Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
Note that a second AS award to JFK means AA will not check luggage through, you will need to collect at JFK and recheck to CX. Also you are not protected for rebooking on the JFK-HKG segment should something go wrong with the AA flight RDU-JFK.
Until such time as Alaska allows multiple partners on awards you'll have to live with these limitations. IMO for economy booking you may well be better off using AA miles for a RDU-JFK-HKG award and then using AS miles for a HKG-Asia short hop, and "build in" a HKG stopover.
Thanks, good to know. I never check luggage, so that won't impact me. I ran out of AA miles, sadly. Didn't think about issues with the first flight. Guess I could book an earlier flight to JFK, hopefully leaving some wiggle room in case of problems at RDU.