AsiaMiles award flights are a problem. Often for best award availability, book far in advance. These days, that will only get one so far. CX will often cancel flights, and they will rebook people on flights 2-3 days away with poor connections. Even if one leg is good, and one is canceled, they will reschedule both. This happened to me. I contacted Marco Polo/AsiaMiles to book me on flights a day earlier. Well, I got waitlisted, when I was confirmed before. It appears they will only rebook award tickets on other flights that have award availability, even if CX are the ones canceling flights. Since CX award availability appears poor at the moment, it’s likely better to use AsiaMiles to book on partner flights that hopefully are less risky for cancellations. Can’t make any promises on that, but I don’t have much faith in Cathay Pacific delivering on award flights right now.