Originally Posted by
Merlinrnr
AA won't let you route on one award on CX to India. You'd have to do it as two awards for more than 90k miles Etihad will be less miles. If you want to buy a paid ticket between HKG and BOM keep in mind they may not book your luggage all the way through on separate tickets. It's at the discretion of the agent. If that is important to you.
I agree with the above that in terms of flight experience whichever you can get a seat on is the one you go with. Make sure to check out the Pier at HKG. It was a beautiful space. And sign up for a free massage early as they book up fast. If going outbound, the new international terminal at LAX is stunning and the Qantas lounge is very nice. But I still prefer the lounges in HKG better.
The problem with Etihad is that they dont have any available slots for my dates currently (12/17-12/19). They release only 2 weeks out from what i can tell. And using that technique will result in Etihad being 115K miles due to the devaluation. Which is pointless given the fact that I can get a round trip F for 135 and then just pay a HKG-BOM or use avios for those.
Thanks for the advice about the Pier. Ill definitely arrive early for it.