Where has all the CX Avios availability gone?
Dec 27, 2018, 6:58 am
#33
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Trying to book a flight with CX, using Avios on BAEXC between HKG and any of the following: SIN/PER/ADL/MEL/SYD for December 14th 2019.
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability showing on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability showing on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
Last edited by Oneworldwheelsup; Dec 27, 2018 at 12:33 pm
Dec 27, 2018, 7:11 am
#34
Join Date: May 2014
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Trying to book a flight with CX, using Avios on BAEXC between HKG and any of the following: SIN/PER/ADL/MEL/SYD for December 14th 2019.
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability ahowig on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability ahowig on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
In the case of Asia to Europe I found nothing searching from HKG, but then there was availability on the same dates for the HKG-XXX flight if starting for example in BKK or PEK, so the trip would have been BKK-HKG-XXX. Talk about creative routing here...
It's well possible the same happens for routes from HKG to other asian or australian cities
Dec 27, 2018, 6:57 pm
#35
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The married segment problem is also departing HKG.
In the case of Asia to Europe I found nothing searching from HKG, but then there was availability on the same dates for the HKG-XXX flight if starting for example in BKK or PEK, so the trip would have been BKK-HKG-XXX. Talk about creative routing here...
It's well possible the same happens for routes from HKG to other asian or australian cities
In the case of Asia to Europe I found nothing searching from HKG, but then there was availability on the same dates for the HKG-XXX flight if starting for example in BKK or PEK, so the trip would have been BKK-HKG-XXX. Talk about creative routing here...
It's well possible the same happens for routes from HKG to other asian or australian cities
Dec 27, 2018, 7:07 pm
#36
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: UA, AS
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Trying to book a flight with CX, using Avios on BAEXC between HKG and any of the following: SIN/PER/ADL/MEL/SYD for December 14th 2019.
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability showing on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
CX is showing zero availability for any of these routes on this date. The last date availability is showing, using Avios, is the 10th December. There is reward availability showing on Asia Miles. Refreshing at midnight didn’t show any fresh availability, so I highly doubt I have missed it.
Does CX always stop releasing Avios reward seats at this time of year? Very frustrating!
OK, I checked further and CX standard awards are only available 353 days out. It looks like the BA website is blocking past 351 days. Check QF to see if awards are available within 353 days and call BA to attempt to book if outside the BA 351 day block (352-353 days out).
https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-...ht-awards.html
Standard Award
Up to 353 days prior
Up to 353 days prior
Last edited by skimthetrees; Dec 27, 2018 at 7:16 pm
Dec 28, 2018, 9:53 am
#39
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ETA: And Asia Miles does have availability BTW for only HKG-BKK so they are exempting themselves from the married segment logic, at least in some cases.
Last edited by skimthetrees; Dec 28, 2018 at 10:01 am
Jan 8, 2019, 12:38 am
#40
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Does anyone know if BA flights from HKG count towards the married sector requirement?
I can see seats from HKG-LHR on 5 April and 6 April on both of the BA flights on each day but I’m starting in Bangkok. Searching BKK-HKG reveals no CX flights on either day but if I call BA and ask for BKK-HKG-LHR using CX for the first leg and BA for the second would this work, assuming the reason is to do with the married segment issue, or does this only apply on CX/CX connections?
Can see RJ on the 6th BKK-HKG which would work fine but I wanted a “free” day in Hong Kong so was hoping for an earlier CX flight (there are several looking at paid availability).
Jan 8, 2019, 1:57 am
#41
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Does anyone know if BA flights from HKG count towards the married sector requirement?
I can see seats from HKG-LHR on 5 April and 6 April on both of the BA flights on each day but I’m starting in Bangkok. Searching BKK-HKG reveals no CX flights on either day but if I call BA and ask for BKK-HKG-LHR using CX for the first leg and BA for the second would this work, assuming the reason is to do with the married segment issue, or does this only apply on CX/CX connections?
Can see RJ on the 6th BKK-HKG which would work fine but I wanted a “free” day in Hong Kong so was hoping for an earlier CX flight (there are several looking at paid availability).
Jan 8, 2019, 4:40 am
#42
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it's happening again!!! when I try to find HKG-LHR in J/F (there was availability a few days ago for MANY dates in Oct and Nov 2019) and now all are gone. Tried BKK-HKG-LHR and it worked in J. Does anyone know if they will come back?
Jan 10, 2019, 9:13 am
#43
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Is there any better availability if you call BA vs. what the the website shows? Availability on the BA website for HKG-BKK (and vice-versa) is absolutely horrible. These used to be such easy redemptions, now there are literally weeks and weeks with no J seats at all. Availability through Asia Miles at the base (25k) level on my travel dates is abundant, but either not being released to BA, or not being shown on the website.
Jan 10, 2019, 10:10 am
#44
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Is there any better availability if you call BA vs. what the the website shows? Availability on the BA website for HKG-BKK (and vice-versa) is absolutely horrible. These used to be such easy redemptions, now there are literally weeks and weeks with no J seats at all. Availability through Asia Miles at the base (25k) level on my travel dates is abundant, but either not being released to BA, or not being shown on the website.
HKG-BKK seems another route where there is the married segment problem, and BA cannot do anything about it.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:44 am
#45
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Is there any better availability if you call BA vs. what the the website shows? Availability on the BA website for HKG-BKK (and vice-versa) is absolutely horrible. These used to be such easy redemptions, now there are literally weeks and weeks with no J seats at all. Availability through Asia Miles at the base (25k) level on my travel dates is abundant, but either not being released to BA, or not being shown on the website.
What dates are you looking for, so that we can all see for ourselves?