Hainan awards bookable as of March 2016 - reward chart?
May 14, 2018, 9:01 pm
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https://www.hainanairlines.com/US/US/CTUS
Jun 9, 2018, 2:55 pm
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Recently booked 2 J awards for BOS-PEK in October. Emailed in to the USA customer service account to select seats, and was told that HU 482 features the new 1-2-1 layout on the 789. Do we know which routes have the new 1-2-1 and which have the old 2-2-2 J layout?
Jun 20, 2018, 11:26 am
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Most likely reason is that they haven't figured out their schedule for 2019 and haven't loaded them on.
Jun 20, 2018, 11:57 am
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Ah that solves that. I guess it makes sense to avoid hundreds if not thousands of schedule changes as the dates get closer.
Jun 20, 2018, 1:59 pm
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Jun 20, 2018, 3:26 pm
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*edit may be just the TPAC is back since i get error on Harbin
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Jul 11, 2018, 11:50 am
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Having the same issue. Looking for JFK to CTU or CKG for next Spring. Anyone know when they plan to make bookings available for 2019?
Aug 12, 2018, 12:30 am
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When booking HU awards, is it possible to call in for other routings than the ones offered on the website? E.g. when I search XIY-CSX I only get the non-stop, but I'd rather fly XIY-KMG-CSX with a long layover... is that possible? I'm aware a stopover isn't, but I'm hoping at least a layover might be...
Aug 12, 2018, 2:13 am
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When booking HU awards, is it possible to call in for other routings than the ones offered on the website? E.g. when I search XIY-CSX I only get the non-stop, but I'd rather fly XIY-KMG-CSX with a long layover... is that possible? I'm aware a stopover isn't, but I'm hoping at least a layover might be...
Im not very familiar with these airports, but is KMG a common layover city 1) in general and 2) for connecting flights to/from XIY/CSX?
If there's availability in the requisite award class you can probably get an agent to push it through for you manually, but doing so would probably require a few rounds of HUCA. For simplicity, it might be easier to book XIY-CSX direct (or optimally with one stop) via the website. And then immediately call in saying you want to do a routing change manually. It's much easier for them than having to piece together the itinerary from scratch.
Aug 12, 2018, 3:18 am
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Online the stop/layover in KMG between XIY & CSX is an invalid routing. You could, however, book it as two awards. XIY-KMG & KMG-CSX. I am note sure about stopovers with HU on Asia to Asia awards. Maybe someone who has flown can chime in.
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Aug 12, 2018, 6:24 am
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Aug 12, 2018, 10:55 am
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I don't find Flying for Fun's logic here to be credible here. As someone who has redeemed on HU, I can definitely say its possible o book an HU awad with an untraditional connection/stopover point by phone. It can't be forced through online. The process is somewhat arduous for the agent though: some will reject the proposal because it seems like a lot of work for no real benefit, others will try and get lost. As stated earlier, a few rounds of HUCA is probably the way to go.
It is akin to booking an award PDX-JFK-HKG where the routing is invalid per the term & conditions for such an award. You could book two awards PDX-JFK & JFK-HKG. However, if you want to HUCA enough times you might find an agent that will book it for you as one. That does not change the fact that it is still an invalid routing per the T&C's for that award and the "logic" built into the online search has been overridden and violated.
Had AS N281VA given specific example(s) of his routings and indicated how many times he HUCA to effect them, his claim may be more credible. Regardless, it doesn't change the "logic" nor the terms and conditions of validity.
James