[Premium Fare Gone]: Cathay J: ORD - MLE/CMB RT ~$2,600
Mar 28, 2018, 8:54 pm
#61
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Exp, United Silver, Delta Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 280
ORD-BOM is also in this price range. Has anyone tried to price out using the Mastercard deal above?
https://www.google.com/flights?q=nyc+to+bom&source=lnms&impression_in_sea rch=true&mode_promoted=true&mode_promoted=true&tbm =flm&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnlIX_u5DaAhUxUt8KHeQLBJ8Q_AU ICigB#flt=ORD.BOM.2018-04-12.ORDHKG0CX807~HKGBOM2CX699*BOM.ORD.2018-04-17.BOMHKG0CX696~HKGORD1CX806;c:USD;e:1;a:CX*CX;sc: b;sd:1;t:f;sp:.USD.254051*.USD.254051
https://www.google.com/flights?q=nyc+to+bom&source=lnms&impression_in_sea rch=true&mode_promoted=true&mode_promoted=true&tbm =flm&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnlIX_u5DaAhUxUt8KHeQLBJ8Q_AU ICigB#flt=ORD.BOM.2018-04-12.ORDHKG0CX807~HKGBOM2CX699*BOM.ORD.2018-04-17.BOMHKG0CX696~HKGORD1CX806;c:USD;e:1;a:CX*CX;sc: b;sd:1;t:f;sp:.USD.254051*.USD.254051
Mar 29, 2018, 10:19 am
#62
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Connecticut/NY
Posts: 182
how did you arrive at your numbers? Thanks
Just called AA
They gave me the following 21,134 miles
32,301 EQM
5,283 EQD
Last edited by fish3d; Mar 29, 2018 at 10:37 am Reason: new information
Mar 29, 2018, 10:27 am
#63
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EP, AA AC
Posts: 4,268
Mar 31, 2018, 11:22 am
#64
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Connecticut/NY
Posts: 182
I know this is slightly off-topic but worth mentioning. I booked a trip...THANKS OP. My first leg is actually HPN-ORD but not shown , my The flight I'm on gets in at 8:45 pm local time.( see below) Unless your "resort island" is nearby and has its own boat you will need to spend a night on the island or the neighboring island of Male, before going to your hotel. The Maldives are composed of dozens of small islands, many with just one resort on it and can cost over 1K per night. I'm staying at an out island, cost about 75.00 per night with breakfast and like many places in the Maldives no alcohol. I mention this because originally I was going to to a one night MR but it is so far and it appears to be beautiful so I will catch some rays and go fishing/snorkeling. BTW rainy season starts in May....happy trails to all.
2361 American Airlines
Depart Chicago, IL to Male, Maldives
Monday, May 7, 2018 to Wednesday, May 9, 2018
FlightDepartArriveTravel timeAircraftClassSeats 2361 American Airlines5:10 PMORD7:46 PMLAX
4h 36m32BFirstGet alerts for this flight Get alerts for this flight 2361 Stop: Los Angeles (LAX)
883 Cathay Pacific11:30 PMLAX5:45 AMHKGArrives May 9
15h 15m77WBusiness- — —
Overnight flight or connectionStop: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
601 Cathay Pacific5:25 PMHKGDeparts May 98:45 PMMLEArrives May 9
6h 20m333Business- — —
Return Male, Maldives to Chicago, IL
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 to Thursday, May 17, 2018
FlightDepartArriveTravel timeAircraftClassSeats602 Cathay Pacific10:20 PMMLE7:55 AMHKGArrives May 17
6h 35m333Business- — —
Overnight flight or connectionStop: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
806 Cathay Pacific11:55 AMHKGDeparts May 171:55 PMORDArrives May 17
15h 0m77WBusiness- — —
Cost summary
Your total
$2,557.95Includes all taxes and carrier-imposed fees
Passenger x 1$2,118.00Taxes$175.15Carrier-imposed fees$264.80
AAdvantage® benefits Subtotal$2,557.95
Priority$0.00
Total (all passengers)$2,557.95
Last edited by fish3d; Mar 31, 2018 at 11:24 am Reason: trip info
Mar 31, 2018, 12:36 pm
#65
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Florida, USA
Programs: AA PPRO (OW Emerarld), BA Silver, DL PM
Posts: 491
$2,557.95Includes all taxes and carrier-imposed fees
Passenger x 1$2,118.00Taxes$175.15Carrier-imposed fees$264.80
Subtotal$2,557.95
AAdvantage® benefits
Priority$0.00
Total (all passengers)$2,557.95
Passenger x 1$2,118.00Taxes$175.15Carrier-imposed fees$264.80
Subtotal$2,557.95
AAdvantage® benefits
Priority$0.00
Total (all passengers)$2,557.95
Looks like you booked this on AA.com which may have been unwise especially for a MR as you will only receive less than2500 EQD as its ticketed on AA rather than ~5000 EQD had it been ticketed on CX. I don't know if it's too late to cancel but you can easily get this fare directly on the CX website or other OTA.
Mar 31, 2018, 12:53 pm
#66
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SJC
Programs: AA, AS, Marriott
Posts: 6,056
Mrs. Majuki and I opted for the Hotel Jen Malé due to the 8:45 pm arrival time of the Cathay Pacific flight. We're staying at the Conrad for our resort stay, but we didn't want to have a situation where we arrived late and ended up paying the resort price for a hotel in Malé. Booking at least one night in Malé or the Hulhule Island Hotel near the airport allows for a leisurely transfer to your resort the next day.
Mar 31, 2018, 6:16 pm
#67
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
Looks like you booked this on AA.com which may have been unwise especially for a MR as you will only receive less than2500 EQD as its ticketed on AA rather than ~5000 EQD had it been ticketed on CX. I don't know if it's too late to cancel but you can easily get this fare directly on the CX website or other OTA.
Mar 31, 2018, 7:17 pm
#68
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
CX: ORD-DEL/BOM/DAC/KTM/MAA/BLR in J for ~$2,500
Also works for ORD-CCU.
Great fares to much of the Indian subcontinent. Departing ORD Monday through Thursdays. This appears to be a fairly flexible fare, so I'd be interested to see what can be done with it.
Works on plenty of dates in April-August, from what I can tell. May also be available with LAX/SFO as the NA gateway city (still ex-ORD, of course). Doesn't work for all dates, but I have been able to do it on some route/date pairings. Going this route would save a potentially very long HKG transit (in some cases).
GF is giving some incorrect results on this, but the fare is easy to find on the CX website. Others do not show up on GF, but do show on the CX website.
Example Fares:
DEL: https://goo.gl/flights/4eGQb
KTM: https://goo.gl/flights/9w2fR
DAC: https://goo.gl/flights/ikXRe
BOM: https://goo.gl/flights/odhGc
Sample Earnings with AA
ORD-HKG-BOM (rt)
Cost: $2,541
Fare Class I -- IXSPCLRT
EQM: 31,300
EQD: 5,200
RDM: 26,100 (or 51,100 for EXP)
Great fares to much of the Indian subcontinent. Departing ORD Monday through Thursdays. This appears to be a fairly flexible fare, so I'd be interested to see what can be done with it.
Works on plenty of dates in April-August, from what I can tell. May also be available with LAX/SFO as the NA gateway city (still ex-ORD, of course). Doesn't work for all dates, but I have been able to do it on some route/date pairings. Going this route would save a potentially very long HKG transit (in some cases).
GF is giving some incorrect results on this, but the fare is easy to find on the CX website. Others do not show up on GF, but do show on the CX website.
Example Fares:
DEL: https://goo.gl/flights/4eGQb
KTM: https://goo.gl/flights/9w2fR
DAC: https://goo.gl/flights/ikXRe
BOM: https://goo.gl/flights/odhGc
Sample Earnings with AA
ORD-HKG-BOM (rt)
Cost: $2,541
Fare Class I -- IXSPCLRT
EQM: 31,300
EQD: 5,200
RDM: 26,100 (or 51,100 for EXP)
DAY/TIME
PERMITTED MON THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
PERMITTED MON THROUGH THU ON EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR.
SEASONALITY
PERMITTED 08MAR18 THROUGH 31AUG18 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN.
PERMITTED 08MAR18 THROUGH 31AUG18 ON THE OUTBOUND
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN.
FLIGHT APPLICATION
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
AND
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 3 THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ONONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
AND
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN UNITED
STATES
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH
TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY CX FLIGHT OPERATED BY CX.
AND
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 3 THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ONONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY CX FLIGHT
ANY KA FLIGHT.
ANY KA FLIGHT.
AND
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN UNITED
STATES
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWINGANY AA FLIGHT
ANY CX FLIGHT.
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWINGANY AA FLIGHT
ANY CX FLIGHT.
MINIMUM STAY
NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
COMBINATIONS
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED.
END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS.
SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. TRAVEL
MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION.
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
WITH CX FARES
-TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS WITH CX FARES.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE IN RULE 5180/5600
IN TARIFF
IPRP - BETWEEN THE USA/CANADA-AREA 2/3 VIA PAC.
DOUBLE OPEN JAWS NOT PERMITTED.
END-ON-END PERMITTED. VALIDATE ALL FARE COMPONENTS.
SIDE TRIPS PERMITTED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. TRAVEL
MUST BE VIA POINT OF COMBINATION.
OPEN JAWS/ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
WITH CX FARES
-TO FORM SINGLE OPEN JAWS
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS WITH CX FARES.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE IN RULE 5180/5600
IN TARIFF
IPRP - BETWEEN THE USA/CANADA-AREA 2/3 VIA PAC.
Last edited by swingaling; Mar 31, 2018 at 7:26 pm
Mar 31, 2018, 8:27 pm
#71
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Exp, United Silver, Delta Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 280
Mar 31, 2018, 10:16 pm
#72
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Connecticut/NY
Posts: 182
I booked by phone with Cathay on Saturday morning 4/1/18. They open for phone at 9 EST. The agent booked the ORD-LAX leg on AA as well. I was told I had till Monday anytime to cancel as Cathay was not available by phone on Sundays. They have limited phone hours ,at least in US. Later in the day when I went to AA.com my itinerary was there much too my surprise. The confirm from Cathay indicated the fare was booked in I. Not sure if that will cut my award mileage from the approximately 32K EQM and the 5.2K EQD. One last thing, when I called Cathay there was only one seat on my flight(s) available at the the 2500.00 fare even though GF showed many. I tried to get two seats and my brother is currently waitlisted.
Last edited by fish3d; Mar 31, 2018 at 10:24 pm Reason: add information, add info
Mar 31, 2018, 10:20 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 781
No minimum stay. Great for mileage run! If I want to stopover in HKG for free, is this possible? I know that QR and SQ always allow free stopovers in Doha and SIN, but am not sure about CX for HKG.
Here is the excerpt from Cheapoair.com.
08.STOPOVERS
2 FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN LAX/SFO/NYC/CHI/BOS.
AND - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
AT USD 200.00 EACH.
Here is the excerpt from Cheapoair.com.
08.STOPOVERS
2 FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN LAX/SFO/NYC/CHI/BOS.
AND - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
AT USD 200.00 EACH.
Mar 31, 2018, 11:06 pm
#74
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
No minimum stay. Great for mileage run! If I want to stopover in HKG for free, is this possible? I know that QR and SQ always allow free stopovers in Doha and SIN, but am not sure about CX for HKG.
Here is the excerpt from Cheapoair.com.
08.STOPOVERS
2 FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN LAX/SFO/NYC/CHI/BOS.
AND - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
AT USD 200.00 EACH.
Here is the excerpt from Cheapoair.com.
08.STOPOVERS
2 FREE STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT - 1 IN
EACH DIRECTION IN LAX/SFO/NYC/CHI/BOS.
AND - UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT
AT USD 200.00 EACH.
Apr 1, 2018, 4:40 am
#75
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chicagoland
Programs: AA exp 3mm Hertz 5*
Posts: 334
Exactly. I’m stopping in HKG for two days on outbound to CMB in june on this fare. The connections from ORD are almost always leaving you a 16 ~ 20 hr layover in hkg, but return is a two to four hr connection.