[FARE GONE]CX [Prem Economy]: SFO/LAX/JFK - PEK/BKK/etc. $1335-$1618 (5.2 - 5.9 cpm)
Jan 10, 2017, 1:15 pm
#31
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
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no, flew CX purchased through consolidator, and got miles and EQD on AA.
Jan 10, 2017, 2:24 pm
#32
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 215
MAD-HKG-AKL for ~$1,500
BASE MILES: ~24,500
EQM: ~36,750
EQD: ~$5,000
AWARD MILES: 24,500 - 54,000 (depending on elite status)
EXP with all requirements met after 3 such trips for ~$4,500 in CX Premium Economy. Not too bad, I gotta say. Might give this a try...
Of course, this requires positioning flights to Europe, but there are lots of cheap fares.
Jan 10, 2017, 7:59 pm
#33
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hertz PC, IC Plat, Hilton Gold, Carlson Gold
Posts: 89
I'm 2/2 on LAX/HKG routes, only have missed my ORD-HKG flight this year, EXP as well.
Jan 10, 2017, 8:14 pm
#35
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 215
Jan 10, 2017, 9:38 pm
#36
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: WAS & FPO
Programs: AS, Hyatt
Posts: 402
I got the op-up to J in November JFK-HKG even as an AA Platinum/OneWorld Sapphire. Great surprise; I actually enjoyed it more than my experience in F on the return flight.
Jan 10, 2017, 9:44 pm
#37
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 215
I wonder what are the reasons for those upgrades? Obviuosly they are quite common... Just a better treatment of OW elites? I assume those flying in Y+ are more likely to be upgraded.
Jan 10, 2017, 10:13 pm
#38
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: NYC,MIA,XFL
Programs: AA EXP, B6 Mosaic, DL PM
Posts: 863
They are OP-UPs - meaning that they are oversold in Y and/or Y+, so they move people to J to accommodate more pax. I got one from Y+ to J on the EWR - HKG flight a year + ago when I was only AA gold / oneworld Ruby
Jan 12, 2017, 10:50 am
#39
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 507
for any left coast flyers, yvr-hkg non-stop is down to $1434 USD r/t
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=p;a=CX;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=p;a=CX;eo=e
Jan 12, 2017, 11:00 am
#40
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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for any left coast flyers, yvr-hkg non-stop is down to $1434 USD r/t
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=p;a=CX;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=p;a=CX;eo=e
Jul 26, 2017, 9:17 pm
#41
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 84
To the lucky ones who got Y+ -> J: did you purchase W fares (flex)?
Jul 27, 2017, 3:41 pm
#42
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 50
Anyone manage to get multiple routings for distance for around 1800 with a 1 day turn on the weekend? I got a LAX-HKG-SIN, but i t wasn't a big difference in miles.
Jul 29, 2017, 9:39 am
#43
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
SFO-JFK-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-JFK-SFO
ORD-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-ORD
The NRT-SIN leg is on JL and the rest is on AA metal. Roughly $1k rt in Y. Y+/J fares on the same itinerary are nothing special. No minimum stay either.
Its not great if you're looking for EQDs, but it will give a ton of EQMs.
Jul 31, 2017, 11:47 am
#44
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 50
I haven't seen any great Y+ deals with CX lately (and I've been looking). However I did find a fairly good deal on AA (6hr turn in SIN). It works for a number of routes, but I believe the following should both work:
SFO-JFK-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-JFK-SFO
ORD-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-ORD
The NRT-SIN leg is on JL and the rest is on AA metal. Roughly $1k rt in Y. Y+/J fares on the same itinerary are nothing special. No minimum stay either.
Its not great if you're looking for EQDs, but it will give a ton of EQMs.
SFO-JFK-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-JFK-SFO
ORD-NRT-SIN/SIN-NRT-ORD
The NRT-SIN leg is on JL and the rest is on AA metal. Roughly $1k rt in Y. Y+/J fares on the same itinerary are nothing special. No minimum stay either.
Its not great if you're looking for EQDs, but it will give a ton of EQMs.
Aug 2, 2017, 1:31 pm
#45
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
Found it on GF. Works for tons of dates. Here's an example: https://goo.gl/flights/rzeD