Is award availability just nonexistent right now?
Aug 1, 2022 | 8:38 am
#32
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Aug 3, 2022 | 6:54 am
#34
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
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Aug 7, 2022 | 1:22 pm
#36
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Aug 8, 2022 | 1:40 am
#37
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Join Date: Mar 2022
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I managed to redeem a one way business class ticket last week ,europe to s e asia. But only by pulling several strings of people who work at cx. They basically said its almost impossible to redeem even for DM.
Aug 8, 2022 | 2:13 am
#38
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Not the first time I heard of this, the last time is not a redemption ticket but an arrivals capped-flight to Australia in 2020.
Aug 9, 2022 | 12:12 am
#40
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX MPC
Posts: 611
Award availability does exist even on Cathay's most popular routes
Although it may be scarce, award availability does exist even on Cathay's most popular routes. I got an award seat for my dad in business class on CX252 next month from LHR-HKG and also managed to find return availability in PE via Paris.
I guess CX's algorithms automatically release a small number of award seats on at least some flights? If that's true, then there will hopefully be more awards being released soon--as CX will presumably be expanding their number of flights in response to the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong.
I guess CX's algorithms automatically release a small number of award seats on at least some flights? If that's true, then there will hopefully be more awards being released soon--as CX will presumably be expanding their number of flights in response to the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong.
Aug 9, 2022 | 8:16 am
#41
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SIN
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Posts: 997
The last miles we managed to burn were for 4x pax in biz Europe -> Asia on AY, booked in Q1 this year (May have been Jan) for flying in Aug. Tried to see if I could move the date for 1x pax recently, looked on many routes with many carriers on many dates (+/-10d), virtually no cigar. Looked extremely dry to me. Glad we burned all of our remaining AsiaMiles with this ticket.
Aug 9, 2022 | 7:03 pm
#42
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,658
Although it may be scarce, award availability does exist even on Cathay's most popular routes. I got an award seat for my dad in business class on CX252 next month from LHR-HKG and also managed to find return availability in PE via Paris.
I guess CX's algorithms automatically release a small number of award seats on at least some flights? If that's true, then there will hopefully be more awards being released soon--as CX will presumably be expanding their number of flights in response to the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong.
I guess CX's algorithms automatically release a small number of award seats on at least some flights? If that's true, then there will hopefully be more awards being released soon--as CX will presumably be expanding their number of flights in response to the easing of quarantine restrictions in Hong Kong.
Aug 9, 2022 | 9:08 pm
#43
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX MPC
Posts: 611
Just by checking the website everyday for a few days. I booked in June for flights in September/October (so 3-4 months out) and saw a bit of award availability scattered around here and there. But of course you have to act fast if you see anything worth booking, as generally it would be gone within a day or so.
