Originally Posted by
italdesign
Please refresh my memory. I have in my notes that as of Jan 2023, any change that keeps the same airline is USD $50 (including route change). But on the CX website, it says origin and destination need to stay the same. Which is true?
Specifically, can I change a 25k intra-Asia J award to a 85k US-Asia J award (both all on CX), paying the $50 change fee?
Both rebooking and rerouting have a 50USD/7500AM fee these days per
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...-and-fees.html, but their definitions are still different.
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...onditions.html
Tickets for Flight Awards rebooking (except for HK Express):
a. Are available for changes of confirmed flight date or flight number, with the same itinerary, same airline, same cabin class and same ticket expiry date.
b. Flight change fee will apply when one confirmed flight date/number is changed to another confirmed flight date/number.
c. Are available online at the Website and offline at the Customer Care Team for confirmed Cathay Pacific flights.
d. Other service fees may apply. Such fees may be changed by AML from time to time. Please refer to the Optional Services and Fees Page for details.
Tickets for Flight Awards may be re-issued (except for HK Express):
a. Only for travel by the same person.
b. Provided the ticket is totally unused.
c. Subject to additional Asia Miles being required if the new journey belongs to a higher distance zone.
d. Subject to having the same expiry date as the original ticket and for use on the same combination of airlines.
e. Flight change fee will apply for re-issuing tickets.
f. Other service fees may apply. Such fees may be changed by AML from time to time. Please refer to the Optional Services and Fees Page for details.