ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2016)
Jan 9, 2016, 11:28 am
#106
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,138
Needs to be the night flight with CX for a connection so nothing from EU will work unfortunately. Usually I just bite the bullet and fly via EU but this time won't work unfortunately. Just wish this problem would get resolved. Seems strange that it is just this route.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:31 am
#107
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NCL and LBA
Programs: BD*G, BAGold, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 3,270
No trust me this is a long-standing issue. Always shows available for other partners. I've even given up and used BA miles instead before. It isn't phantom availability. It just can't be seen by AA.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:34 am
#108
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,767
I know what you mean. I had same experience last May when BA was bookable but AA could not see any. We ended up flying from FRA instead.
Jan 9, 2016, 11:58 am
#109
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
Just for emphasis, the opposite is also true. I've ticketed numerous CX flights via AA that BA and JL sites did not see.
Jan 10, 2016, 3:17 am
#110
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,385
Any married segment tips ex-LAX? Tried most cities and got nothing showing. PM's appreciated also.
Jan 10, 2016, 3:29 pm
#112
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
Jan 12, 2016, 12:38 pm
#113
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 206
SUCCESS! (Last minute)
Just completed my second trip to SINGAPORE - this time with the wife. Both of us in F. Both seats (out/inbound) opened and booked last >10 and > 8 hours. ORD->HKG->SIN then a little tricky on the way back cause we wanted to travel on a specific day but nontheless. SIN->HKG->JFK. Last minute is still the way to go on CX. Always great service - especially compared to AA agents (woof) I love how CX in ORD treats it's F customers like royalty.
Good luck all you trying to redeem points before the March curtain!
Good luck all you trying to redeem points before the March curtain!
Jan 12, 2016, 12:42 pm
#114
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
Just completed my second trip to SINGAPORE - this time with the wife. Both of us in F. Both seats (out/inbound) opened and booked last >10 and > 8 hours. ORD->HKG->SIN then a little tricky on the way back cause we wanted to travel on a specific day but nontheless. SIN->HKG->JFK. Last minute is still the way to go on CX. Always great service - especially compared to AA agents (woof) I love how CX in ORD treats it's F customers like royalty.
Good luck all you trying to redeem points before the March curtain!
Good luck all you trying to redeem points before the March curtain!
Welcome home - Jamie
Jan 12, 2016, 12:58 pm
#115
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 206
Always!
Congratulations, an excellent redemption. But please tell me you scheduled a sufficient layover in HKG to schlep out to The Pier and spend several hours there? LOVE THAT LOUNGE. In fact, I'm flying JFKPEK and going out of my way simply to have 3 hours in HKG (transit via ICN would be considerably faster).
Welcome home - Jamie
Welcome home - Jamie
Yes, outbound had about 5+ hours. Visited the Wing and Pier - soaked in the tub, took a shower, and took a nap in private cabanas with the windows for plane watching. LOVE the CX lounges in HKG.
Jan 12, 2016, 1:30 pm
#117
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 53
I've always called, both to add/subtract domestic legs, and to add/subtract legs beyond HKG. I've done it once ticketed (it forces a re-ticketing) and when on hold (it just resets your place in the queue). The only time I ran into an issue was trying to drop LGAYYZ from YYZHKG, as the point of sale was the U.S. and it needed to remain as such. I couldn't originate in Canada given the way it was initially ticketed. Or something like that.
Jan 12, 2016, 1:57 pm
#118
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA Platinum - 1MM+
Posts: 147
I was looking at award space in F for one person from US (ideally west coast) to HKG around November 7-11. Found one seat only from ORD in a wide range of dates.
Looking for two seats from HKG to US west coast around Dec. 2nd, ideally in F, but given the release, looks like 2 in J it will be.
I didn't realize space was this tight, this far out. Is this everyone's experience as well?
(sorry - Newbie to CX here)
Looking for two seats from HKG to US west coast around Dec. 2nd, ideally in F, but given the release, looks like 2 in J it will be.
I didn't realize space was this tight, this far out. Is this everyone's experience as well?
(sorry - Newbie to CX here)
Jan 12, 2016, 2:21 pm
#119
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 4,542
I was looking at award space in F for one person from US (ideally west coast) to HKG around November 7-11. Found one seat only from ORD in a wide range of dates.
Looking for two seats from HKG to US west coast around Dec. 2nd, ideally in F, but given the release, looks like 2 in J it will be.
I didn't realize space was this tight, this far out. Is this everyone's experience as well?
(sorry - Newbie to CX here)
Looking for two seats from HKG to US west coast around Dec. 2nd, ideally in F, but given the release, looks like 2 in J it will be.
I didn't realize space was this tight, this far out. Is this everyone's experience as well?
(sorry - Newbie to CX here)
Ample availability - 330 day mark, but pickings will be comparatively slim and typically just 1 F seat is made available.
Bad/random availability - Between T-14 and T-310 or so. Things pop up, but not often.
Best availability - inside of 14 days.
This is my experience for F awards, I've redeemed close to 50 one-way CX awards, the vast majority with AA. Set up an Awardnexus alert for between T-14 and T-310 and plan on major sleep deprivation inside of T-7.
Good luck - Jamie
Jan 12, 2016, 2:29 pm
#120
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 515
Best availability - 355 day mark, but you'll need a currency other than AA to book that far out.
Ample availability - 330 day mark, but pickings will be comparatively slim and typically just 1 F seat is made available.
Bad/random availability - Between T-14 and T-310 or so. Things pop up, but not often.
Best availability - inside of 14 days.
This is my experience for F awards, I've redeemed close to 50 one-way CX awards, the vast majority with AA. Set up an Awardnexus alert for between T-14 and T-310 and plan on major sleep deprivation inside of T-7.
Good luck - Jamie
Ample availability - 330 day mark, but pickings will be comparatively slim and typically just 1 F seat is made available.
Bad/random availability - Between T-14 and T-310 or so. Things pop up, but not often.
Best availability - inside of 14 days.
This is my experience for F awards, I've redeemed close to 50 one-way CX awards, the vast majority with AA. Set up an Awardnexus alert for between T-14 and T-310 and plan on major sleep deprivation inside of T-7.
Good luck - Jamie