Nov 19, 14, 10:27 am
Last edit by: Prospero
Awards: All Cathay Pacific / CX (Including First and Business Class)
Questions, Availability, Discussion
NOTE: Multiple reports starting in June 2021 that CX is allowing only a 24 hour hold and could cancel reservations not being ticketed beyond 24 hours.
Please feel free to use this thread for questions regarding CX Economy, Premium Economy, First and Business Class award redemption using AAdvantage miles, as well as questions regarding award availability, routings and related issues. Please go to the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Forum to discuss or ask about meals, equipment, service, etc. on CX, as there is an existing wealth of information there - and this is the American Airlines AAdvantage Forum
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AA Flight award chart for oneworld and partner airlines
Other related threads that may be of interest:
FT Discrepancy between CX Award Search and AA availability: Discrepancy between QF and CX award search and AA availability
FT How , When to Select CX Seats on CX Award: How / when to select seat on a Cathay (CX) award / flight (consolidated)
FT Cathay Pacific Experience - Seats / Interline/ Baggage FAQs: Cathay Pacific Experience / Seats / Interline / Baggage FAQs
Also, for Rules about awards, see AA oneworld and Other Airline Partner Award information, rules (2015 on).
Expert Advice:
Only "MileSAAver" awards apply to oneworld and AA partners.
Premium Economy seats are not available with AAdvantage awards, may be soon as AA sells Premium Economy Feb 2017.
Be aware that what you see on the BA, JL, or QF sites may not be visible to the AA reservations folks. You may want to note the flight on which the F award seat is shown as "available" on those sites and if the AA agent doesn't see any availability suggest that the AA agent check that specific one again. If the AA agent still cannot see it, thank them, hang up, and call back a little later.
Sometimes CX will make flights available for award booking to CX frequent flyers, but not release the seats immediately for other oneworld frequent flyers. Usually though, the seats, if not taken by CX frequent flyers, are released after a while to other OW programs.
Although CX may release seats for award earlier, AA can book them no more than 331 days prior to departure. The awards that CX does release are available as early as 355 days prior to departure for CX and BA frequent fliers, and sometimes that means the awards you want w AA miles will be snatched up prior to the 331 day mark.
*** AA does not have a set schedule to load flights. They can load it anytime after midnight 331 days out. Most of the time it is within a couple to 12 hours of that. Other times, it can be a full day or a day and a half afterwards, especially on the weekends where there's most variability. Unlike JL award space, it is not a specific time of day.
4Keep in mind that when booking eastbound space to North America that it's one day later in HKG so that space usually becomes available 330 days in advance to North America; this is not always true, since CX has already loaded the availability a month prior to AA - it is just up to AA to load and release the seats on SABRE, so it typically ends up being 330 days out, but not necessarily.
Similarly... if you are trying to book westbound, US->HKG->Somewhere then AA may not be able to book the HKG->Somewhere segment 331 days in advance of the US->HKG flight, if it is still 332 days out in HKG. As it is the flights from US->HKG that are hardest to get, if you find a seat US->HKG at the 331 day mark when it is first available for booking through AA but cannot book the continuation, you can just put that US->HKG segment on hold with AA, then call back the next day when connecting flights will be loaded into the system to try to book the onward flight from HKG.
AA does not charge "YQ" surcharges [what they sometimes call "fuel surcharge"] on CX award segments (BA Avios does), thus the taxes and fees on your "free" ticket on CX or KA are almost always significantly less than for the same routing on BA.
There is a Hong Kong Departure Tax (HK) of $120 HKD (approx $15.50 USD) on every segment departing Hong Kong. Exemptions apply. If your ticket includes this tax and you qualify for an exemption, a refund can be applied for either in person at HKIA landside or via post to Civil Aviation Department. AA charges this tax for children under 12 years of age despite the exemption. In order to obtain a cash refund at HKIA, you will need passenger passport, passenger boarding pass, passenger ticket receipt showing the fare calculation line which will show the HK tax being charged. This receipt can be obtained at any AA counter worldwide including HKIA as well as Airport Express in-town check-in (AA check-in). As the AA counter at HKIA operates only during limited hours, Airport Express in-town check-in would be the the convenient option.
Not all CX flights offer First class; CX Business is markedly different on long haul and regionally configured aircraft.
If you're looking for multiple seats in First on a particular flight but can find only some but not all that you're looking for, take what's available in F, then take the rest of the seats you want on J (if available) on the same flight, and check back periodically to see if an F seat has opened up for award. There is no additional charge (in money, although there will be in miles) to change to an award to a higher cabin of service (e.g., J to F, Y to F, Y to J) as long as the award keeps the same origin/destination airports.
Be aware your award must conform to some rules on a) MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage - your award routing can not exceed 125% of the most direct routing available); a useful tool is Great Circle Mapper.
The Most Significant Carrier (transpacific usually, CX in most of these posts,) must offer a non-"constructed" fare between your origin and destination (you might find an unconstructed fare between DFW and SIN, but might not from Killeen to SIN).
If you can't pick your CX seats online, either due to them being blocked or you just want to call, you need to first get the CX PNR from AAdvantage at 1-800-882-8880. Then call CX at 1-800-233-2742. Some seats that are blocked on CX website are assignable via AA reservations. Close to departure AA can even assign 2A, 2K.
Note: if the Cathay Manage booking tool doesn't appear to recognize your CX PNR, you need to enter your first name AND middle name, separated by a space, in the "First Name" field.
AAward bookings containing CX flights that are put on hold will be restricted to only 24hrs, not the usual 5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the patterns for west coast routes?
Because LAX has 4 daily flights to HKG, it tends to be the easiest option for blocks of 3 or more J award seats. SFO and YVR only have 2 daily flights and even if 5 award seats were initially released at 355 days prior to departure, some of those may be gone by the time the 331 day mark rolls around. If you need 4 or 5 J award seats on these west coast routes, either use Avios to book at 355 days or consider routing through LAX where there may still be availability at 331 days out.
Can I visit my companion in First Class if I'm in Business Class?
"Up-cabin visits" are not permitted per CX policy, though have been granted under special circumstances. But putting crew in the awkward position of being asked to violate policy is generally frowned upon. Down-cabin visits are permitted ex-USA. However, on flights to the USA, down-cabin visits are not permitted and this rule is vigorously enforced.
Posts made in 2017 may be read in ARCHIVE: 2017 AA Awards in Cathay Pacific / CX, KA...
Posts made in 2016 may be read in ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2016).
Posts made in 2015 may be read in ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2015).
Posts made in 2014 may be read in ARCHIVE: Awards: CX / Cathay Pacific / (inc. F and J) - 2014.
N.B. Older posts have been moved and archived to: Cathay Pacific / CX (inc. First and Business Class) award - ARCHIVED.
Questions, Availability, Discussion
NOTE: Multiple reports starting in June 2021 that CX is allowing only a 24 hour hold and could cancel reservations not being ticketed beyond 24 hours.
Please feel free to use this thread for questions regarding CX Economy, Premium Economy, First and Business Class award redemption using AAdvantage miles, as well as questions regarding award availability, routings and related issues. Please go to the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Forum to discuss or ask about meals, equipment, service, etc. on CX, as there is an existing wealth of information there - and this is the American Airlines AAdvantage Forum
.AA Flight award chart for oneworld and partner airlines
Other related threads that may be of interest:
FT Discrepancy between CX Award Search and AA availability: Discrepancy between QF and CX award search and AA availability
FT How , When to Select CX Seats on CX Award: How / when to select seat on a Cathay (CX) award / flight (consolidated)
FT Cathay Pacific Experience - Seats / Interline/ Baggage FAQs: Cathay Pacific Experience / Seats / Interline / Baggage FAQs
Also, for Rules about awards, see AA oneworld and Other Airline Partner Award information, rules (2015 on).
Expert Advice:
Only "MileSAAver" awards apply to oneworld and AA partners.
Premium Economy seats are not available with AAdvantage awards, may be soon as AA sells Premium Economy Feb 2017.
Be aware that what you see on the BA, JL, or QF sites may not be visible to the AA reservations folks. You may want to note the flight on which the F award seat is shown as "available" on those sites and if the AA agent doesn't see any availability suggest that the AA agent check that specific one again. If the AA agent still cannot see it, thank them, hang up, and call back a little later.
Sometimes CX will make flights available for award booking to CX frequent flyers, but not release the seats immediately for other oneworld frequent flyers. Usually though, the seats, if not taken by CX frequent flyers, are released after a while to other OW programs.
Although CX may release seats for award earlier, AA can book them no more than 331 days prior to departure. The awards that CX does release are available as early as 355 days prior to departure for CX and BA frequent fliers, and sometimes that means the awards you want w AA miles will be snatched up prior to the 331 day mark.
*** AA does not have a set schedule to load flights. They can load it anytime after midnight 331 days out. Most of the time it is within a couple to 12 hours of that. Other times, it can be a full day or a day and a half afterwards, especially on the weekends where there's most variability. Unlike JL award space, it is not a specific time of day.
4Keep in mind that when booking eastbound space to North America that it's one day later in HKG so that space usually becomes available 330 days in advance to North America; this is not always true, since CX has already loaded the availability a month prior to AA - it is just up to AA to load and release the seats on SABRE, so it typically ends up being 330 days out, but not necessarily.
Similarly... if you are trying to book westbound, US->HKG->Somewhere then AA may not be able to book the HKG->Somewhere segment 331 days in advance of the US->HKG flight, if it is still 332 days out in HKG. As it is the flights from US->HKG that are hardest to get, if you find a seat US->HKG at the 331 day mark when it is first available for booking through AA but cannot book the continuation, you can just put that US->HKG segment on hold with AA, then call back the next day when connecting flights will be loaded into the system to try to book the onward flight from HKG.
AA does not charge "YQ" surcharges [what they sometimes call "fuel surcharge"] on CX award segments (BA Avios does), thus the taxes and fees on your "free" ticket on CX or KA are almost always significantly less than for the same routing on BA.
There is a Hong Kong Departure Tax (HK) of $120 HKD (approx $15.50 USD) on every segment departing Hong Kong. Exemptions apply. If your ticket includes this tax and you qualify for an exemption, a refund can be applied for either in person at HKIA landside or via post to Civil Aviation Department. AA charges this tax for children under 12 years of age despite the exemption. In order to obtain a cash refund at HKIA, you will need passenger passport, passenger boarding pass, passenger ticket receipt showing the fare calculation line which will show the HK tax being charged. This receipt can be obtained at any AA counter worldwide including HKIA as well as Airport Express in-town check-in (AA check-in). As the AA counter at HKIA operates only during limited hours, Airport Express in-town check-in would be the the convenient option.
Not all CX flights offer First class; CX Business is markedly different on long haul and regionally configured aircraft.
If you're looking for multiple seats in First on a particular flight but can find only some but not all that you're looking for, take what's available in F, then take the rest of the seats you want on J (if available) on the same flight, and check back periodically to see if an F seat has opened up for award. There is no additional charge (in money, although there will be in miles) to change to an award to a higher cabin of service (e.g., J to F, Y to F, Y to J) as long as the award keeps the same origin/destination airports.
Be aware your award must conform to some rules on a) MPM (Maximum Permitted Mileage - your award routing can not exceed 125% of the most direct routing available); a useful tool is Great Circle Mapper.
The Most Significant Carrier (transpacific usually, CX in most of these posts,) must offer a non-"constructed" fare between your origin and destination (you might find an unconstructed fare between DFW and SIN, but might not from Killeen to SIN).
If you can't pick your CX seats online, either due to them being blocked or you just want to call, you need to first get the CX PNR from AAdvantage at 1-800-882-8880. Then call CX at 1-800-233-2742. Some seats that are blocked on CX website are assignable via AA reservations. Close to departure AA can even assign 2A, 2K.
Note: if the Cathay Manage booking tool doesn't appear to recognize your CX PNR, you need to enter your first name AND middle name, separated by a space, in the "First Name" field.
AAward bookings containing CX flights that are put on hold will be restricted to only 24hrs, not the usual 5 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the patterns for west coast routes?
Because LAX has 4 daily flights to HKG, it tends to be the easiest option for blocks of 3 or more J award seats. SFO and YVR only have 2 daily flights and even if 5 award seats were initially released at 355 days prior to departure, some of those may be gone by the time the 331 day mark rolls around. If you need 4 or 5 J award seats on these west coast routes, either use Avios to book at 355 days or consider routing through LAX where there may still be availability at 331 days out.
Can I visit my companion in First Class if I'm in Business Class?
"Up-cabin visits" are not permitted per CX policy, though have been granted under special circumstances. But putting crew in the awkward position of being asked to violate policy is generally frowned upon. Down-cabin visits are permitted ex-USA. However, on flights to the USA, down-cabin visits are not permitted and this rule is vigorously enforced.
Posts made in 2017 may be read in ARCHIVE: 2017 AA Awards in Cathay Pacific / CX, KA...
Posts made in 2016 may be read in ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2016).
Posts made in 2015 may be read in ARCHIVE: AA Awards on Cathay Pacific (2015).
Posts made in 2014 may be read in ARCHIVE: Awards: CX / Cathay Pacific / (inc. F and J) - 2014.
N.B. Older posts have been moved and archived to: Cathay Pacific / CX (inc. First and Business Class) award - ARCHIVED.
AA Award: Cathay Pacific / CX availability, etc. (master thread)
Sep 15, 23, 6:11 am
#1741
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Sep 15, 23, 9:53 am
#1742
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Oct 9, 23, 12:58 am
#1743
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
I am planning a trip and I am interested in going from Japan (Tokyo most likely) to Hong Kong. I tried searching on aa.com for non-stop flights but there are very few of them. From Nov to Apr 2024 there are maybe 3 days per month where there are non-stop flights (Feb and Mar 2024 have 0). Either CX or JL is fine for me, and I am only looking for Y seats. Is this because aa.com is not showing them (but they are actually available), or is the sea availability really that bad? Thanks!
Oct 9, 23, 1:49 pm
#1744
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,354
I am planning a trip and I am interested in going from Japan (Tokyo most likely) to Hong Kong. I tried searching on aa.com for non-stop flights but there are very few of them. From Nov to Apr 2024 there are maybe 3 days per month where there are non-stop flights (Feb and Mar 2024 have 0). Either CX or JL is fine for me, and I am only looking for Y seats. Is this because aa.com is not showing them (but they are actually available), or is the sea availability really that bad? Thanks!
SEA-NRT availability is virtually non-existent right now. This is not a result of AA not showing it. It is JAL not offering it. If you are looking for an award on JL non-stop from SEA in February or March 2024 I doubt that is going to happen. You should pick another gateway like SFO or LAX.
SEA: 1 JL flights daily. 3 flights total daily on all airlines.
LAX: 2 JL flights daily. ~11 daily flights from all airlines.
Also, CX does not fly from SEA so you won't be getting non-stop on CX from SEA.
Oct 9, 23, 11:50 pm
#1745
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
Sorry I can see I was being confusing. I am SEA-based so I think I might have left the "SEA" from my earlier draft.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Something went wrong
We didn't find a match. Please choose different search options."Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
I am having trouble following what you are trying to do. You say you are looking for a non-stop from TYO to HKG but then at the end you ask if it has anything to do with poor availability from SEA. Are you flying to or from SEA and how does that fit in with TYO-HKG non-stop?
SEA-NRT availability is virtually non-existent right now. This is not a result of AA not showing it. It is JAL not offering it. If you are looking for an award on JL non-stop from SEA in February or March 2024 I doubt that is going to happen. You should pick another gateway like SFO or LAX.
SEA: 1 JL flights daily. 3 flights total daily on all airlines.
LAX: 2 JL flights daily. ~11 daily flights from all airlines.
Also, CX does not fly from SEA so you won't be getting non-stop on CX from SEA.
SEA-NRT availability is virtually non-existent right now. This is not a result of AA not showing it. It is JAL not offering it. If you are looking for an award on JL non-stop from SEA in February or March 2024 I doubt that is going to happen. You should pick another gateway like SFO or LAX.
SEA: 1 JL flights daily. 3 flights total daily on all airlines.
LAX: 2 JL flights daily. ~11 daily flights from all airlines.
Also, CX does not fly from SEA so you won't be getting non-stop on CX from SEA.
Oct 10, 23, 12:59 am
#1746
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Sorry I can see I was being confusing. I am SEA-based so I think I might have left the "SEA" from my earlier draft.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Something went wrong
We didn't find a match. Please choose different search options."Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
This does however seem to be an AAdvantage issue of some sort, because I have booked that route numerous times with BAEC and can still find plenty of availability in business on their site. They've hiked their Avios cost but it's still not prohibitive, but their fees are 2-3x what AA charges.
Last edited by dvs7310; Oct 10, 23 at 1:05 am
Oct 10, 23, 7:32 am
#1747
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,354
Sorry I can see I was being confusing. I am SEA-based so I think I might have left the "SEA" from my earlier draft.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
The question I wanted to ask is specifically just between TYO and HKG.
That said, I needed to ask that question because I also tried to go from SEA to HKG and couldn't find anything. I have tried a multi-city search and spell out the itinerary like SEA-LAXorSFO-HKG or SEA-LAXorSFO-TYO-HKG but still couldn't find anything (yes, I remembered to add a day for the last flight). It would just return "
Something went wrong
We didn't find a match. Please choose different search options."Then I noticed that it's pretty easy to find SEA-non-direct-TYO, it's just TYO-HKG that is quite impossible. Hence the original question.
"Something went wrong" means AA found no availability for your search.
CX is holding back inventory for their own members at this point. For partners there is next to nothing. If you have credit card points to transfer to Cathay Pacific there are awards available through them. I did notice that CX was opening a bit of availability to partners very close in, like within the next week, so if you want to roll the dice you may be able to find TYO-HKG last minute.
The only thing I see West Coast to HKG in the Feb-Mar time frame is on JAL with married segment availability. If you search SFO-HKG in February there are quite a few dates available, only as married segments connecting in TYO, nothing non-stop TYO-HKG by itself. Most of those are overnight connections, but a couple have reasonable connections, like Feb. 27 or Feb. 28.
Oct 11, 23, 11:09 am
#1748
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
Thanks. That's super helpful. I have a strong preference for Nov, but next spring could do if nothing good is available. I am not intending to stop in TYO on the outbound, but wouldn't mind if I have to.
I didn't realize you can have married segment with overnight connection! I thought they have to be <4 hours. I was probably thinking of a different rule.
I realize this is not JL thread, but I thought I can access inventories from two different airlines for the TYO-HKG and it's pretty popular route, so I thought it should be easy to find something usable.
I didn't realize you can have married segment with overnight connection! I thought they have to be <4 hours. I was probably thinking of a different rule.
I realize this is not JL thread, but I thought I can access inventories from two different airlines for the TYO-HKG and it's pretty popular route, so I thought it should be easy to find something usable.
That helps me understand a bit more but not completely. You mentioned you were searching between November and April, does that mean your trip is flexible within that time frame or are you looking for specific dates for flights? Were you wanting to stop in TYO or were you only planning to stop there because you could not find a flight to HKG from SEA?
"Something went wrong" means AA found no availability for your search.
CX is holding back inventory for their own members at this point. For partners there is next to nothing. If you have credit card points to transfer to Cathay Pacific there are awards available through them. I did notice that CX was opening a bit of availability to partners very close in, like within the next week, so if you want to roll the dice you may be able to find TYO-HKG last minute.
The only thing I see West Coast to HKG in the Feb-Mar time frame is on JAL with married segment availability. If you search SFO-HKG in February there are quite a few dates available, only as married segments connecting in TYO, nothing non-stop TYO-HKG by itself. Most of those are overnight connections, but a couple have reasonable connections, like Feb. 27 or Feb. 28.
"Something went wrong" means AA found no availability for your search.
CX is holding back inventory for their own members at this point. For partners there is next to nothing. If you have credit card points to transfer to Cathay Pacific there are awards available through them. I did notice that CX was opening a bit of availability to partners very close in, like within the next week, so if you want to roll the dice you may be able to find TYO-HKG last minute.
The only thing I see West Coast to HKG in the Feb-Mar time frame is on JAL with married segment availability. If you search SFO-HKG in February there are quite a few dates available, only as married segments connecting in TYO, nothing non-stop TYO-HKG by itself. Most of those are overnight connections, but a couple have reasonable connections, like Feb. 27 or Feb. 28.
Oct 11, 23, 11:30 am
#1749
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
Posts: 2,354
Thanks. That's super helpful. I have a strong preference for Nov, but next spring could do if nothing good is available. I am not intending to stop in TYO on the outbound, but wouldn't mind if I have to.
I didn't realize you can have married segment with overnight connection! I thought they have to be <4 hours. I was probably thinking of a different rule.
I realize this is not JL thread, but I thought I can access inventories from two different airlines for the TYO-HKG and it's pretty popular route, so I thought it should be easy to find something usable.
I didn't realize you can have married segment with overnight connection! I thought they have to be <4 hours. I was probably thinking of a different rule.
I realize this is not JL thread, but I thought I can access inventories from two different airlines for the TYO-HKG and it's pretty popular route, so I thought it should be easy to find something usable.
Oct 11, 23, 11:46 pm
#1750
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 35
Got it. Thanks!
For international travel the standard has always been 24 hours or less for a connection. You are probably thinking of domestic flights when you reference <4 hours, but even then 4 hours is a made up restriction that some airlines have enforced for domestic connections in the past. There is no reason they couldn't change their policy to make it longer (and some have), but for international it is <=24 hours for a connection.
Oct 15, 23, 1:46 am
#1752
Join Date: May 2019
Programs: AA
Posts: 299
For international travel the standard has always been 24 hours or less for a connection. You are probably thinking of domestic flights when you reference <4 hours, but even then 4 hours is a made up restriction that some airlines have enforced for domestic connections in the past. There is no reason they couldn't change their policy to make it longer (and some have), but for international it is <=24 hours for a connection.
Now, the same math doesn't apply internationally, but AA IT probably not good enough.
Oct 26, 23, 9:38 pm
#1754
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Does anyone know if there are any major holidays in the Philippines in February? I've been holding out for an award ticket HKG-CEB on Feb 9, and this is the only Friday in 4 months that an award is not available. Looking directly on CX site as well as AA. It seems like there are no awards that entire week. But the surrounding 4 months have an abundance of awards (through CX, not AA). Any ideas? (I'm trying to save $380 here, so any advice would be appreciated )
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Oct 26, 23, 11:31 pm
#1755
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Does anyone know if there are any major holidays in the Philippines in February? I've been holding out for an award ticket HKG-CEB on Feb 9, and this is the only Friday in 4 months that an award is not available. Looking directly on CX site as well as AA. It seems like there are no awards that entire week. But the surrounding 4 months have an abundance of awards (through CX, not AA). Any ideas? (I'm trying to save $380 here, so any advice would be appreciated )
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