ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2015)
Apr 24, 2015, 1:35 pm
#856
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,384
Couldn't it have been done with a US Airways award? Not sure about the machinations to make that work with Aadvantage miles.
Apr 24, 2015, 4:09 pm
#858
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Apr 25, 2015, 4:51 pm
#859
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: AA Exec Plat, UA , SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, United, Aeroplan, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 144
what is going on with Cathay last couple weeks? it seems like they are not releasing any seats. i been checking HKG-LAX super last min like 24-48 hours before and seems like no seats. is it just this time of the year?
Apr 25, 2015, 6:50 pm
#860
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,425
I had no problem finding J seats 10-11 months out LAX-PEK and PVG-SFO or LAX. But I wanted F seats. Those became available on all of our flights just about 7 months out. I snapped them up. Use either KVS Tool using the JL method or BA.com. While I saw them on JL & BA, they were not available to AA agents until about 2 days later. I was sweating it in the meantime. You really have to check every day and act fast.
Apr 26, 2015, 4:15 am
#861
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Norway
Programs: Eurobonus Silver
Posts: 59
I've managed to find the flights I want to book (ICN-HKG in biz, HKG-FRA in first CX, then FRA-LHR-BGO in biz with BA). Plenty of avail since I'm very flexible on my dates.
Since I've only found them on the BA site, I have to know how many AA miles this will cost me as I need to buy some additional miles.
Looking at AA it only says travelling Europe to Asia (or the other way around) will be 70 000, so my dumb noob question is: Will it be the 70 000 regardless of how many connections?
Since I've only found them on the BA site, I have to know how many AA miles this will cost me as I need to buy some additional miles.
Looking at AA it only says travelling Europe to Asia (or the other way around) will be 70 000, so my dumb noob question is: Will it be the 70 000 regardless of how many connections?
Apr 26, 2015, 9:27 am
#862
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: PSP
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, United
Posts: 1,081
Sitrus:Yes 1 award as long as they are "connections" and not "stops". Keep moving every 23hrs and 59 mins and you are good.
Apr 26, 2015, 9:33 am
#863
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Definitely more complicated that that if one is trying to check if an award between any 2 Cities is one award or not.
Apr 26, 2015, 10:29 am
#864
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,638
Depends on fare rules and MPM. For example, several years ago when QF was still operating SIN-LHR, HKG-SIN-LHR-DUS couldn't be priced for 70K while HKG-SIN-LHR-FRA could.
Apr 26, 2015, 12:15 pm
#865
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: PIT-SCE-AOO-PHL-NYC-WAS
Programs: free agent
Posts: 1,036
I grabbed HND-HKG (overnight in HKG) HKG-ORD F yesterday morning but I'm getting concerned here with "on request" status for more than 24 hours. AA agent say not worry about it but I would hate to lose those seats in process.
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Apr 26, 2015, 12:52 pm
#866
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,425
I grabbed HND-HKG (overnight in HKG) HKG-ORD F yesterday morning but I'm getting concerned here with "on request" status for more than 24 hours. AA agent say not worry about it but I would hate to lose those seats in process.
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Apr 26, 2015, 1:22 pm
#867
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: PIT-SCE-AOO-PHL-NYC-WAS
Programs: free agent
Posts: 1,036
Whew! Thank you for sharing good news (I'm new to AA and will remember this advice for future award bookings).
Apr 27, 2015, 7:52 am
#868
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 716
I grabbed HND-HKG (overnight in HKG) HKG-ORD F yesterday morning but I'm getting concerned here with "on request" status for more than 24 hours. AA agent say not worry about it but I would hate to lose those seats in process.
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Speak of HND-HKG hop, it's a CX 747 and seems still sell F seats. Any knowledge if CX plan to park this old bird?
Apr 27, 2015, 7:55 am
#869
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Apr 27, 2015, 10:16 am
#870
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 38
I'm seeing the same thing too, checking HKG-JFK and other NA gateways for the last few weeks. It's making me nervous to hope for last minute award availability in August as I am planning to book a future dummy date and change to the date that I prefer close-in.