May 2, 2015, 9:14 am
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Cathay award guide using Alaska Airlines miles
Note: Cathay flights cannot be booked using alaskaair.com:
Routing Rules:
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eastern
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Asia
Australia
Europe
India/Middle East
North America
Anyone with 90 posts and 90 days can edit the wiki. Everyone else if you want something added to the wiki please comment in the thread.
Note: Cathay flights cannot be booked using alaskaair.com:
Request your Partner Award reservation on Cathay Pacific by calling Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services) 5:00 a.m. - Midnight (PT), daily.
- If its not on the award chart its not allowed.
- No stopover on intra-regional awards, example Asia to Asia.
- The only awards that do not break at HKG are intra-Asia or North American ones. For instance, Australia-Europe/Middle East/Asia outside of HKG will be two awards (breaking at HKG). The AS website can be misleading about this.
- Otherwise open jaw or stopover allowed on each round trip award.
- One stop-over allowed on one way award. Build open jaw and other advance routing by booking multiple one way awards. Please note change fee rule below
- Allegedly stop-over only in Hong Kong, but some have posted success in other enroute cities such as YVR.
- No fees for changes/cancellations prior to 60 days from departure.
- Awards can be booked 330 days in advance
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Eastern
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Award Chart Links*:
Asia
Australia
Europe
India/Middle East
North America
Anyone with 90 posts and 90 days can edit the wiki. Everyone else if you want something added to the wiki please comment in the thread.
Redeeming Cathay Pacific ticket using Alaska miles
May 29, 2014, 7:46 am
#91
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Looks like it was just about trying out things on the website rather than booking them all (which makes sense if you're considering your options). Given that, I'm assuming there was no CX screenshot just because it's not bookable on the website to check these things out.
May 30, 2014, 11:22 am
#92
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 375
Are segments on AS CX awards married together? That is, if I book A-B-C, and decide to change A-B, do they have to cancel and rebook B-C as well?
May 30, 2014, 10:21 pm
#94
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 759
I had SEA-LAX-HKG-BKK-CMB booked and they were able to remove the BKK-CMB section seemingly without having to do anything about the earlier sections.
Sep 2, 2014, 6:33 am
#95
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Tokyo
Programs: DL Diamond, ANA Platinum
Posts: 1,532
I'm trying to book a one way intra-Asia award on CX HND-HKG in late November in Y. Supposed to be 15,000 MP miles. Availability appears on BA for both Economy and Premium Economy, but the Alaska agent cannot find them. What's wrong?
Sep 2, 2014, 4:38 pm
#96
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: LAX_AMS_MNL
Programs: AS MVP, AA EXP - 1MM, BAEC BRZ, BVY GLD, Hilton DIA, Hyatt GLB
Posts: 749
Sometimes BA shows phantom availability. Check JAL website. Whenever checking CX you need to check both JL and BA website. If JL shows none available then there really is nothing available.
Sep 2, 2014, 6:26 pm
#97
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Tokyo
Programs: DL Diamond, ANA Platinum
Posts: 1,532
EDIT: I called back and they had the availability after all! Apparently the agent just needs to follow a different protocol for CX awards than what they do for other airlines to get it to show up.
Even managed to get Premium Economy!
Last edited by FireEmblemPride; Sep 2, 2014 at 6:56 pm
Sep 3, 2014, 10:34 pm
#98
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Australia
Programs: QF Platinum
Posts: 361
Im looking for CX flights HKG/CDG/HKG in J&F, can see them on Qantas site I guess that is a good indicator?.
Sep 5, 2014, 7:30 am
#100
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
JL's website also shows availability for the same flights.
EDIT: I called back and they had the availability after all! Apparently the agent just needs to follow a different protocol for CX awards than what they do for other airlines to get it to show up.
Even managed to get Premium Economy!
EDIT: I called back and they had the availability after all! Apparently the agent just needs to follow a different protocol for CX awards than what they do for other airlines to get it to show up.
Even managed to get Premium Economy!
Sep 5, 2014, 7:58 pm
#101
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Australia
Programs: QF Platinum
Posts: 361
When I try JAL for CX award flights its painfully slow.
As QF & CX are not all that helpful to one another I think if I see them there (on QF) its probably true.
Sep 13, 2014, 7:14 am
#102
Used to be Sydneysider
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: CPH
Programs: AS MVP/Gold (and 75K aspirant)
Posts: 2,984
Any reason not to check CX availability on their own site, versus going to JAL?
Or is that a case of them providing better availability to their own program members than to partners?
Or is that a case of them providing better availability to their own program members than to partners?
Sep 13, 2014, 8:56 am
#103
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
I personally would never use the partners own site to see availability. Unless it's DL or AA where we have access to all the saver seats. To much chance of a false positive although some seem to say asiamiles site is somewhat reliable. I personally like ba site because its always been right for me
Sep 13, 2014, 5:23 pm
#104
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Australia
Programs: QF Platinum
Posts: 361
I see CX chart on AS says HKG to Europe, so this means to any ports they fly to like FCO, MIL and CDG?.