaps the service difference is worth it.

Finally, can you explain what you mean regarding PEY fares? What do you mean when you say they are valid for a year?

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