Almost 6 months after Asiamiles devaluation...
Jan 15, 2019, 5:25 pm
#1
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Almost 6 months after Asiamiles devaluation...
Almost 6 months post-devaluation...I still can't feel the additional 20% increase in seat availability for redemption.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
Jan 15, 2019, 5:29 pm
#2
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Agreed. And what’s with the married segment availability? There seems to be a lot of availability for non Hong Kong members...is this how they fudged the 20%?
Jan 15, 2019, 5:53 pm
#3
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It would be cheaper to fly direct to NRT on JL from MNL and just redeem on JL using AM. The AS website showing a lot of availability.
Jan 15, 2019, 6:40 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Almost 6 months post-devaluation...I still can't feel the additional 20% increase in seat availability for redemption.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
Jan 15, 2019, 7:07 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Almost 6 months post-devaluation...I still can't feel the additional 20% increase in seat availability for redemption.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
Case in point I bought a revenue ticket to Tokyo from Manila for August 21, that's about 200 days from now...but they cannot confirm any companion redemption at the time being.
Looking at the seat maps...I'm basically the only passenger on the flight...(of course there might be others who did not ASR)
Checking EF all flights are have J9 C9 D9 I9....I've sent an email to Marco Polo Club but the refused to clear my waitlist.
previously noticed if I was available, companion award would be available..
Jan 15, 2019, 7:10 pm
#7
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e.g. you can maybe get SIN-xHKG-TPE, but if you search for that route in AM, you actually come up with a donut! in that regard, MPC/AM is much worse.
On the other hand, some direct O&D routes are available for AM members but not OW partners, especially in the J cabins.
Jan 15, 2019, 7:21 pm
#8
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Notwithstanding the in increase in miles requirement for long haul Upgrade Awards that I use frequently, over the last month I am running into multiple instances where waitlisting for Upgrade Awards were closed (no matter what the selling loads were). If this continues I have to seriously consider moving my miles/business from AM/CX.
Jan 15, 2019, 7:39 pm
#9
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Got this reply for the Marco Polo Club
I guess they are just wiping out all award availability because August is a peak season....seems most of the dates during that month are only available via Business Tailored rates....
We do appreciate the importance members place on being able to redeem award seats. However, availability is subject to a number of factors, in particular, time of year, routing and even time of day. If a flight is forecasted to be full, fewer award seats will be allocated. Seat availability also varies from flight to flight due to a number of factors including our members' behaviour, seasonality, market demand and the airlines' capacity.
Redemption seats are often secured well in advance of a flight's scheduled travel date but further award seats could be released closer to departure when passengers firm up travel plans and change bookings.
Redemption seats are often secured well in advance of a flight's scheduled travel date but further award seats could be released closer to departure when passengers firm up travel plans and change bookings.
Jan 15, 2019, 8:08 pm
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Jan 15, 2019, 8:47 pm
#13
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Wow. I wonder whether it is why I am unable to get any availabilities (including unable to waitlist) for upgrade because CX notices that I keep using my miles on the Upgrades (rather than buying).
At the same time I have a hard time believing that CX IT has the ability to implement stuff like this.
At the same time I have a hard time believing that CX IT has the ability to implement stuff like this.
Jan 15, 2019, 9:35 pm
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