MeltingAlf

It's a BA award ticket, according to OP. It would probably be difficult, if not impossible, to get compensation.

Also, OP, please do away with your righteousness by saying you "bought" the flight. You redeemed the flight. If you really needed to work right after touch down, then book SQ as people have mentioned here where your lie-flat is for certain. I wouldn't have taken a chance with redeeming flights for work purposes as well if I'd know I'll have to be there at a certain time and date, but that's just me.

percysmith

I won't push this argument too far as miles are still valuable and redemption passengers are still revenue passengers as opposed to, say, ID90.

No the analogy (at least in terms of Cathay Dragon) is buying Business and getting First seat (Cathay Dragon First seat is a Cathay Pacific long-haul business seat).

P.S. I did suggest CX sell long-haul J on regional routes as First to avoid any expectations shortfall https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...ling-idea.html

QRC3288

lol let's not go too far down this rabbit hole again! In some cases, the ID90 contribution and the partner award payment are not far off. Once you factor in a lounge visit (or two) by the award ticket user, the net to CX might very well be the same....or even worse for the partner award in some limited cases.

CX recently rejiggered its zone pricing for ID pax generally making it cheaper, so this probably doesn't apply anymore (literally as of a month ago). But the previous zone pricing, I could easily see plenty of situations where it was probably economically worse for CX to accept an elite (+1 lounge entry) lounge-using partner redemption vs an ID passenger.

It sucks for the OP, I hate CX's regional swaps as much as anyone else. I rant about them in here frequently. But I do kinda agree with the logic of reason and proportionality. I'm clever enough with mileage programs now to know BA has insanely cheap regional J pricing. Whether right or wrong, I'd have more sympathy if he was on an Asia Miles ticket (more expensive, aka more miles) and even more on a cash ticket. It's like why you told me a while back not to take Scoot....sure it's cheap, but it might not fly and they're you're screwed! You get what you pay for.

Of course, presumably all pax on the OPs flight were screwed....but I don't think it changes my feeling. If you burned 10k Avios or whatever it is, that's definitely a "steal" in J class on this sector. You can easily pay $2k USD round trip. You just move on.

percysmith

20k Avios HKG-SIN one-way but point taken - that is still the fare for a regional J, non-lie flat seat.

I did suggest CX sell long-haul J on regional routes as First to avoid any expectations shortfall https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...ling-idea.html

kaka

percysmith

JL = HKG-HND-SIN?

HND's snowed in right now...

kaka

fakecd

stop moaning and direct your business away. tpo many ppl complain how CX sucks one form or other and still fly them. if you aint happy move to other carier. if you gotta stay with CX keep mouth shut and accept reality. thats what i have done...

money talks and yes equipmebt swap happens often enough.

QRC3288

Well, the OP is the one moaning and he/she paid Avios, which is AFAIK the hands down cheapest way to book that seat. That's kinda my point. I don't have too much sympathy here given what a great deal those Avios J fares are anyway. And I'd say the OP still got a good deal even with the angled seat. Where it sucks is if you're paying real money and get the swap.

Personally I've just taken to booking SQ down to SIN when I want a guaranteed F product or must have longhaul J. Usually those flights are client related.

nolounge

So for a < 4 hr flight, what did you really needed? The WiFi or the lay flat seat?

TravelwhileyouEat

CX 524 was the worst CX flight I even took. The arrival time in NRT is the one saving grace for this flight since it lands just after the curfew is lifted so connecting is very easy. The routinely delay this flight because you can't land in NRT earlier than 6 am. Ever since I've stuck to the CX 520/521 pair if ever I needed to take NRT instead of HND even if it means over-nighting to catch the next segment of my trip.

kaka

tuhao888

Boo hoo, oh no, your aircraft got swapped!

OP, you know how you can guarantee no swapping of your aircraft and have different seats and musical chairs every time? Get your own plane! It certainly works for me!

TravelwhileyouEat

I never had the 'pleasure' of taking 566, last time I was on 524 it was assigned gate 47... and it was delayed to a 1:45 departure (apparently to wait for connecting pax and because of the curfew at NRT) without the info boards updating. I really don't mind the walk from The Wing to gate 50 or 70, as long as I'm prepared to do it (which usually I am given that the gate is assigned hours before - though the dreaded gate change does play in the back of my mind from time to time), it takes me around 20-25 leisurely minutes to walk it.

ermen

How has redeeming a flight for work purposes got anything to do with wanting to be there on a certan time/date.