CX: Ord/JFK/EWR-MLE $1770-1900; mixed PE and J
Sep 19, 2017, 9:20 am
#91
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Great news!
I got my ticket booked and was able to get the IAP discount. The reason the pricing was all over the map (with fares of up to $8000 on Amex) was my original itinerary was not bookable even though it was showing up on ITA and Priceline. When I clicked through to purchase last night, it timed out. So I kept playing with cities/dates and had to go right through the booking process at Priceline to find out what would work. I booked and canceled 2 tickets.
Anyhow, once I found an itinerary that worked, I called Amex and they were able to book it for me. Priceline price was $1951. Amex quoted me $1704 + $39 booking fee (so $208 savings). This is what I ended up with:
JFK-YVR CX889 biz class
YVR-HKG CX859 PE
HKG-MLE CX601 biz class
MLE-HKG CX602 biz class
HKG-YVR CX838 PE
YVR-JFK CX888 biz class
I've initiated a transfer of points to my Asia Miles account and will attempt to upgrade the 2 PE segments for 20K pts each.
I expect to earn:
35,400 EQMs
$5,269 EQDs
54,700 RDMs *
Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions! ^
* Updated per information provided below.
Anyhow, once I found an itinerary that worked, I called Amex and they were able to book it for me. Priceline price was $1951. Amex quoted me $1704 + $39 booking fee (so $208 savings). This is what I ended up with:
JFK-YVR CX889 biz class
YVR-HKG CX859 PE
HKG-MLE CX601 biz class
MLE-HKG CX602 biz class
HKG-YVR CX838 PE
YVR-JFK CX888 biz class
I've initiated a transfer of points to my Asia Miles account and will attempt to upgrade the 2 PE segments for 20K pts each.
I expect to earn:
35,400 EQMs
$5,269 EQDs
54,700 RDMs *
Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions! ^
* Updated per information provided below.
Last edited by margarita girl; Nov 10, 2017 at 8:02 am
Sep 19, 2017, 9:40 am
#92
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I got my ticket booked and was able to get the IAP discount. The reason the pricing was all over the map (with fares of up to $8000 on Amex) was my original itinerary was not bookable even though it was showing up on ITA and Priceline. When I clicked through to purchase last night, it timed out. So I kept playing with cities/dates and had to go right through the booking process at Priceline to find out what would work. I booked and canceled 2 tickets.
Anyhow, once I found an itinerary that worked, I called Amex and they were able to book it for me. Priceline price was $1951. Amex quoted me $1704 + $39 booking fee (so $208 savings). This is what I ended up with:
JFK-YVR CX889 biz class
YVR-HKG CX859 PE
HKG-MLE CX601 biz class
MLE-HKG CX602 biz class
HKG-YVR CX838 PE
YVR-JFK CX888 biz class
I've initiated a transfer of points to my Asia Miles account and will attempt to upgrade the 2 PE segments for 20K pts each.
I expect to earn:
35,400 EQMs
$4720 EQDs
26,340 RDMs *
Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions! ^
* Not sure if this is correct. May get bonus miles for being EXP. (I have a great deal of difficulty reading/understanding AA's charts!)
Anyhow, once I found an itinerary that worked, I called Amex and they were able to book it for me. Priceline price was $1951. Amex quoted me $1704 + $39 booking fee (so $208 savings). This is what I ended up with:
JFK-YVR CX889 biz class
YVR-HKG CX859 PE
HKG-MLE CX601 biz class
MLE-HKG CX602 biz class
HKG-YVR CX838 PE
YVR-JFK CX888 biz class
I've initiated a transfer of points to my Asia Miles account and will attempt to upgrade the 2 PE segments for 20K pts each.
I expect to earn:
35,400 EQMs
$4720 EQDs
26,340 RDMs *
Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions! ^
* Not sure if this is correct. May get bonus miles for being EXP. (I have a great deal of difficulty reading/understanding AA's charts!)
Sep 19, 2017, 10:05 am
#94
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Sep 19, 2017, 10:15 am
#95
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^What an amazing deal. I think I will still apply for upgrade with my miles since I've already initiated the transfer.
Thank you all!
Sep 19, 2017, 11:21 am
#96
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Sep 19, 2017, 12:01 pm
#97
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I didn't bother breaking it down for 20% (R class) and 25% (I class). I'm only 2,500 EQDs short anyhow, so irrelevant for me.
Appreciate all the insightful info. I've learned a lot while booking this ticket.
Appreciate all the insightful info. I've learned a lot while booking this ticket.
Last edited by margarita girl; Sep 19, 2017 at 12:15 pm
Sep 19, 2017, 1:23 pm
#98
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Can you provide sample dates where your itinerary is possible? I fooled around with the CX site, but I can't get it to ticket at those prices. Even using the multi-city tool.
Sep 19, 2017, 1:55 pm
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Sep 19, 2017, 2:07 pm
#100
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I used 3 consecutive days for segments 1,2 and 3 (had to forego my overnight in HKG). Then I did segments 4 and 5 as one in multi-city search (ie MLE-YVR) and segment 6 was one day later.
Sep 19, 2017, 2:53 pm
#101
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IRI IRI for the 6 sectors. this is very cool to know actually.
almost half of the trip in business class.
Sep 21, 2017, 8:38 am
#104
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Sep 21, 2017, 9:29 am
#105
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