Aug 7, 2015, 8:58 am
Cathay Pacific Award Availability
when using Alaska Airlines Miles
North American CX Gateway Cities
New York City (JFK/EWR)
Boston (BOS)
Toronto (YYZ)
Chicago (ORD)
Vancouver (YVR)
Los Angeles (LAX)
San Francisco (SFO)
Notes and tips:
You cannot book CX award flights on alaskaair.com.
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mil...rs/cathay.aspx
Both BA and JL websites can be used to search for CX partner inventory. JL is typically a more accurate engine. BA should only be used on a per-segment basis (in other words, do not search for LAX-BKK, search for LAX-HKG, then HKG-BKK). Note that AS award availability is only for 330 days, the BA engine will show availability to 365 days.
There are mixed reports on getting a CX stopover outside of HKG. By rule, HKG is the only allowed stopover. Stopovers are not allowed on intra-Asia award bookings (you will need a North American segment to be able to book a stopover).
All CX awards except for the intra-Asia award must either originate or end in HKG or North America. If you wish to fly Middle East/India/Europe/Asia/Australia to a CX destination beyond your initial flight to or from HKG that is not a North American destination, it will be two awards: XXX-HKG and HKG-YYY. CX intra-Asia awards do not include a stopover.
CX releases availability close in. If you do a change where you book another cabin and upgrade to F (which often may be the only way to get F on CX), you will be charged the $125 rebooking fee (waived for MVPG+).
*Have the AS CSR perform the search one leg at a time (Transoceanic first). That might yield more results than the whole itinerary at once.*
The CX forum has a FAQ on the CX experience.
Award eligible Destinations
By region.
(Dragon Air is not allowed on AS award)
Africa
Johannesburg (JNB)
Asia
Bangkok (BKK)
Beijing (PEK)
Cebu (CEB)
Denpasar (Bali) (DPS)
Fukuoka (FUK)
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Jakarta (CGK)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) [Ends 30 April]
Manila (MNL)
Osaka (KIX)
Sapporo (CTS)
Seoul (ICN)
Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN)
Surabaya (SUB)
Taipei (TPE)
Tokyo (HND)
Australia/NZ
Adelaide (ADL)
Auckland (AKL)
Brisbane (BNE)
Cairns (CNS)
Melbourne (MEL)
Perth (PER)
Sydney (SYD)
India/Middle East
Bahrain (BAH)
Chennai (MAA)
Colombo (CMB)
Delhi (DEL)
Doha (DOH) [Discontinued as of Feb 2016]
Dubai (DXB)
Hyderabad (HYD)
Malé (MLE)
Mumbai (BOM)
Riyadh (RUH)
Tel Aviv (TLV)
Europe (To/from HKG only. NA is separate award)
Amsterdam (AMS)
Barcelona (BCN)
Düsseldorf (DUS)
Frankfurt (FRA)
London (LHR, LGW)
Manchester (MAN)
Milan (MXP)
Paris (CDG)
Rome (FCO)
Zurich (ZRH)
when using Alaska Airlines Miles
North American CX Gateway Cities
New York City (JFK/EWR)
Boston (BOS)
Toronto (YYZ)
Chicago (ORD)
Vancouver (YVR)
Los Angeles (LAX)
San Francisco (SFO)
Notes and tips:
You cannot book CX award flights on alaskaair.com.
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mil...rs/cathay.aspx
Award Travel on Cathay Pacific
Book Your Award Travel: To use Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ Miles on Cathay Pacific, call Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily
Book Your Award Travel: To use Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ Miles on Cathay Pacific, call Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily
There are mixed reports on getting a CX stopover outside of HKG. By rule, HKG is the only allowed stopover. Stopovers are not allowed on intra-Asia award bookings (you will need a North American segment to be able to book a stopover).
All CX awards except for the intra-Asia award must either originate or end in HKG or North America. If you wish to fly Middle East/India/Europe/Asia/Australia to a CX destination beyond your initial flight to or from HKG that is not a North American destination, it will be two awards: XXX-HKG and HKG-YYY. CX intra-Asia awards do not include a stopover.
CX releases availability close in. If you do a change where you book another cabin and upgrade to F (which often may be the only way to get F on CX), you will be charged the $125 rebooking fee (waived for MVPG+).
*Have the AS CSR perform the search one leg at a time (Transoceanic first). That might yield more results than the whole itinerary at once.*
The CX forum has a FAQ on the CX experience.
Award eligible Destinations
By region.
(Dragon Air is not allowed on AS award)
Africa
Johannesburg (JNB)
Asia
Bangkok (BKK)
Beijing (PEK)
Cebu (CEB)
Denpasar (Bali) (DPS)
Fukuoka (FUK)
Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Jakarta (CGK)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) [Ends 30 April]
Manila (MNL)
Osaka (KIX)
Sapporo (CTS)
Seoul (ICN)
Shanghai (PVG)
Singapore (SIN)
Surabaya (SUB)
Taipei (TPE)
Tokyo (HND)
Australia/NZ
Adelaide (ADL)
Auckland (AKL)
Brisbane (BNE)
Cairns (CNS)
Melbourne (MEL)
Perth (PER)
Sydney (SYD)
India/Middle East
Bahrain (BAH)
Chennai (MAA)
Colombo (CMB)
Delhi (DEL)
Doha (DOH) [Discontinued as of Feb 2016]
Dubai (DXB)
Hyderabad (HYD)
Malé (MLE)
Mumbai (BOM)
Riyadh (RUH)
Tel Aviv (TLV)
Europe (To/from HKG only. NA is separate award)
Amsterdam (AMS)
Barcelona (BCN)
Düsseldorf (DUS)
Frankfurt (FRA)
London (LHR, LGW)
Manchester (MAN)
Milan (MXP)
Paris (CDG)
Rome (FCO)
Zurich (ZRH)
CX (Cathay) Award availability
Oct 31, 2016, 12:00 am
#1591
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,618
Hi -
That must have taken place over the last 3 weeks. I was able to pull up availability for flights in Mid-October.
Is this also true with QF or JL?
That must have taken place over the last 3 weeks. I was able to pull up availability for flights in Mid-October.
Is this also true with QF or JL?
Oct 31, 2016, 7:20 am
#1592
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Beaufort, SC
Programs: Delta, Alaska Air, & BA
Posts: 535
I just saw seats for 5th, 6th & 8th on BA. LAX-HKG.
Oct 31, 2016, 8:44 am
#1593
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 63
Thank you for the information in this thread and those that assisted with the questions i had.
Just booked my preferred itinerary in J thanks to you guys!
Just booked my preferred itinerary in J thanks to you guys!
Oct 31, 2016, 12:16 pm
#1594
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 19
I'm using www.awardnexus.com and searching in QF/CX. I also use Qantas site and it still shows availability that's gone on BA.
Nov 4, 2016, 8:02 am
#1596
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 90
I called American looking for a way to get to Asia in F on Cathay in Dec, since there was an equipment change and they downgraded us to J on AA DFW to NRT. American then tells me "This is strange, Cathay seems to be blocking me from seeing anything". Does this mean it is blocking BA and AA? If I find availability on Qantas, will AA not see it anymore?
Nov 4, 2016, 9:00 am
#1597
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I called American looking for a way to get to Asia in F on Cathay in Dec, since there was an equipment change and they downgraded us to J on AA DFW to NRT. American then tells me "This is strange, Cathay seems to be blocking me from seeing anything". Does this mean it is blocking BA and AA? If I find availability on Qantas, will AA not see it anymore?
I really haven't a clue? Hang up and call again. Random CS agents say weird things all the time that do not reflect reality.
Maybe ask in the AA forum?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ilability.html
Nov 4, 2016, 9:05 am
#1598
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,533
I called American looking for a way to get to Asia in F on Cathay in Dec, since there was an equipment change and they downgraded us to J on AA DFW to NRT. American then tells me "This is strange, Cathay seems to be blocking me from seeing anything". Does this mean it is blocking BA and AA? If I find availability on Qantas, will AA not see it anymore?
What WOULD be unusual would be any December award space, since you are between booking windows.
Jamie
EDIT - didn't realize guy posted in wrong forum.
Nov 4, 2016, 10:27 am
#1599
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 90
Why are you asking a question about American Airlines in the Alaska Airlines forum? This thread is about using Alaska Airlines miles to book Cathay seats, not American Airlines miles.
I really haven't a clue? Hang up and call again. Random CS agents say weird things all the time that do not reflect reality.
Maybe ask in the AA forum?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ilability.html
I really haven't a clue? Hang up and call again. Random CS agents say weird things all the time that do not reflect reality.
Maybe ask in the AA forum?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ilability.html
Ooops Sorry! I reloaded the wrong forum page. I didn't mean to post it here.
Nov 4, 2016, 10:48 am
#1600
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Nov 15, 2016, 3:34 pm
#1601
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Australia
Programs: QF Platinum
Posts: 361
Intend to go CNS/HKG stop - HKG/YVR stop - YVR/JFK on CX is this possible on one AS award ticket?
Nov 15, 2016, 4:40 pm
#1602
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No. That's two stopovers on one one way ticket. You get one (you could get two stopovers on a round trip, one on outbound, one on inbound). Also, per the wiki, "There are mixed reports on getting a CX stopover outside of HKG. By rule, HKG is the only allowed stopover."
Nov 16, 2016, 2:51 am
#1603
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: MEL KUL
Programs: AA
Posts: 154
First time redemption on AS award ticket on CX, JFK-HKG-KUL.
I'm surprised at the extremely long hold times to get to an agent. First call to an agent was at around 2pm eastern, was on hold for 30 minutes and told no J seats despite seeing it on QF website. Second call was at around 2am eastern (hello jetlag) and was on hold for 50 minutes. I was ready to give up when I got the agent who was very helpful.
J on JFK-HKG and PY on HKG-KUL and charged only 50k miles. I was told that if J opens up on HKG-KUL I can call back to upgrade for no extra miles/charges. BA has been down so I can't check availability, JL shows nothing since it's less than 4 days to the flight, QF shows almost exactly what the AS agent stated (J on the first segment, PY on the second). Asia Miles shows F but AS couldn't see it.
I'm surprised at the extremely long hold times to get to an agent. First call to an agent was at around 2pm eastern, was on hold for 30 minutes and told no J seats despite seeing it on QF website. Second call was at around 2am eastern (hello jetlag) and was on hold for 50 minutes. I was ready to give up when I got the agent who was very helpful.
J on JFK-HKG and PY on HKG-KUL and charged only 50k miles. I was told that if J opens up on HKG-KUL I can call back to upgrade for no extra miles/charges. BA has been down so I can't check availability, JL shows nothing since it's less than 4 days to the flight, QF shows almost exactly what the AS agent stated (J on the first segment, PY on the second). Asia Miles shows F but AS couldn't see it.
Nov 16, 2016, 4:10 am
#1604
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