No CX Award Availability for HKG to SE Asia in July and August 2020
Oct 6, 2019, 9:54 pm
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No CX Award Availability for HKG to SE Asia in July and August 2020
Hi there,
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
Oct 7, 2019, 12:22 am
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This issue (lack of availability to SE Asian destinations ex HKG) has been covered extensively on other threads in this forum recently. Try research.
But basically, you need to hope that CX releases availability later on, also for partner awards like Avios.
But basically, you need to hope that CX releases availability later on, also for partner awards like Avios.
Oct 7, 2019, 1:25 am
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Hi there,
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
Oct 7, 2019, 12:10 pm
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Oct 7, 2019, 12:54 pm
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I am trying to use Alaska miles to redeem JFK-HKG-any SE Asian cities. It surprises me to see HKG- Bali is close to USD$1000 RT next summer. Should I just redeem JFK-HKG now to have a peace of mind and pay later for a cheap HKG-SE Asian ticket? Thank you all for your informative response!
Oct 7, 2019, 4:58 pm
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And again - award travel during peak season? It is going to be tough.
Oct 7, 2019, 5:35 pm
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Doesn’t belong here. Try here (though there’s not much cure other than monitoring sites like BA/JL/QF).
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...019-later.html
Oct 8, 2019, 8:47 am
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The response in question was unnecessarily snarky. Can we move back to substantive discussion now?
As for which forum this question belongs in, it's really mixed. CX does choose what it releases to partners, but the partner forum (e.g., BA) is really the best place to discuss issues relating to redemptions via that program.
What can be said definitively is that it's become difficult to redeem regional flights on CX using partner miles. CX does still make those flights available as part of a longer itinerary. So JFK-HKG-BKK may still be possible, while HKG-BKK often is not.
As for which forum this question belongs in, it's really mixed. CX does choose what it releases to partners, but the partner forum (e.g., BA) is really the best place to discuss issues relating to redemptions via that program.
What can be said definitively is that it's become difficult to redeem regional flights on CX using partner miles. CX does still make those flights available as part of a longer itinerary. So JFK-HKG-BKK may still be possible, while HKG-BKK often is not.
Oct 12, 2019, 4:49 pm
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This is a CX decision to invoke married segment logic on award bookings to south-east asia, Australia and NZ. It seems directly targetted at other One World partners and AS. It can be resolved by routing through TPE or CAN for AA awards or BA, but AS only allows awards originating in HKG direct to Australia, so effectively AS can no longer be used for any Australia award travel. QF seems to have totally given up on CX as a partner to/from Australia, and doesn't even search for CX for awards from TPE to Australia but uses China Air instead or MU.
It seems to me that CX is killing its opportunities as seats between HKG and ADL, PER and MEL are very often empty.
It seems to me that CX is killing its opportunities as seats between HKG and ADL, PER and MEL are very often empty.
Oct 15, 2019, 11:13 pm
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Hi there,
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
I am trying to find award availability for HKG to Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Siem Reap, Bali etc) for July and August 2020. There is no award availability including economy, business and first class for the entire summer. Does that mean it is too early to book award on Cathay or it is already too late to book? Thanks!
I am trying to use Alaska miles to redeem JFK-HKG-any SE Asian cities. It surprises me to see HKG- Bali is close to USD$1000 RT next summer. Should I just redeem JFK-HKG now to have a peace of mind and pay later for a cheap HKG-SE Asian ticket? Thank you all for your informative response!
Oct 15, 2019, 11:21 pm
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Unfortunately, I need a stopover in Hong Kong. I guess I have to purchase separate tickets then. I have a big family of 6 to travel with me. Thanks