Originally Posted by
SydSwan
Looking to book December flights to Asia from Vancouver using Avios. I'm trying to get to Phnom Penh but thought it easier to book one leg at a time, Van to Hong Kong or Van to Narita. The BA site keeps routing me via London. Is there a trick to booking a non-stop partner flights from Van on the site? The BA site offers "find availability with British Airways on other dates" but, again, only offers flights via London. Once there, it links me to Cathay. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
The CX flights are often full with revenue, so CX revenue management might not see the need to release any award seats. If you want to find which days have availability, you can find airports that are only served by CX and JL to force availability. Examples include CTS, NGO, or FOC. I'd suggest finding the individual flights and then calling up to book, complicated itineraries (even mixed carriers) often get the best of the online system...
CX J avaialbility has been reduced significantly over the last few months, I rarely see it available nowadays, and Christmas will be even harder to find.
