Happy

Not always. If the main cabin is less than 2/3 full I would take the main cabin anyday. This conclusion is from having had over 10 trips in CX J / F.

You could call CX to get Row 11.

nic3456

That's my understanding from everything I've read on blogs, etc - though I don't think we will know for certain until after the change. I have 4 F/J seats booked in June to HAN you can have as soon as I get them switched to March 2016

susiesan

Thanks for the offer but I won't be traveling until 2017. Have you not called yet to try and switch your travel date? March is only 2 months away.
Is there any availability?

slhansen219

Thanks Happy. I'll keep an eye on the availability. The flight isn't until Nov 1 so basically all seats are open right now. Is there really a chance to get row 11? I though those seats were reserved for peeps with status?

Thanks

nic3456

I've found bits an pieces, but not a full trip yet

stex

Thanks ladisgreat and AtomicLush for the suggestions and clarifications!

Happy

Call CX you will get Row 11. The only seat is not available is 2A in F even by calling.

Keep the Row 11 seat, and check the seatmap a couple days before departure, then decide whether you want to stay in the mini cabin or move to the main cabin if it is very empty.

Personally I am not fond of mini cabin when every seat is occupied - it gives me a really confined feeling. I much prefer the open space in the main J cabin unless it is full. The ideal situation is the center seats in main J cabin are largely unoccupied. Then sitting in main J is much better than in a full mini.
When both cabins are full, then the mini is slightly better than the main J.

sungchiahao

Has anyone been able to select CX seats on Qatar website recently? I used to be able to select seats, but now the function seems to be blocked.

hiima

Nope, just use CX site.

whimike

Not correct at all, I am able to get 2A every time I call. I booked an F seat from USA-HKG in December and called in and am in 2A.

Different strokes for different folks. I always prefer the mini-cabin regardless of loads.

buggy51

Hey everyone, I would like some clarification. I think I'm getting a little confused over reading some award chart information and I just want to be clear.

Using AA miles to book CX via phone, I am not eligible for any stopovers, even if it is Hong Kong for CX?

If I were to book say SFO to HKG , and I need to change the date, there is no change fee (unless I change the origin or destination and downgrade an award type?) [Change fee being 150 still].

The final confusion that I was having was that I read that some people initially booked themselves to other airports, e.g. ORD LAX but their home airport was say SFO. Are they booking it on the phone as LAX -> ORD -> HKG? Or just flying out from LAX -> ORD on a separate flight and then ORD -> HKG. I understand that AA states that the ticket must be the most direct booking, but what if it is the most direct booking with that premium cabin?

Thanks!

bmchris

Not that I know of. No carriers.

I'm curious - why would you think CX would be treated differently? Or are you talking about a 24 hour connection?

bmchris

Home airport has no bearing on reward booking. Just book where you want to depart from for your award. Just have a plan to get to that airport if needed.

mrtrickdk

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Stopovers over 24 hours will be ticketed as a separate award ticket (and thus requires more miles).
A stopover less than 24 hours can be ticketed as "one ticket" and thus using one award.

If you are creative, you can land 20-23 hour layovers in Hong Kong on Outbound and Return - that should; at least give you a brief taste of Hong Kong.

That is my understanding.

I do not understand the question... If you are referring to routing, I do not think it matters. You could fly (example) SAN-DFW-JFK-HKG-XXX

buggy51

-> Oh, last I recall, CX allowed free stopovers (last March for me) when booked via paid fare in HKG; wasn't sure if Award bookings were different in that regard. I figured AA's Award rule would take precedence but would like to eliminate any ambiguity. Thanks! I wasn't talking about a 24 hour connection.

I was thinking of HK as the majority destination, and possibly Taiwan or Singapore for a few days of visit. I'll just likely buy tickets separately as my vacation finalizes. But thank you for the information!

Oh sorry for the confusion, guess that was more of a two part question from me. I was wondering if AA would let you book a one way reward flight say SFO -> LAX -> HKG for only 55,000 if that is the only route that day that has business class available. Or would they just go too bad, just book LAX -> HKG and you'll just figure out a way to get down there? I think I read someone's itinerary that went from HKG -> YVR -> SFO that was award based.

My second part (which probably added to my own confusion and everyone else's), was regarding the AA award redemption which I thought was zone based. If I got a flight from say ORD -> HKG and later on discovered a flight from SFO -> HKG, can I change this without a fee since they're still in the same zone (North America?) or would this be considered a change in Origin (of city)?