I have 70% of the miles but it won't let me buy the rest
Jul 14, 2018, 5:38 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 34
I have 70% of the miles but it won't let me buy the rest
Hello,
As I understand in I need 70% of the required miles and can buy the rest (or based on the wording the website is giving me, I don't need to buy more than 30% of the miles).
I can't understand why it won't let me purchase the miles for this award. Can anyone help? As far as I can tell I have 76% of the required miles.
As I understand in I need 70% of the required miles and can buy the rest (or based on the wording the website is giving me, I don't need to buy more than 30% of the miles).
I can't understand why it won't let me purchase the miles for this award. Can anyone help? As far as I can tell I have 76% of the required miles.
Jul 15, 2018, 2:32 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DTW - Rochester Hills, MI
Programs: Cathay MPC, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Domestic Airline Nobody
Posts: 715
I "top up" often, but I didn't know it was even an option to do it online. I always call in. I think they sell them in 2000 Mile Blocks for $60USD, or about $0.03 per mile.
I just noticed "2 Adults", which does make me wonder. I had been told by someone on FT that in this sort of instance, CX would use your all your miles for the first ticket, and then you'd need 70% of the mile balance for the second. But I asked someone at MPC about that, and they said no, you would need 70% for the entire transaction. Somebody was wrong. I hope it was the FT commenter. Please report back on what you find.
I just noticed "2 Adults", which does make me wonder. I had been told by someone on FT that in this sort of instance, CX would use your all your miles for the first ticket, and then you'd need 70% of the mile balance for the second. But I asked someone at MPC about that, and they said no, you would need 70% for the entire transaction. Somebody was wrong. I hope it was the FT commenter. Please report back on what you find.
Jul 16, 2018, 10:44 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
I "top up" often, but I didn't know it was even an option to do it online. I always call in. I think they sell them in 2000 Mile Blocks for $60USD, or about $0.03 per mile.
I just noticed "2 Adults", which does make me wonder. I had been told by someone on FT that in this sort of instance, CX would use your all your miles for the first ticket, and then you'd need 70% of the mile balance for the second. But I asked someone at MPC about that, and they said no, you would need 70% for the entire transaction. Somebody was wrong. I hope it was the FT commenter. Please report back on what you find.
I just noticed "2 Adults", which does make me wonder. I had been told by someone on FT that in this sort of instance, CX would use your all your miles for the first ticket, and then you'd need 70% of the mile balance for the second. But I asked someone at MPC about that, and they said no, you would need 70% for the entire transaction. Somebody was wrong. I hope it was the FT commenter. Please report back on what you find.