Asia Miles Award Chart Questions
Mar 8, 2018, 3:16 am
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Asia Miles Award Chart Questions
I'm trying to redeem a standard award on Cathay Pacific. My understanding is that the price is calculated by the distance between the origin and destination. Is that incorrect? For example, LAX-SYD prices as 84k in PEY (Zone F) instead of the expected 48k (Zone D), which is the added distance of all sectors.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Mar 8, 2018, 11:38 am
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Mar 8, 2018, 2:23 pm
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Mar 8, 2018, 8:18 pm
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https://thepointsguy.com/2017/05/all...miles-program/
Itinerary/Length/Class of Service: Los Angeles-Hong Kong-Sydney/7,488 miles/premium economy
Carrier(s): Cathay Pacific
Award Chart: Standard
Cost: 48,000 miles and $140
Because there is no stopover in the itinerary, Asia Miles prices the ticket based on the distance from origin (LAX) to destination (SYD). This means you only pay 8,000 more miles to fly Cathay Pacific premium economy compared to economy for the transpacific journey.
Carrier(s): Cathay Pacific
Award Chart: Standard
Cost: 48,000 miles and $140
Because there is no stopover in the itinerary, Asia Miles prices the ticket based on the distance from origin (LAX) to destination (SYD). This means you only pay 8,000 more miles to fly Cathay Pacific premium economy compared to economy for the transpacific journey.
Mar 10, 2018, 3:23 am
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I just read that here:
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/05/all...miles-program/
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/05/all...miles-program/
Curious how he got the 48k price.
May 30, 2018, 1:36 pm
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Hello everyone,
The changes to Asia Miles got me thinking, and in particular for redemption opportunities, particularly for that of the new Zone F (7,500+ miles)
Since the cost is calculated by the sum of the distance of each sector, does this allow one to make rather creative award redemptions given that there doesn't explicitly seem to be a threshold to this award zone?
I understand that only one stopover is allowed, but would this for instance allow, say, a "one way" trip between LHR and JFK via HKG?
LHR to JFK via HKG would be ~14000 miles which is way above of 7,500 miles... and if so, it would be an interesting redemption in First Class........
Cheers
The changes to Asia Miles got me thinking, and in particular for redemption opportunities, particularly for that of the new Zone F (7,500+ miles)
Since the cost is calculated by the sum of the distance of each sector, does this allow one to make rather creative award redemptions given that there doesn't explicitly seem to be a threshold to this award zone?
I understand that only one stopover is allowed, but would this for instance allow, say, a "one way" trip between LHR and JFK via HKG?
LHR to JFK via HKG would be ~14000 miles which is way above of 7,500 miles... and if so, it would be an interesting redemption in First Class........
Cheers
May 31, 2018, 3:02 am
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I understand that only one stopover is allowed, but would this for instance allow, say, a "one way" trip between LHR and JFK via HKG?
LHR to JFK via HKG would be ~14000 miles which is way above of 7,500 miles... and if so, it would be an interesting redemption in First Class........]
LHR to JFK via HKG would be ~14000 miles which is way above of 7,500 miles... and if so, it would be an interesting redemption in First Class........
]Even if England post-Brexit becomes the 52nd state of the United States, Hong Kong will always be part of China! (at least we have to parrot that)
May 31, 2018, 3:40 am
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AM agents put a stop to that. They're claiming origin and stopover and final destination have to be same country https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post29802880
Even if England post-Brexit becomes the 52nd state of the United States, Hong Kong will always be part of China! (at least we have to parrot that)
Even if England post-Brexit becomes the 52nd state of the United States, Hong Kong will always be part of China! (at least we have to parrot that)
I have use quote tags too much recently, see terms under Flight Awards Redemption – General Conditions > 4-5.
May I ask a dumb thing: does married segment issue exists for stopover pairs?
May 31, 2018, 5:02 am
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AM agents put a stop to that. They're claiming origin and stopover and final destination have to be same country https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cath...l#post29802880
Even if England post-Brexit becomes the 52nd state of the United States, Hong Kong will always be part of China! (at least we have to parrot that)
Even if England post-Brexit becomes the 52nd state of the United States, Hong Kong will always be part of China! (at least we have to parrot that)
May 31, 2018, 5:58 am
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Had the bottom half of your quoted image explained that "same country" rule only applies to half of the one-way case that if origin and destination is same country then stopover must be same country too? If indeed England becomes 52nd state then it will become round trip like how LHR-HKG-MAN is now considered round trip. (but you can still argue why if PVG-HKG-PEK isn't same country one way if you wish)
I have use quote tags too much recently, see terms under Flight Awards Redemption – General Conditions > 4-5.
May I ask a dumb thing: does married segment issue exists for stopover pairs?
I have use quote tags too much recently, see terms under Flight Awards Redemption – General Conditions > 4-5.
May I ask a dumb thing: does married segment issue exists for stopover pairs?