Chances of Upgrades
Oct 13, 2016 | 9:33 am
#16
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: BKK, HKG
Programs: Cathay, BA, UA
Posts: 83
Fly American Airlines via Dallas. As long as you book decently far in advance a ticket in J is HKD20-25k round trip ( currently HKD21.5k if booked more than a month in advance) and you earn aprox 22k Asia Miles per roundtrip although it may be better to join the American frequent flyer program if you are going to purchase 10 of these trips. The seat in J is exactly the same as the CX J seat and the food is much better (gobsmackingly so!) The overall flight time is about 5-6 hours longer but the flatbed makes this bearable plus there is a break in Dallas. A mattress and Pyjamas are given to J passengers which does not happen on CX. Also there is no extremely annoying mid-flight lights-on meal service. The mid flight snack is done in the dark (decent beef sliders were served on my last flight) With the other meals being served after takeoff and just before landing. Bar the shorter flight time I cant think of any benefit to flying CX on this route especially at four times the price of a J ticket.
If you do decide to book this flight make sure your flight from DFW to NYC has a different flight number to the HKG-DFW otherwise you will only earn miles for HKG-NYC direct, ignoring the DFW stop. (costing aprox 4k miles)
If you do decide to book this flight make sure your flight from DFW to NYC has a different flight number to the HKG-DFW otherwise you will only earn miles for HKG-NYC direct, ignoring the DFW stop. (costing aprox 4k miles)
For your information, AA137/8 HK DFW will change to AA125/6 next month onwards, I have got notifications for my 3 flights in the next 6 months for such changes. So no way you have the same flight number.
Oct 13, 2016 | 8:22 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 121
There is one flight to/from LGA that has the same flight number as HKG - DFW. It is still bookable on the AA website. If you take this flight miles will be credited as HKG-LGA direct rather than two separate flights even though a change of plane happens in Dallas.
There are quite a few AA flights like this, see this thread for details
Last edited by Herostratus; Oct 13, 2016 at 8:33 pm
Oct 17, 2016 | 9:00 pm
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,797
Currently AA are offering HKG-EWR for HKG15,880 for many dates over the next year with a transfer in DFW.
Example here
The CX flight for the same day in J is HKD93,436....
Example here
The CX flight for the same day in J is HKD93,436....
To be fair CX doesn't publish its cheapest fares to ITA or wherever google flights gets its data from. But booking directly with CX website still sees a fare of $70k.
Oct 17, 2016 | 9:06 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 121
No wonder Cathay is having problems
Oct 18, 2016 | 3:37 am
#22
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: HKG
Programs: MPC -> QFF
Posts: 206