Is CX that bad?

Old Mar 11, 2010, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by arthursiew
AK quoted me 4930HKD for 3 people while MH quoted me 4950HKD for 3 which I found to be a much better deal.
Now that is very expensive. AK quite often has HK$200 fares one-way for this route (though you have to play around with their booking system for dates or use www.airasiaplus.com).

Maybe consider Tiger Airways via SIN?
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Old Mar 11, 2010, 9:21 pm
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Originally Posted by toyotaboy95
Now that is very expensive. AK quite often has HK$200 fares one-way for this route (though you have to play around with their booking system for dates or use www.airasiaplus.com).

Maybe consider Tiger Airways via SIN?
I checked a lot of the dates in June and July and they are all 714HKD one way. Tiger Airways is 495HKD one way, but that would make me wait from 6:30AM to 11:30 plus wait another long time for another flight to KUL. The difference is about 100USD total, so I rather pay 100USD than make the whole entire journey 30+hours.
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Old Mar 13, 2010, 11:34 am
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Price changed today.

CX+3K=$4136

SQ+MH+AK= $4245

Opinions?
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Old Mar 14, 2010, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by arthursiew
Price changed today.

CX+3K=$4136

SQ+MH+AK= $4245

Opinions?
In FT's spirit, wouldn't you pick SQ for the UA miles? (unless it's a non-mileage accruing fare)

For SFO-HKG, I prefer SQ because (a) the seats have better padding; (b) I will not go hungry on SQ flights; and (c) SQ has upgraded the blankets in Y on the 77W (it's thick and fluffy) and the SQ pillows provide better support.
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Old Mar 15, 2010, 3:54 am
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Originally Posted by oatsmeal
(unless it's a non-mileage accruing fare)
I suspect arthursiew's fare is Sweet Deals, which is booked into non-eligible mileage fares. Could OP shed some light on this?
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Old Mar 15, 2010, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by arthursiew
Price changed today.

CX+3K=$4136

SQ+MH+AK= $4245

Opinions?
Why don't you tell us what are your thoughts? In economy on these airlines, a lot boils down to what is important to you.
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Old Mar 15, 2010, 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by toyotaboy95
I suspect arthursiew's fare is Sweet Deals, which is booked into non-eligible mileage fares. Could OP shed some light on this?
Yes, this is the Sweet Deal fare. I don't really care for the mileage right now, because we are considering switching to KrisFlyer or Asia Miles/Marco Polo as UA's pricing has been very expensive lately.

Originally Posted by sxc
Why don't you tell us what are your thoughts? In economy on these airlines, a lot boils down to what is important to you.
I have not been on SQ for many years, so I always wanted to try them again. However, we don't want to spend so much money for this Summer because we will be going to a lot more places than I specified. Right now, my dad thinks we can get a fare of $1100 all the way to SIN or KUL later this year because of the economy. I hope he's right because I don't want to wait a little later to find out the prices raise.
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Old Mar 15, 2010, 9:24 pm
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If your main concern is the seats, take SQ. They are slightly better than average Y class seats, you will know what you are getting. CX seats are more radical and you might hate them, tho you might love them.

The price differential is not much.
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Old Mar 25, 2010, 10:16 pm
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Bought tickets with SQ. Much cheaper than CX. CX wanted $1600+/person now. Got SQ tickets for $1232/person ($3698 for three). Good deal?

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Old Mar 25, 2010, 11:52 pm
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Originally Posted by arthursiew
Bought tickets with SQ. Much cheaper than CX. CX wanted $1600+/person now. Got SQ tickets for $1292/person ($3698 for three). Good deal?
Quite a good deal... does it earn you KF miles? better if it does
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Old Mar 26, 2010, 3:04 am
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Originally Posted by arthursiew
Bought tickets with SQ. Much cheaper than CX. CX wanted $1600+/person now. Got SQ tickets for $1292/person ($3698 for three). Good deal?
Personally, I find the fare a bit high (but still a good deal in comparison to CX and previous prices), I would think that US$1150 be more reasonable. But then again, you're flying SQ, so the price tends to be a bit higher than others.

Ever considered UA (you can earn EQM) for SFO-HKG-SIN (HKG-SIN is 5th freedom)?
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Old Mar 26, 2010, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by toyotaboy95
Personally, I find the fare a bit high (but still a good deal in comparison to CX and previous prices), I would think that US$1150 be more reasonable. But then again, you're flying SQ, so the price tends to be a bit higher than others.

Ever considered UA (you can earn EQM) for SFO-HKG-SIN (HKG-SIN is 5th freedom)?
Oops. It's $1232, not $1292. UA wants $1950/person.
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Old Mar 26, 2010, 10:17 am
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No offense here, but hasn't this been off topic for quite some time now? I also cringe each time when I see the title come up as I think it's rather misleading...the topic seems to be much more now about comparing Y class fare differences
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