Originally Posted by
ebayhtl
Hi guys, could I please check opinions re: this deal and Avios. This seems like a good value deal, but is Avios good with redeeming flights? I fly twice a year HK-London so BA would work (I usually do CX), but this deal's useless if BA doesn't allow many seats to be redeemed via Avios or if the Avios required for a A HK-London flight is substantially higher than the AM for an equivalent CX flight (thus negating the 30% extra benefit). Thanks.
Avios has better value redeeming short haul.
It is not impossible to redeem long haul HKG - Europe (on both CX / BA)
Ok so here's a data point
HKG - LHR in J using Avios (14 Nov)
-BA award: 75k avios (off peak) + ~US$40
- BA partner CX award: 90k avios + ~US$40
You go figure how many asiamiles are needed...