Originally Posted by
ankdc
Ernestnywang, thanks for your response. Do you have personal experience or confirmation of your belief that the miles will be returned with an expiration date of January 2023? CX has not responded to my chat on this question, and I certainly cannot lose those miles.
I am considering transiting HND through to SGN on NH, instead of canceling entirely. Is it possible to transit HND internationally under the present situation? We’ll have carry-ons only (don’t trust an interline transfer), with only about 75 minutes between flights. Doable?
Many regulars on this forum can attest CX's practice is to refund expired miles to the next scheduled expiry anniversary. This has been a long-time practice, and I last confirmed with CX earlier this year that this is still the practice. Of course, this is not written in the T&C, so if you want a firm confirmation, you will have to wait for CX's response. You can try to call. I also have a hard time reaching them these days.
Your second question is out of the scope of this forum, but HND is open for transits within 24 hours. I am not sure of your exact itinerary. Are you trying to have separate tickets, one on JL and one on NH? I would recommend against it since Japan is not fully open to foreigners yet, and if your JL flight is delayed, you may not be able to take your NH flight. JL may require you to show documents that prove your eligibility to enter Japan in this case. Furthermore, the Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) between a JAL and an ANA flight at HND is 100 minutes.
Code:
T*CT-HND/JLNH/II<<
STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE .30 2.00 2.00 1.40
OFFLINE .30 2.00 2.00 1.40