Thanks for the feedback.
So I guess based on this I should take anything I can find including flights with a stop in Bangkok or Singapore. I'm not that interested in flying with Chinese airlines as I don't think most of there business products stack up with Cathay, Thai, or Singapore. If i'm incorrect about that assumption please let me know and i'll start to look into them.
Guess i'm giving up the dream of flying Cathay on Hong Kong to Australia, at least I got fly Hong Kong SFO last year in first with them
