Originally Posted by
AddictedSon
If I wanted to book the following in J using asia miles on AY and CX:
SIN-HEL
HEL-NRT-HKG
Would this be eligible to book as a mixed carrier return fare with open jaw at origin? Getting mixed messages from representatives at Asia Miles.
Thanks
This is not a mixed-carrier round-trip redemption. A return redemption cannot have an open jaw at the origin between different countries/territories. Please refer to
https://www.asiamiles.com/en/terms-a...onditions.html
An open jaw at the point of origin (for an itinerary with international flights only) can only be made between different cities of a country/region.
Nevertheless, a round-trip does not save you miles. It costs the same as 2 one-ways. The only benefit is, if you need to refund, you only have to pay the penalty once, and if one of your flights is changed, you can change the other ones for free as well.
On the other hand, while 2 one-ways would require at least 70000*2=140000 AM, if you take HEL-NRT, NRT-HKG, or both on JL instead, you can turn this into a oneworld multi-carrier award (which needs 2 airlines other than CX), and that would only require 135000AM.