Originally Posted by sscywong (Post 24687267)

I won't sector run SHA / PVG / PEK in particular... Better fly some other less delay prone port

Also I agree very much that DM make sense for frequent Y flyer (i.e. me ;) I may also do a sector run to ensure I can renew my DM... At least for current year)... But for J and F flyer... To me I don't see much value added except you don't need to wait while calling 5500

Originally Posted by jkuok (Post 24692467)

tried searching hkg-tsa or sha-tsa, but cant get tsa as a destination.

Sadly i am moving to pvg, so any sector run would be ex pvg.

Originally Posted by jkuok (Post 24684592)

Since i am a havenot i wish i could archives elite status on 2 different programs

Originally Posted by moondog (Post 24687116)

Sure, but SHA-tsa is about as easy as it gets. SHA-hkg was excruciating last summer (we even had a thread on the topic).

Originally Posted by sscywong (Post 24687267)

I won't sector run SHA / PVG / PEK in particular... Better fly some other less delay prone port

Also I agree very much that DM make sense for frequent Y flyer (i.e. me ;) I may also do a sector run to ensure I can renew my DM... At least for current year)... But for J and F flyer... To me I don't see much value added except you don't need to wait while calling 5500

Originally Posted by Short hair Francis (Post 24695461)

It's not all fun ;)
And i thought most of you that do it by sector do ex-TPE to say like MNL?
Maybe not MNL during Typhoon Season however :D

Originally Posted by Short hair Francis (Post 24695461)

It's not all fun ;)



A Big Thanks to our Glorious Leader no less, or the PLA, your pick :D



No kidding, Sector run involving PRC port, talk about asking for trouble.
How much difference does GO vs. DM make for calling 5500?
That's assuming you get pass the busy tone firstly :p

I gave myself a 5 hr connection for HKG-PVG-DFW coming up just in case.


Here's the question I saw from Moondog response, how do you get 3 Sectors?
I thought CA or MU flights crediting to Asia Miles don't earn sectors? Only CX/KA and Oneworld flights or am I simply mistaken?
SHA-TSA is a Mainland/Taiwanese carrier route

And i thought most of you that do it by sector do ex-TPE to say like MNL?
Maybe not MNL during Typhoon Season however :D

Originally Posted by sscywong (Post 24698297)

No... I did that hard way... Business trip mostly HKG-PEK in Y... 52 weeks 40 round trip...

But honestly I may need to do sector run to get requalified DM given my recent business trip destination are mostly SZ and GZ recently... Could be ex-CAN or ex-XMN (but may have serious delay) if not ex-TPE... Yet to make up my mind yet

Originally Posted by sscywong (Post 24698297)

No... I did that hard way... Business trip mostly HKG-PEK in Y... 52 weeks 40 round trip...

But honestly I may need to do sector run to get requalified DM given my recent business trip destination are mostly SZ and GZ recently... Could be ex-CAN or ex-XMN (but may have serious delay) if not ex-TPE... Yet to make up my mind yet

Originally Posted by jkuok (Post 24698591)

would this apply?
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...rogrammes.html

Originally Posted by jkuok (Post 24698606)

same here

I would either do pvg-hkg round trip in y (miles or sectors)
or pvg-hkg-tpe in y (sectors)
or RTW trip (miles)

pretty sure the rtw trip cost less

Originally Posted by Short hair Francis (Post 24695461)

Here's the question I saw from Moondog response, how do you get 3 Sectors?
I thought CA or MU flights crediting to Asia Miles don't earn sectors? Only CX/KA and Oneworld flights or am I simply mistaken?
SHA-TSA is a Mainland/Taiwanese carrier route

Originally Posted by moondog (Post 24702485)

I never meant to imply that SHA-tpe flights counted for club sectors. Rather, anyone who values their time in the slightest would be silly to regularly fly SHA-tpe via hk (those days are long gone, thankfully).

Originally Posted by moondog (Post 24702485)

I never meant to imply that SHA-tpe flights counted for club sectors. Rather, anyone who values their time in the slightest would be silly to regularly fly SHA-tpe via hk (those days are long gone, thankfully).

Originally Posted by Short hair Francis (Post 24709056)

Sorry Moondog, must've read it the wrong way.
God I have a SZX-SHA coming up, now that's your territory LOL :D

Originally Posted by moondog (Post 24709185)

Me too! I'm going to try to sneak a few visits in before the summer time fun commences. (I always use HKG in one direction and SZX in the other, but both are equally miserable.)