Originally Posted by
HaikalS
Thanks a lot for the explanation.
How did you calculate the miles btw? I seem to always mismatch. e.g. if I google distance between CGK and TPE it says 2,350 miles. But if try to redeem on AsiaMiles it seems to direct me to the 2,501-5,000 miles (award zone C).
Also the mileage calculated by CX differs a bit from Google,
http://gc.kls2.com/, and other airlines, and CX's calculation prevails when redeeming from AM irrespective of which airline's you are taking. If there's a good buffer you can use other more convenient tools to calculate, but if you are cutting close you should always use CX's calculation to double-check.