ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2015)
Jan 5, 2015, 5:07 am
#91
Join Date: Aug 2014
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Previously when I checked about a month ago, there were 2 seats in F routinely available out of ORD/HKG at +355 days. I have a hard time believing the reduction is due to more people getting credit card miles.
Jan 5, 2015, 6:38 am
#92
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Norway
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Slightly OT, but are in a jam, need to buy 70K Aadvatage miles asap, are the only/best option through their website ($2000), or are there other cheaper alternatives?
Jan 5, 2015, 7:07 am
#93
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: WAS
Posts: 1,626
Married segment practice - this is to prevent all the awards being snatched up for JFK-HKG travelers leaving nothing for those need to go BEYOND HKG. A very common practice on virtually all airlines. QF for example, could have nothing available for LAX-SYD, but has availability for JFK-LAX-SYD when LAX-SYD is on the same flight.
A little trick people figure out when searching for award seats, also can be a source of frustration from another angle.
A little trick people figure out when searching for award seats, also can be a source of frustration from another angle.
Jan 5, 2015, 7:34 am
#94
Join Date: Aug 2001
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DAK
Jan 5, 2015, 7:35 am
#95
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 6,790
I'm not aware of any for "ASAP", but AA and US Air frequently have promotions at a reduced price, or on a "gift your friend and get miles, too" basis. If you know someone who is an AAdvantage or USAir Dividend Miles member, you might ask him/her to be on the alert for one.
Jan 5, 2015, 7:47 am
#96
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: ORD
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I don't think so. Even at +355 day mark, only 1 seat in F available.
Previously when I checked about a month ago, there were 2 seats in F routinely available out of ORD/HKG at +355 days. I have a hard time believing the reduction is due to more people getting credit card miles.
Previously when I checked about a month ago, there were 2 seats in F routinely available out of ORD/HKG at +355 days. I have a hard time believing the reduction is due to more people getting credit card miles.
Jan 5, 2015, 11:54 am
#97
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
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I know a few folks here book/track HKG-DPS-HKG availability and wanted to ask what I should expect. I flew it 3 years ago with no problem getting 5x awards in business class. But looking now for Christmas 2015 and seeing only Y awards. I am fine with that if it's the way we have to go as we'll be in HKG already and it's a short enough flight to do in the back of the bus.
Jan 5, 2015, 12:00 pm
#98
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ocean Beach
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I've generally seen less availability than there was several years ago. I'm generally searching for only three seats and even that's been harder. I've also found that HKG-DPS becomes available later than transpac flights, so I've often booked a flight into SIN at 331 days changing to DPS a month or two later.
Jan 5, 2015, 12:48 pm
#99
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NYC/PHL/HKG
Posts: 210
I don't think so. Even at +355 day mark, only 1 seat in F available.
Previously when I checked about a month ago, there were 2 seats in F routinely available out of ORD/HKG at +355 days. I have a hard time believing the reduction is due to more people getting credit card miles.
Previously when I checked about a month ago, there were 2 seats in F routinely available out of ORD/HKG at +355 days. I have a hard time believing the reduction is due to more people getting credit card miles.
Jan 5, 2015, 3:13 pm
#100
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Philadelphia
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I guess it depends on when. I just booked 2 F seats yesterday out of ORD on the exact date in November I wanted. Now, I would have preferred the middle of the night flight rather than the afternoon one, but I can't be too choosy.
Jan 5, 2015, 4:32 pm
#101
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Might not work... because the the flight SYD-LAX and the flight LAX-JFK both operate as the same flight number QF11, so when ticketed it could well be ticketed as a single flight with a single flight coupon. I'm guessing that this might make it harder to "drop" a segment that doesn't appear as a separate segment on the ticket. But I may be wrong.
DAK
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Jan 5, 2015, 5:11 pm
#102
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"on request"
So - I've been "on request" for my CX J tix for 4 days now...anything to be worried about? I did call AA yesterday and they did say all was fine on their end, just waiting on CX to "accept" it, should go in for ticketing today...but nada.
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Jan 5, 2015, 5:15 pm
#103
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: ORD/AUS
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So - I've been "on request" for my CX J tix for 4 days now...anything to be worried about? I did call AA yesterday and they did say all was fine on their end, just waiting on CX to "accept" it, should go in for ticketing today...but nada.
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Jan 5, 2015, 5:34 pm
#104
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So - I've been "on request" for my CX J tix for 4 days now...anything to be worried about? I did call AA yesterday and they did say all was fine on their end, just waiting on CX to "accept" it, should go in for ticketing today...but nada.
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Thought I remembered seeing something about "5 day limit" on here...
Jan 5, 2015, 5:36 pm
#105
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