Cathay Pacific (CX) Award Redemption, Booking and Availability (2019-2022)
May 14, 2022, 12:44 pm
#1996
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 779
Edit: yes, it looks like the short leg will be cancelled.
Last edited by asdfghjk; May 14, 2022 at 1:25 pm
May 20, 2022, 9:13 pm
#1997
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 500
I was trying to make a highly speculative booking for March 2023. BA showed space on the CX flights that I wanted but the AS agent insisted she couldn't see the space. I asked her to contact the partner desk which she begrudgingly did but after a long hold came back and said the space was still unavailable. Is there a better way to guide AS to finding CX space?
May 20, 2022, 9:49 pm
#1998
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: NZ
Posts: 1,554
I was trying to make a highly speculative booking for March 2023. BA showed space on the CX flights that I wanted but the AS agent insisted she couldn't see the space. I asked her to contact the partner desk which she begrudgingly did but after a long hold came back and said the space was still unavailable. Is there a better way to guide AS to finding CX space?
May 21, 2022, 8:07 am
#1999
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AA is a good way to check things.
May 21, 2022, 8:43 am
#2000
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May 21, 2022, 9:40 am
#2001
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
I was trying to make a highly speculative booking for March 2023. BA showed space on the CX flights that I wanted but the AS agent insisted she couldn't see the space. I asked her to contact the partner desk which she begrudgingly did but after a long hold came back and said the space was still unavailable. Is there a better way to guide AS to finding CX space?
May 21, 2022, 4:17 pm
#2002
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 781
I was trying to make a highly speculative booking for March 2023. BA showed space on the CX flights that I wanted but the AS agent insisted she couldn't see the space. I asked her to contact the partner desk which she begrudgingly did but after a long hold came back and said the space was still unavailable. Is there a better way to guide AS to finding CX space?
Jun 27, 2022, 11:51 am
#2003
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 68
Has anyone been able to find any cx tickets between Hkg and Yyz? I called and they told there is nothing from dec 2022 to may 2023! Could that be right? Thanks!
Jun 27, 2022, 3:26 pm
#2004
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
It could be. Have you checked availability through other partners? When I checked I saw nothing YYZ-HKG through next March. April and May 2023 have a lot of days with 2 seat availability in PE or J (nothing in Economy) when checking BA and AA or JL, but not on QF. My read on this is there really is nothing YYZ-HKG from now through next March but you have a chance in April and May next year (up to 2 seats). Pick days you find availability on AA (or JL), call AS and ask them to check availability on that specific day. Search this thread for the Partner Desk phone number and call that. Calling the Partner Desk during PST/PDT business hours may lead to better results.
Jun 27, 2022, 3:43 pm
#2005
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
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It could be. Have you checked availability through other partners? When I checked I saw nothing YYZ-HKG through next March. April and May 2023 have a lot of days with 2 seat availability in PE or J (nothing in Economy) when checking BA and AA or JL, but not on QF. My read on this is there really is nothing YYZ-HKG from now through next March but you have a chance in April and May next year (up to 2 seats). Pick days you find availability on AA (or JL), call AS and ask them to check availability on that specific day. Search this thread for the Partner Desk phone number and call that. Calling the Partner Desk during PST/PDT business hours may lead to better results.
No longer says Asia to Hong Kong.
James
Jun 27, 2022, 5:30 pm
#2006
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,393
Poster is looking for HKG-YYZ. Through to spring the "fictitious" schedule is operating 5× weekly. It might be a good idea to check NE USA cities and purchase the last leg to YYZ. QF was always my goto for CX awards pre-Covid. That isn't panning out as well now. It may also be transitional between the existing AS-CX partnership & AS-CX as alliance members. Inter-Asia awards on CX used to always terminate in HKG but now Inter-Asia awards say Asia to Asia, not Asia to HKG. In theory, SIN-HKG-ICN should be a valid award. I haven't tested that out though.
No longer says Asia to Hong Kong.
James
No longer says Asia to Hong Kong.
James
Good find regarding the award chart change.
Jun 29, 2022, 6:44 pm
#2008
Join Date: Oct 2007
Programs: Alaska Air Mileage Plane
Posts: 16
Ahhhhh, man 
Just finished reading the last 10 pages for tips because I was hoping to blow my bank of 380k AS miles on my honeymoon in April-ish 2023 flying somewhere in Cathay 1st Class. But looks like I should make alternate plans, haha.
Just finished reading the last 10 pages for tips because I was hoping to blow my bank of 380k AS miles on my honeymoon in April-ish 2023 flying somewhere in Cathay 1st Class. But looks like I should make alternate plans, haha.
Jun 29, 2022, 7:11 pm
#2009
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 99
AS is great for QSuites bookings! 85k pp at saver rate one way to the Maldives
Jun 30, 2022, 4:20 am
#2010
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Poster is looking for HKG-YYZ. Through to spring the "fictitious" schedule is operating 5× weekly. It might be a good idea to check NE USA cities and purchase the last leg to YYZ. QF was always my goto for CX awards pre-Covid. That isn't panning out as well now. It may also be transitional between the existing AS-CX partnership & AS-CX as alliance members. Inter-Asia awards on CX used to always terminate in HKG but now Inter-Asia awards say Asia to Asia, not Asia to HKG. In theory, SIN-HKG-ICN should be a valid award. I haven't tested that out though.
No longer says Asia to Hong Kong.
James
No longer says Asia to Hong Kong.
James
CX intra-Asia on a XXX-HKG-YYY itinerary has always been possible. It doesn’t allow for a stopover though.