Originally Posted by saimike
only Y, B and H fares on CX counts towards requalifying ... and these fares are quite outrageous. thats why i'd rather go SQ and get UA miles rather than CX for AA miles if i'm traveling economy ... the pricing works out better that way imho.
I don't think this is correct. I priced an "H" fare on Cathay Pacific's website and a Y fare on aa.com
According to aa, the "H" fare for RT from JFK to SIN is $US 1,789.83.
Eligible Cathay Pacific Fare Classes* January 1, 2004 Class of Service Purchased Fares
Booked In: Mileage Accrual Percentage
2004 Elite Qualifying Points Per Base Mile Earned
2004
First Class A, F 100% + 50% bonus 1.50
Business Class C, D, I, J 100% + 25% bonus 1.50
Full Fare Economy Class B, Y 100% 1.50
Discount Economy Class H 100% 1.00
Discount Economy Class N/A N/A N/A
* American Airlines and/or Cathay Pacific reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without
You are correct that the aa.com web site prices the trip at USD 4,499.83 for Y fare (which gets 1.50 instead of 1.00 for H fare).
Does he want an additional 10,000 MQM for $2,500? I doubt it. (He can make two mileage runs from the east coast to LAX for less than $1,000 and get the same MQM.
But what about comfort? Is Cathay any good in coach? Or is Singapore Air better? I too am interested in the answer to this question (now if someone else pays for a BC ticket, then it doesn't matter!)
