Jun 28, 2017, 8:46 pm
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Cathay Award Guide Using Alaska Airlines Miles
Note: Cathay flights cannot be booked using alaskaair.com. Mileage requirements in chart form available on alaskaair.com.
Routing Rules:
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle (Spring 2019)
Eastern (Can not be used if traveling to west coast)
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Washington
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. Mileage requirements in chart form available on 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 it's not on the award chart, it's not allowed. For example EUROPE is To/From HKG only.
- Stopover are only allowed on any CX award for North America awards as destination or origin. For instance: intra-Asia awards do not get a stopover. It must be a North America->Somewhere or Somewhere->North America award to qualify for a stopover.
- 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 award chart can be misleading about this and give you the impression you can fly an award like Australia/Europe-ICN, but the chart for these award types will show "Hong Kong".
- One stop-over allowed on one way award. You can build open jaw and other advanced routings 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 or SEA.
- As of 5 June 2018 changes/cancellations made to a booking will incur a $125 fee which is waived for MVPG/MVPG75K. Bookings made prior to 5 June will be allowed one complimentary change or cancellation for up to 60 days prior to date of travel.
- Awards can be booked 330 days in advance.
- Cathay and Alaska (or an Alaska flight operated by SkyWest/Horizon on behalf of Alaska) are the only airlines allowed on a Cathay award. No other partner airlines may be used on a single award (e.g. American, JAL, Emirates).
North American Gateway Cities:
Western
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle (Spring 2019)
Eastern (Can not be used if traveling to west coast)
Boston
Chicago
New York (JFK & EWR)
Toronto
Washington
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.
Cathay Pacific (CX) Award Redemption, Booking and Availability – 2017 and Later
Jul 24, 2017, 8:47 pm
#961
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Arlington, VA USA
Posts: 670
So I called today trying to find availability on 8/8 or 8/9 from JFK to SIN via HKG in J (I know I will have to wait until last minute for F and that is risky given AS issues with last minute partner awards). I used the Quantas tool to confirm that CX was releasing seats and there was availability both days from EWR and on one of the days from JFK. The agent told me nothing was available and suggested EK. No thanks, as the price to SIN or KUL (actual final destination)using EK J is 105K miles vs 50K on CX. The disadvantage of not using the QF tool is that it does not tell you the number of seats available. Although, I do know the CX flight from EWR to HKG on both 8/8 and 8/9 had multiple J seats available with AS not being able to access any of the seats.
Last edited by ArlingtonTraveler; Jul 25, 2017 at 3:23 pm
Jul 24, 2017, 9:04 pm
#962
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,802
Jul 24, 2017, 9:33 pm
#963
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: points traveller
Posts: 329
Jul 24, 2017, 9:59 pm
#964
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: HNL <-> BOS
Posts: 382
So I called today trying to find availability on 8/8 or 8/9 from JFK to SIN via HKG in J (I know I will have to wait until last minute for F and that is risky given AS issues with last minute partner awards). I used the Quantas tool to confirm that CX was releasing seats and there was nothing available. The agent told me nothing was available and suggested EK. No thanks, as the price to SIN or KUL (actual final destination)using EK J is 105K miles vs 50K on CX. The disadvantage of not using the QF tool is that it does not tell you the number of seats available. Although, I do know the CX flight from EWR to HKG on both 8/8 and 8/9 had multiple J seats available with AS not being able to access any of the seats.
Jul 25, 2017, 7:56 am
#965
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,053
DAK
Jul 25, 2017, 8:50 am
#966
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Why can't Alaska just make CX awards bookable online! Quantas and BA can do it 
Jul 25, 2017, 10:40 am
#968
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 96
I am planning to book 4 reward tickets with Cathay, either economy or premium economy: YYC-LAX/SFO-HKG-BKK
When I searched with Alaska website, I saw there are lots of availability for YYC-LAX, from 7.5K and up, is it true that I can pick the flights that require less than 12.5K, in order to be priced as one reward ticket, i.e. 30K or 35K?
I understand that there is $12.5 booking fee for Cathay Pacific, if I need to change the flights outside 60 days range, do I need to pay $12.5 again?
Thanks a lot.
When I searched with Alaska website, I saw there are lots of availability for YYC-LAX, from 7.5K and up, is it true that I can pick the flights that require less than 12.5K, in order to be priced as one reward ticket, i.e. 30K or 35K?
I understand that there is $12.5 booking fee for Cathay Pacific, if I need to change the flights outside 60 days range, do I need to pay $12.5 again?
Thanks a lot.
Jul 25, 2017, 11:13 am
#969
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,392
I am planning to book 4 reward tickets with Cathay, either economy or premium economy: YYC-LAX/SFO-HKG-BKK
When I searched with Alaska website, I saw there are lots of availability for YYC-LAX, from 7.5K and up, is it true that I can pick the flights that require less than 12.5K, in order to be priced as one reward ticket, i.e. 30K or 35K?
When I searched with Alaska website, I saw there are lots of availability for YYC-LAX, from 7.5K and up, is it true that I can pick the flights that require less than 12.5K, in order to be priced as one reward ticket, i.e. 30K or 35K?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...l#post28559396
The partner free is assessed once.
Jul 25, 2017, 12:05 pm
#970
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
Jul 25, 2017, 12:10 pm
#971
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,392
Jul 25, 2017, 12:18 pm
#972
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
So I called today trying to find availability on 8/8 or 8/9 from JFK to SIN via HKG in J (I know I will have to wait until last minute for F and that is risky given AS issues with last minute partner awards). I used the Quantas tool to confirm that CX was releasing seats and there was nothing available. The agent told me nothing was available and suggested EK. No thanks, as the price to SIN or KUL (actual final destination)using EK J is 105K miles vs 50K on CX. The disadvantage of not using the QF tool is that it does not tell you the number of seats available. Although, I do know the CX flight from EWR to HKG on both 8/8 and 8/9 had multiple J seats available with AS not being able to access any of the seats.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28160974-post748.html
Jul 25, 2017, 12:43 pm
#973
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LON
Programs: AS MVPG, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 1,350
Just booked some flights on CX. The avios tool is a lifesaver, definitely would recommend.
Jul 25, 2017, 12:45 pm
#974
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,541
Can AS drop a segment on a CX award and reprice, or not?
All - ticketed SGNHKGJFK on CX, 50k in J.
May want to drop the HKGJFK segment before departure and reprice the SGNHKG @ 22.5k in J. Assuming at that point no more SGNHKG awards will be available.
On Emirates, I believe awards have to still be offered on ALL segments in order to add/delete segments. In other words, you are basically throwing out the award and starting from scratch (though there are reports of intrepid agents getting around this).
For Cathay, will Alaska have any trouble dropping just the long-haul segment and re-pricing, without discarding my short haul award?
Thanks - Jamie
All - ticketed SGNHKGJFK on CX, 50k in J.
May want to drop the HKGJFK segment before departure and reprice the SGNHKG @ 22.5k in J. Assuming at that point no more SGNHKG awards will be available.
On Emirates, I believe awards have to still be offered on ALL segments in order to add/delete segments. In other words, you are basically throwing out the award and starting from scratch (though there are reports of intrepid agents getting around this).
For Cathay, will Alaska have any trouble dropping just the long-haul segment and re-pricing, without discarding my short haul award?
Thanks - Jamie
Jul 25, 2017, 12:55 pm
#975
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 96
For YYC-LAX, I saw spaces available for 7.5K, 10K, 12.5K and more. Are all spaces lower than 12.5K are saver spaces or only 7.5K is considered saver space?
On certain days, the lowest seat is priced as 12.5K, is it a saver space then?
How about the business class, how many points is considered saver space?
Thanks for any help.