Originally Posted by
freed0m
People from Asia Miles can do both.
1. They can read blogs, buy AS miles and redeem Cathay Pacific premium cabins.
2. They can redeem through Asia Miles. But close to none in AS will ever redeem through Asia Miles.
Too bad that Asia Miles costs a ton to redeem Cathay premium cabins. But it has to be like that because too many people have too many miles. The one "hostile" towards AS definitely knows AS program and can take advantage of it.
That misses the point, IMHO.
Personally, I do not buy any miles for award travel, since I earn enough through a) Flying on CX and other OW carriers and b) earning additional miles through my credit card. If have zero interest in spending extra miles to buy tickets, and I suspect many other MPC members who earn their miles the way I do feel the same way.
In my own opinion, it should not be possible to simply buy 100% of the miles required to redeem a J or F ticket.