Is award availability just nonexistent right now?
Jul 18, 2022 | 5:37 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Anywhere
Posts: 7,063
also a warning. CX is running this scam "fly worry free" where you can change ur ticket date as much as you wish. for all tickets you can do this online (industry stanard, no surprise there) but i learned hard way that for redemption ticket all free change needs to be done using phone/hotline or you pay 25USD for self service on web.
so knowing awards seat are fluid and they never answer the hotline (i waited 4hr this week) i had to fork out 25USD for change to do it myself
so knowing awards seat are fluid and they never answer the hotline (i waited 4hr this week) i had to fork out 25USD for change to do it myself
Jul 19, 2022 | 2:02 am
#17
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Location: Hong Kong, France
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also a warning. CX is running this scam "fly worry free" where you can change ur ticket date as much as you wish. for all tickets you can do this online (industry stanard, no surprise there) but i learned hard way that for redemption ticket all free change needs to be done using phone/hotline or you pay 25USD for self service on web.
so knowing awards seat are fluid and they never answer the hotline (i waited 4hr this week) i had to fork out 25USD for change to do it myself
so knowing awards seat are fluid and they never answer the hotline (i waited 4hr this week) i had to fork out 25USD for change to do it myself
Jul 20, 2022 | 5:35 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2022
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Gold, BAEC, AMEX Plat
Posts: 32
Strange that you say this because for me it feels like Asia Miles is the only place I can find decent reward availability in fairly short notice. Since May I have booked and flown the following (all were booked around 1 month out from the departure date):
1x RUH to CDG on QR J
2x RUH to CDK on QR F/J
1x CDK to CDG on UL J
1x RUH to CDG on QR J
2x RUH to CDK on QR F/J
1x CDK to CDG on UL J
Jul 20, 2022 | 1:05 pm
#19
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: YVR, KUL
Programs: AC, MH, BA, AF-KL
Posts: 3,176
Strange that you say this because for me it feels like Asia Miles is the only place I can find decent reward availability in fairly short notice. Since May I have booked and flown the following (all were booked around 1 month out from the departure date):
1x RUH to CDG on QR J
2x RUH to CDK on QR F/J
1x CDK to CDG on UL J
1x RUH to CDG on QR J
2x RUH to CDK on QR F/J
1x CDK to CDG on UL J
Jul 21, 2022 | 2:14 pm
#21
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAC, AA, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,523
Regards
Jul 21, 2022 | 8:47 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,658
It's an improvement from 3-4 months ago when the question was whether CX will continue to exist.
Jul 23, 2022 | 8:29 am
#23
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Jul 25, 2022 | 3:38 am
#25
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 103
AsiaMiles website yesterday showing J LHR-BKK availability in February. Depending on dates, Qatar, Finnair, Royal Jordan. So we are talking ~ 6 months upfront and note that in addition to taxes, there is also now a significant fuel surcharge.
Last edited by walkup; Jul 26, 2022 at 1:56 am
Jul 28, 2022 | 5:17 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 8,120
QR has always had pretty hefty fuel surcharges, certainly more than RJ on similar routes I've compared in the past. Not sure how AY compares to both.
Jul 29, 2022 | 3:39 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 103
PS, in J with no seat no. allocation.
Aug 1, 2022 | 1:51 am
#29
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Aug 1, 2022 | 1:58 am
#30
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,658
Booked online or by calling the Asia Miles hotline?