Aug 14, 2014, 4:07 pm
Last edit by: WhIteSidE
Confirm your Tickets
MH and Cheaptickets are canceling these reservations. DO NOT ACCEPT a refund and they will rebook you.
As reported by JCM9608 it appears that some of these tickets or segments may be getting canceled. If your itinerary pops up on the flymas.mobi site then you're probably okay. If not, call cheapticekts and speak with them. They must honor the ticket, so don't take "No" or "We'll send you a refund" as an answer. You may need to speak to a manager / supervisor.
Multiple reports in this thread indicate that cheaptickets/MH will book you on a flight combination (possibly with a connection in NRT) if you push and don't accept a refund.
Booking
It has been reported that this books at Cheaptickets and Orbitz. Having problems viewing your ticket? Visit the FlyMAS Mobile Site and enter your information.
Routing
This fare appears to be eligable for End-on-End construction, so it should be possible to book cheap(ish) AA or US fares and tack them onto the ticket. In order to get to and from SFO.
Mileage Accrual
This fare is a Malaysian (MH) codeshare on Cathay (CX) metal.
Cathay: No mileage accrual
Malaysian: 70% mileage accrual
American: 50% mileage accrual
US Airways: 50% mileage accrual
And remember, DON'T CALL THE AIRLINES while a deal is ongoing.
MH and Cheaptickets are canceling these reservations. DO NOT ACCEPT a refund and they will rebook you.
As reported by JCM9608 it appears that some of these tickets or segments may be getting canceled. If your itinerary pops up on the flymas.mobi site then you're probably okay. If not, call cheapticekts and speak with them. They must honor the ticket, so don't take "No" or "We'll send you a refund" as an answer. You may need to speak to a manager / supervisor.
Multiple reports in this thread indicate that cheaptickets/MH will book you on a flight combination (possibly with a connection in NRT) if you push and don't accept a refund.
Booking
It has been reported that this books at Cheaptickets and Orbitz. Having problems viewing your ticket? Visit the FlyMAS Mobile Site and enter your information.
Routing
This fare appears to be eligable for End-on-End construction, so it should be possible to book cheap(ish) AA or US fares and tack them onto the ticket. In order to get to and from SFO.
Mileage Accrual
This fare is a Malaysian (MH) codeshare on Cathay (CX) metal.
Cathay: No mileage accrual
Malaysian: 70% mileage accrual
American: 50% mileage accrual
US Airways: 50% mileage accrual
And remember, DON'T CALL THE AIRLINES while a deal is ongoing.
[DEAL GONE] CX/MH: SFO - HKG $532.60 rt
Aug 15, 2014, 8:45 am
#62
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 11
How do we make use of this free stop over rule? I am also very interested to have a stopover at Japan. However if I use multi-city search, the price would jump to above $1100.
Somewhat related, what stopovers have people gotten to work with this fare? The rules allow for one free stopover; It's less clear to me what stopovers are possible given HKG's location.
Separately, has anyone gotten this (seemingly mistake) fare (no YQ/YR) to work for other Asia destinations?
Separately, has anyone gotten this (seemingly mistake) fare (no YQ/YR) to work for other Asia destinations?
Aug 15, 2014, 8:54 am
#63
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 64
I HAVE NOT CALLED AND WILL NOT CALL ANY AIRLINE ABOUT THIS UNTIL LONG AFTER THIS DEAL IS DECLARED DEAD.
But for my own education (and maybe for others as well), can you confirm that the relationship between airlines is such that if you call CX in this case (for example to get their record locator for a reservation), you can assume they will communicate the mistake to MH (assuming they discover it). Thanks, and thanks to OP for the post. Looking forward to my first trip to HKG next month.
But for my own education (and maybe for others as well), can you confirm that the relationship between airlines is such that if you call CX in this case (for example to get their record locator for a reservation), you can assume they will communicate the mistake to MH (assuming they discover it). Thanks, and thanks to OP for the post. Looking forward to my first trip to HKG next month.
Aug 15, 2014, 8:56 am
#64
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: New York City
Programs: DL
Posts: 11
It looks like there is no YQ/YR on only itineraries that are both in and out of SFO. If you go exLAX and into SFO, there is a ~$150 YQ. So this fare is cheap, but not actually that much cheaper compared to the "normal" fare (assuming the normal fare out of SFO has a $150 YQ on it).
Aug 15, 2014, 10:47 am
#66
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOS, PVG
Programs: AS MVPG, AA P, A3 G, MU Gold, HH G, Marriott P
Posts: 205
Aug 15, 2014, 11:13 am
#67
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SFO
Posts: 506
Aug 15, 2014, 11:24 am
#69
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SJC, SFO
Programs: Motel 6 Super Diamond
Posts: 351
Just (more like 15 mins ago) booked from SFO to HKG, tried to look for stopovers but couldn't find any where the price didn't jump to $1100, it's already been asked how I can select seats on CX so will check back later on how to do that.
Also, Malaysia's website is not yet able to process my booking online either when looking up by my 5 digit booking reference code.
Also, Malaysia's website is not yet able to process my booking online either when looking up by my 5 digit booking reference code.
Aug 15, 2014, 11:54 am
#71
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: SJC, SFO
Programs: Motel 6 Super Diamond
Posts: 351
Aug 15, 2014, 3:44 pm
#73
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA MM, AA MM, IC Plat Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 3,146
Aug 15, 2014, 3:58 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 2
Confirmation that these tickets are real?
I was able to purchase three tickets this morning (Two from 10/2 - 10/9 and One from 10/2 - 10/8) from CheapTickets for $548 each. I got record locator # from MH however when I go to the MH website, they are unable to find the reservation.
Can anyone confirm that these tickets are actually real? In another thread on http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/08...ing-all-taxes/, the MH said the flight has been cancelled and to get a refund from CheapTickets.
Can anyone confirm that these tickets are actually real? In another thread on http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/08...ing-all-taxes/, the MH said the flight has been cancelled and to get a refund from CheapTickets.
Aug 15, 2014, 4:45 pm
#75
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: OKC
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, Marriott Rewards Gold, Hilton Honors Diamond, TK M&S Elite
Posts: 290
I was able to purchase three tickets this morning (Two from 10/2 - 10/9 and One from 10/2 - 10/8) from CheapTickets for $548 each. I got record locator # from MH however when I go to the MH website, they are unable to find the reservation.
Can anyone confirm that these tickets are actually real? In another thread on http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/08...ing-all-taxes/, the MH said the flight has been cancelled and to get a refund from CheapTickets.
Can anyone confirm that these tickets are actually real? In another thread on http://www.theflightdeal.com/2014/08...ing-all-taxes/, the MH said the flight has been cancelled and to get a refund from CheapTickets.