CX miles not as useful anymore
May 15, 2022, 8:51 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 323
CX miles not as useful anymore
I have 300,000 AsiaMiles and have been surprised how hard they are to use - I have spent hours looking and cannot find a single business or first class flight from the West Coast of the US to Europe throughout the summer this year.
I know OneWorld availability can be pretty stingy, but am I missing something here? does cathaypacific.com have all of the availability displayed, or are they like SQ where you have to call them up?
Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions!
I know OneWorld availability can be pretty stingy, but am I missing something here? does cathaypacific.com have all of the availability displayed, or are they like SQ where you have to call them up?
Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions!
May 16, 2022, 6:29 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Anywhere
Posts: 6,576
About 6-8 weeks ahead of flight I found sporadic availability for QR to Europe from KUL, and from Europe to KUL and SIN. But two weeks later, all have dried up. So it's largely due to spiked summer demand.
Last edited by carrotjuice; May 17, 2022 at 2:37 pm
May 16, 2022, 6:43 pm
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Boston, Jo'burg, HK
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Lifetime Diamond, CX Gold, Mrs. Pickles travels for free
Posts: 13,162
I just booked SIN-HKG in business, for two people, in July. The planes look pretty empty as of now. Need to burn all the "old style" miles soon.
May 17, 2022, 9:51 pm
#9
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,803
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You're realising HK$0.055/AM. I'm aiming for $0.058.
Once CX removed Choice awards, miles plus cash is my highest and best use for AM. I'm valuing my miles at $0.058 now; hence, preferring most cash rebate programs for spending (recently, going for a lot of BoC 10X points promotions where each 1X = 0.6% cash rebate).
Once CX removed Choice awards, miles plus cash is my highest and best use for AM. I'm valuing my miles at $0.058 now; hence, preferring most cash rebate programs for spending (recently, going for a lot of BoC 10X points promotions where each 1X = 0.6% cash rebate).
May 31, 2022, 4:16 pm
#11
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Otherworld
Programs: *Gold
Posts: 211
May 31, 2022, 6:22 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 6,437
Jun 1, 2022, 1:16 am
#13
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 103
My QR flight for September BKK-LHR booked on points in April, so a 20 week gap back then.
Jun 2, 2022, 11:31 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 103
Flight availability is more about which One World airlines can provide a route to where one wants to go and if redemption seats are available, so its a workaround probably for the rest of this year.