Cathay Award available but not on BA
Dec 10, 2019, 9:05 am
#1
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Cathay Award available but not on BA
Hi there, what does it mean when I can find Business award travel PVG>HKG>JFK on Cathay's Asia Miles website for 85k Asia Miles, but I can't find any award redemption available on British Airways' website for the exact same flight?
My hope is to use 70k AA miles to book this flight instead of Asia Miles. Do I have a fundamental misunderstanding?
Thank you!
My hope is to use 70k AA miles to book this flight instead of Asia Miles. Do I have a fundamental misunderstanding?
Thank you!
Dec 10, 2019, 9:22 am
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You can check out the link below for booking CX awards on AA miles.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...aster-thd.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...aster-thd.html
Dec 11, 2019, 1:19 am
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Dec 11, 2019, 4:33 pm
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I'm not the most technical here but the difference I see is that the BA award is a connection to PRG. Normally, they are treated in different buckets as far as I know. Maybe others can chime in here.
I also just did a quick check on BA just for HKG-LHR on that day and it showed business as not available.
I also just did a quick check on BA just for HKG-LHR on that day and it showed business as not available.