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percysmith Nov 10, 2011 6:58 pm
Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 17428922)
Having (finally) gotten around to use my hundreds of thousands of AA miles, the ease and the low-cost, from that perspective I have been totally disillusioned from CX "mileage award" ticket which they pretty much still ask you to pay 40% of airfare.....
Your miles are BIS miles right?

Mine are mostly non-BIS, so I'm stuck with CX awards...

Cathay Boy Nov 11, 2011 6:49 am
Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 17429178)
Your miles are BIS miles right?

Mine are mostly non-BIS, so I'm stuck with CX awards...
My CX miles are BIS miles

My AA miles are dollar-for-mile miles

percysmith Nov 11, 2011 9:12 pm
Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 17431293)
My CX miles are BIS miles

My AA miles are dollar-for-mile miles
I've just read a similar thread on the SQ board http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/singa...-new-post.html (KF vs Aeroplan). Seems like Aeroplan/AA miles are worth more than KF/AM cos they charge fuel surcharge whereas the Canadian/American programs do not.

Cathay Boy Nov 14, 2011 6:12 am
Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 17435450)
I've just read a similar thread on the SQ board http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/singa...-new-post.html (KF vs Aeroplan). Seems like Aeroplan/AA miles are worth more than KF/AM cos they charge fuel surcharge whereas the Canadian/American programs do not.
Charge fuels and "fees". Like I said last year a child-award ticket cost me close to $600. At AA no matter what class you're redeeming the cost will be between $25-75. There's no comparison.

salfcl Nov 14, 2011 6:24 am
Last year, I paid about $900 in total on surcharges/fees/taxes for 2 one-way CX coach awards on BA to AMS and fare for an infant on lap. For the return trip, I used my AA points for BA business, I paid about the same amount in fees/surcharges/taxes and infant on lap fares.

It seems to me that CX adds its fees on top of those charged by BA.

AA_EXP09 Nov 14, 2011 3:21 pm
Originally Posted by percysmith (Post 17435450)
I've just read a similar thread on the SQ board http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/singa...-new-post.html (KF vs Aeroplan). Seems like Aeroplan/AA miles are worth more than KF/AM cos they charge fuel surcharge whereas the Canadian/American programs do not.
You might want to be careful with that because AE will charge some fees depending on the carrier you use.

AA_EXP09 Nov 14, 2011 3:22 pm
Getting some cheap miles at Petro Canada might help.....
(Look at my thread)

percysmith Nov 20, 2011 9:16 pm
Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 17445970)
Charge fuels and "fees". Like I said last year a child-award ticket cost me close to $600. At AA no matter what class you're redeeming the cost will be between $25-75. There's no comparison.
Oh yeah speaking of surcharges, VS whacked me with surcharges at similar levels to CX for redemptions.

But they have J availability and CX didn't on HKG-SYD - no comparison.


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