1. Just my 2 cents, but both Now-defunt Citi CX Card and CX Amex provide free MPC member, and both card requires compulsory Asiamiles account, and both card have a big note saying "Waiving USD 50 sign-up fee for MPC Account"

If you ask me how many people really pay that USD 50 out of their pocket, I will say absolute minimum.

2. A warm reminder is that the 4 sector requirement for MPC GR is never really carried out hence everyone that sign-up for MPC won't be bump down to Asiamiles until MPC change it, hence your renewal "issue" is irrelevant

3. As mention at Point (1) and (2), not necessary true. BTW my aunt who is loyal to CX, only travel on Award ticket because she did too many expense for her company, and only being a MPC GR (just like some of our friends here).

Is she loyal to CX? Yes, only because it's free :P

We are going wayyyyy OT

oh.i totally did pay 50USD for MPC. back when there's no such opportunity to get free MPC membership - like pre-broadband.

of course, as time goes by this subset of member gets totally diluted by the rest. Say, my sis only paid because my dad recklessly decided to do so, and my mum got MPO SL comped directly.

Chris and I have at some point responded to those. but 1 to add. all the devaluations (of all sorts) de-loyalized me. I'm now stargold and actively look to burn UA/NH/SQ miles on * or BA miles on short asia trips.
I still fly CX predominately because of schedule (and having heaps of asiamiles). (they are the only airline that has HKG-KIX/NRT as a red eye, and offers twice as many flights as the japanese carriers in total).

as to CX AMEX fee waiver, many ppl who have a higher AMEX will have CX AMEX annual fee waived. or if it's canxed due to inability to meet min spending targets, MPC account would still stay active. I bet LESS people pay this A/F than HKers pay 50USD for MPC.

I only understand 1 but not the other. if you got the wrong language you'll have to redo the thesis;)

I am sorry I do not mean to imply every single BA employee is behaving like that.

My post is telling the experience that made me feel I was being prejudiced against. One of the common cognitive distortion many people have is over-generalization.

BA is still my preferred airline to Europe considering its significantly cheaper J fare than CX's.

It is the reality - every person has his or her own pride and prejudice.

In HKG, we called that "ugly face". In the rest of the world, we called that racist.

That's not much we can really do except we treat all the employees nicely. The rest will depends on our own fate or if you have a "nice face" or not...:D:D:D

Don't be surprised. Every passenger has his or her passport checked against the BP at the boarding gate in thousands of airports in the world. Mine was already checked.

I think I deserve an apology because of the contexts and the way they police the BP checking to me. I felt the same degree of policing was not applied to other passengers of a different ethnicity. It was annoying to be confronted in a blunt and rude way, like 'You need to go back to your cabin. This is business class!'

If you were me, you would feel insulted and embarrassed the same way I did. Plus, there were other passengers overhearing what the FA said and mistook that I was an illegal immigrant to 'their cabin'. Try think about the unnecessary embarrassment I went through. And you think a demand for apology is laughable?

I suppose FAs should have received some sort of communication training before they work their jobs. Some were not learning enough in the classroom.

I wish I could have a better face to make me a Hollywood star but I have no choice. Just as your parents give you your face.

We all know where this thread will be heading when it first started.. and yes, I think enough has been said about this subject... so let's just close it , shall we?

Thank you..

Guy Betsy
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles forum co-mod