ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2016)
Mar 21, 2016, 1:47 pm
#1276
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 849
Mine has the same language as the EY ones "On Request, please call etc."
Mar 21, 2016, 2:18 pm
#1277
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 88
I'm looking to travel to Asia in December. This is the schedule that I came out with.
12/13: Depart CMH
12/13: Seoul
12/20: HK
12/29: Taiwan
1/4: NARITA
1/9: HOME
I originally wanted to do SEOUL --> TOKYO --> HK --> TAIWAN --> HK --> US but it seems like it's nearly impossible to find any flights back from HK to the US. I'll spend 50k going to Seoul and 50K from Narita to CMH. Anything else between I'll figure that out later. How does that look so far? First time traveling on AA points.
12/13: Depart CMH
12/13: Seoul
12/20: HK
12/29: Taiwan
1/4: NARITA
1/9: HOME
I originally wanted to do SEOUL --> TOKYO --> HK --> TAIWAN --> HK --> US but it seems like it's nearly impossible to find any flights back from HK to the US. I'll spend 50k going to Seoul and 50K from Narita to CMH. Anything else between I'll figure that out later. How does that look so far? First time traveling on AA points.
Mar 21, 2016, 2:20 pm
#1278
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: FIND ME ON TWITTER FOR THE LATEST
Posts: 27,730
Was actually a bit surprised when the e-tickets came flooding in soon thereafter.
Mar 21, 2016, 2:51 pm
#1279
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: NYC/CEB
Posts: 399
I'll confess that I asked them to check a few hours ago while I was calling in to make a different reservation and they said "yep, all set up for ticketing" So, I can't pretend I wasn't concerned. Was actually a bit surprised when the e-tickets came flooding in soon thereafter.
Was actually a bit surprised when the e-tickets came flooding in soon thereafter.
Mar 21, 2016, 3:03 pm
#1280
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA, BA, CX, DL, EK, F9, GA, HA, IB, JL, KE, LH, MH, NH, OS, PG, QR, RJ, SA, TG, UA, VN, WN, ZH
Posts: 927
Mar 21, 2016, 3:47 pm
#1281
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 46
what does EXP matter? anyone can change the date on a ticket.
Mar 21, 2016, 3:53 pm
#1282
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 11,478
Change AND refund without penalty, for EXP.
Last edited by cesco.g; Mar 21, 2016 at 3:59 pm
Mar 21, 2016, 4:03 pm
#1283
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NYC
Posts: 246
I am not an EXP. Also the agent volunteered that if CX F opens up, I should be able to switch as I would be entitled for that, she said. I thanked her for volunteering that info. It's been done before I suppose. This should not trigger the repricing.
Mar 21, 2016, 4:19 pm
#1284
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP (owe), BA Silver (ows), AB Silver (owr), WN A+/CP, IHG Spire AMB, Avis First
Posts: 1,414
Also, I just called and was expecting to voluntarily downgrade to J, but the agent (much to my surprise) found availability in F... this was in October.... so it's out there!...
Mar 21, 2016, 4:22 pm
#1285
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP (owe), BA Silver (ows), AB Silver (owr), WN A+/CP, IHG Spire AMB, Avis First
Posts: 1,414
also, all of this has me left thinking...
CX award availability till next year is going to be completely random due to all of this speculative booking and cancel/rebook...
CX award availability till next year is going to be completely random due to all of this speculative booking and cancel/rebook...
Last edited by no2chem; Mar 21, 2016 at 4:30 pm
Mar 21, 2016, 4:40 pm
#1286
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: BOS, PVD
Programs: SPG Gold, Hyatt Pt, CBP Global Entry
Posts: 96
I have the same problem too. Is yours still "On request"? I called in Jan and changed my travel date and it has been on request since then. I just called AA and she said it was put thru incorrectly in Jan. She told me I should the ticketed email soon. I booked the another ticket on CX yesterday for next year and got the eticket email this morning.
Mar 21, 2016, 4:42 pm
#1287
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: los angeles, calif.
Programs: Alaska Airlines Gold MVP
Posts: 7,171
Does going from LAX-PVG-HKG on AA+Dragonair to LAX-HKG on CX incur an award change (and therefore a redeposit and need to pay the new mileage award)? Totally confused by how it works.
Mar 21, 2016, 4:42 pm
#1288
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,802
It would not change the dynamic unless CX cut back on 4 class service.
Mar 21, 2016, 5:03 pm
#1289
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,649
Availability should be getting better now that this rush is "almost" over, if CX holds steady of its policy. I see silver-lining of this AA price increase.
Mar 21, 2016, 5:06 pm
#1290
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LAX
Posts: 56
I just released a CX F seat from HKG-US in August. DM me if you want to know the date (not looking for anything, just don't want the first person who wants it to have it)