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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 1:36 am
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Originally Posted by Flying for Fun
It was my understanding that the 72 hour limitation only applied to Asia origination. In September, I was unable to book a reward BKK-HKG within 3 days.
I ended up flying a revenue EK J on their A380 fifth-freedom flight, which was cheaper than CX in Main.

James
Unfortunately, all the brokers know the loophole to get around this. So it only punishes legitimate use.
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