May 24, 2018, 4:03 am
Last edit by: percysmith
New links:
New redemption engine: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/facade.html
(alternatively https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/facade.html for MPO members)
New redemption charts (CX and KA only): https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/flight-award-chart.html
New partner redemption mileage requirement: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/afr.html
Asia Miles changes microsite:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/
New Terms and Conditions:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/en/updatedterms.html
New redemption engine: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/facade.html
(alternatively https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/facade.html for MPO members)
New redemption charts (CX and KA only): https://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem-awards/flight-awards/flight-award-chart.html
New partner redemption mileage requirement: https://www.asiamiles.com/en/afr.html
Asia Miles changes microsite:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/
New Terms and Conditions:
https://www.asiamiles.com/change/en/updatedterms.html
Asia Miles Changes effective 22 June 2018
Aug 7, 2018, 9:26 am
#616
Suspended
Join Date: May 2006
Location: HKG
Programs: A3, TK *G; JL JGC; SPG,Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,952
Aug 7, 2018, 10:52 am
#617
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,801
Aug 8, 2018, 10:36 pm
#618
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,801
Asia Miles: non-flight redemptions is all your miles will be good for post-22/6
Last edited by percysmith; Aug 8, 2018 at 10:50 pm
Aug 10, 2018, 11:26 pm
#619
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Anyone think they might be fixing the married segments issue route by route? I just did some random searches for HKG-SIN AND HKG-TPE for mid September and there now seems to be lots of availability.
However BKK still seems to be locked down.
However BKK still seems to be locked down.
Aug 11, 2018, 6:52 am
#620
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: BA(GGL) QF LTS CX AM, Hilton Diamond, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,654
Indeed seems like the HKG-SIN availability is coming back for both AM and BAEC.
looking promising and hope they fix them for all the other intra asia routes!
Last edited by ermen; Aug 11, 2018 at 6:58 am
Aug 11, 2018, 10:23 pm
#621
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SIN
Programs: KF, MPC, BAEC // Bonvoy, WoH, Honors
Posts: 1,464
I booked HKG-PVG for mid September using Avios the other day and there was plenty of availability in J (however funnily enough - zero in Y). Not sure if this route was ever plagued by the married segments issue, but a data point nonetheless.
Aug 12, 2018, 9:52 am
#622
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: DCA's home, AA hubs and spokes are where you'll usually find me
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plat
Posts: 367
Aug 12, 2018, 9:24 pm
#623
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Edit: but looks like from around 20th November, there's no availability again for BKK.
I don't know why the availability tap is turned on specifically from 11 October - they are closing off availability for the next two months? But I don't think that's the case as Singapore seems to be widely available from 5 September. Or the computers are still churning through BKK availability and more availability will come online soon?
Last edited by sxc; Aug 12, 2018 at 9:31 pm
Aug 19, 2018, 10:16 pm
#624
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 4
Clarification of maximum sectors
Hi,
Have been searching everywhere for a clarification of what looks to be a pretty big showstopper for me for regular award redemptions in the new T&Cs.
My understanding is that this would mean if I tried to redeem say, SYD-NRT-HEL-BCN-HEL-NRT-SYD, (i.e. SYD-BCN via NRT/HEL) I'm completely out of luck because that would be 6 sectors?
That's extraordinarily limiting for long-haul bookings out of Australia as you're limited in the cities you can get to in one stop, and even more-so for me because I don't live in SYD/MEL.
Have I interpreted that correctly or are joined segments in a one-way booking counted as one sector? (apologies the terminology confuses me sometimes).
Seems like the only use for Asia Miles now are CX rewards and the OW multi-carrier.
Have been searching everywhere for a clarification of what looks to be a pretty big showstopper for me for regular award redemptions in the new T&Cs.
For the round-trip Flight Award (except the oneworld Multi-Carrier Award), a maximum of 4 sectors are allowed
That's extraordinarily limiting for long-haul bookings out of Australia as you're limited in the cities you can get to in one stop, and even more-so for me because I don't live in SYD/MEL.
Have I interpreted that correctly or are joined segments in a one-way booking counted as one sector? (apologies the terminology confuses me sometimes).
Seems like the only use for Asia Miles now are CX rewards and the OW multi-carrier.
Aug 19, 2018, 11:23 pm
#626
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 2,172
Hi,
Have been searching everywhere for a clarification of what looks to be a pretty big showstopper for me for regular award redemptions in the new T&Cs.
My understanding is that this would mean if I tried to redeem say, SYD-NRT-HEL-BCN-HEL-NRT-SYD, (i.e. SYD-BCN via NRT/HEL) I'm completely out of luck because that would be 6 sectors?
That's extraordinarily limiting for long-haul bookings out of Australia as you're limited in the cities you can get to in one stop, and even more-so for me because I don't live in SYD/MEL.
Have I interpreted that correctly or are joined segments in a one-way booking counted as one sector? (apologies the terminology confuses me sometimes).
Seems like the only use for Asia Miles now are CX rewards and the OW multi-carrier.
Have been searching everywhere for a clarification of what looks to be a pretty big showstopper for me for regular award redemptions in the new T&Cs.
My understanding is that this would mean if I tried to redeem say, SYD-NRT-HEL-BCN-HEL-NRT-SYD, (i.e. SYD-BCN via NRT/HEL) I'm completely out of luck because that would be 6 sectors?
That's extraordinarily limiting for long-haul bookings out of Australia as you're limited in the cities you can get to in one stop, and even more-so for me because I don't live in SYD/MEL.
Have I interpreted that correctly or are joined segments in a one-way booking counted as one sector? (apologies the terminology confuses me sometimes).
Seems like the only use for Asia Miles now are CX rewards and the OW multi-carrier.
Aug 19, 2018, 11:41 pm
#627
Suspended
Join Date: May 2006
Location: HKG
Programs: A3, TK *G; JL JGC; SPG,Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,952
because that IS actually the OWMC award he is looking for? why be so intimidating lol
Aug 20, 2018, 1:30 am
#629
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 4
They can just be really tricky to pull together though especially from my home airport (Canberra). For example trying to book the very first leg once (CBR-BNE-NRT) the attendant on my phone call refused to let me book an available Y Qantas flight to BNE and then the also available BNE-NRT in J. No idea, I tried twice. Unless that whole leg was available in J from CBR they wouldn't book the connecting segments.
I really just wanted to clarify that the regular awards are now only of use in very limited circumstances for me personally. I would have to take a separate flight to/from another Australian port just to have a chance of getting anywhere except Asia and West Coast US (and availability on that route is brutal).
Given the value of the multi-carrier that's probably where I'll be spending my miles.
Aug 22, 2018, 2:55 am
#630
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: PVG
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, ex AA EXP
Posts: 510
I have the same issue with LH flight, trying to book PVG-HKG-MXP in J, PVG-HKG is wide open but I can't get the HKG-MXP segment to show up, even if booked separately, but I have availability on the HKG-MXP if I decide to do TPE-HKG-MXP...