May 24, 2018, 4:03 am
Last edit by: percysmith
New links:
New redemption engine: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/facade.html
(alternatively https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/facade.html for MPO members)
New redemption charts (CX and KA only): https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/flight-award-chart.html
New partner redemption mileage requirement: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/afr.html
Asia Miles changes microsite:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/
New Terms and Conditions:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/en/updatedterms.html
New redemption engine: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/facade.html
(alternatively https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/facade.html for MPO members)
New redemption charts (CX and KA only): https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/flight-award-chart.html
New partner redemption mileage requirement: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/afr.html
Asia Miles changes microsite:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/
New Terms and Conditions:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/en/updatedterms.html
Asia Miles Changes effective 22 June 2018
Aug 22, 2018, 10:07 am
#631
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
Yep sorry I was only using the route as an example - the OW multi-carrier is still incredible value on Asia Miles IMHO, especially given the various tiers of miles available at different costs.
They can just be really tricky to pull together though especially from my home airport (Canberra). For example trying to book the very first leg once (CBR-BNE-NRT) the attendant on my phone call refused to let me book an available Y Qantas flight to BNE and then the also available BNE-NRT in J. No idea, I tried twice. Unless that whole leg was available in J from CBR they wouldn't book the connecting segments.
I really just wanted to clarify that the regular awards are now only of use in very limited circumstances for me personally. I would have to take a separate flight to/from another Australian port just to have a chance of getting anywhere except Asia and West Coast US (and availability on that route is brutal).
Given the value of the multi-carrier that's probably where I'll be spending my miles.
They can just be really tricky to pull together though especially from my home airport (Canberra). For example trying to book the very first leg once (CBR-BNE-NRT) the attendant on my phone call refused to let me book an available Y Qantas flight to BNE and then the also available BNE-NRT in J. No idea, I tried twice. Unless that whole leg was available in J from CBR they wouldn't book the connecting segments.
I really just wanted to clarify that the regular awards are now only of use in very limited circumstances for me personally. I would have to take a separate flight to/from another Australian port just to have a chance of getting anywhere except Asia and West Coast US (and availability on that route is brutal).
Given the value of the multi-carrier that's probably where I'll be spending my miles.
Aug 23, 2018, 6:45 am
#632
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 4
That's definitely an option I've looked at. Sydney is only 3hrs bus away too if I couldn't find a cheap flight. But given that most of what I'll want to do is extra long-haul (7500+ miles), and the return points requirement for that is 180k points (190k on a partner airline), it's so comparable to the 20000-25000km OW Multi-carrier (at 185k points) it makes more sense to try make the effort to pull one of those together instead.
Aug 23, 2018, 10:12 am
#633
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
That's definitely an option I've looked at. Sydney is only 3hrs bus away too if I couldn't find a cheap flight. But given that most of what I'll want to do is extra long-haul (7500+ miles), and the return points requirement for that is 180k points (190k on a partner airline), it's so comparable to the 20000-25000km OW Multi-carrier (at 185k points) it makes more sense to try make the effort to pull one of those together instead.
Aug 25, 2018, 9:50 am
#639
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: JMB Sapphire, OneWorld Sapphire
Posts: 114
Hi! First time using expertflyer. Any chance CX will release economy awards? This one looks pretty empty
Also, which class fare do you usually look for award tickets? So confused which one is for award tickets.
Also, which class fare do you usually look for award tickets? So confused which one is for award tickets.
Aug 25, 2018, 10:02 am
#640
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: MPC-DM, Enrich-Plat
Posts: 1,310
Far to far out to draw any conclusion from that data. Not to say, until the end of october seems to be high season and even the el--cheapo tickets seem to be sold out (I had to move my travel dates a little further out, now starting on Oct 31).
Aug 25, 2018, 6:03 pm
#641
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: BA(GGL) QF LTS CX AM, Hilton Diamond, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,654
assume you want to go from MNL to HKG on that date? I checked on BA (because sometimes BA has more connecting availability on CX than AM!), theres a direct JL742 available in Y, PE, J and an earlier JL746 in J wide open! need to call AM to book (unsure how many pts needed though)!
Aug 26, 2018, 12:55 am
#642
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: JMB Sapphire, OneWorld Sapphire
Posts: 114
my experience is that if Q class is available closed in - like 3 days or less to departure, theres a very good chance of a standard award opening up. but thats the risk - you only know close in.
assume you want to go from MNL to HKG on that date? I checked on BA (because sometimes BA has more connecting availability on CX than AM!), theres a direct JL742 available in Y, PE, J and an earlier JL746 in J wide open! need to call AM to book (unsure how many pts needed though)!
assume you want to go from MNL to HKG on that date? I checked on BA (because sometimes BA has more connecting availability on CX than AM!), theres a direct JL742 available in Y, PE, J and an earlier JL746 in J wide open! need to call AM to book (unsure how many pts needed though)!
Aug 26, 2018, 6:23 am
#643
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: BA(GGL) QF LTS CX AM, Hilton Diamond, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,654