Originally Posted by
prw555
AA’s operational reliability is terrible. Plus given the timing of that flight, when goes MX or otherwise, generally hosed in regard to being protected same day to get out to Asia. CX have 3 flights a day (was 4?) to HKG. I’d go with CX, no question.
1. I want to clarify my boast about AA's food. While I do think it is better than CX in Y and J (CX has a solid edge in F though), the bar is pretty low, so I would not make this a deciding factor
2. I certainly agree that 4 flights is better than 1, but when the AA flight goes tits up, they will usually endorse you to CX
3. IIRC, getting AA miles on CX flights requires an H fare or higher; this is expensive
4. I think the NRT connection idea is dumb on multiple levels
-you get 20 more miles, BUT the JL flight will probably only accrue at 70%, which is obviously a net loss v the AA nonstop
-as much as I dislike AA's 10-abreast 77Ws, the planes JL flies NRT-HKG are worse