CX: Ord/JFK/EWR-MLE $1770-1900; mixed PE and J
Dec 13, 2017, 7:48 pm
#182
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
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CX flies one of its JFK-HKG flights with a stop in YVR. JFK-YVR is thus a fifth freedom route for CX. ORD-YVR does not work.
Here are your options for this fare:
ORD/EWR/JFK/BOS-HKG-MLE
JFK-YVR-HKG-MLE
To actually get credit for the extra mileage of the JFK-YVR-HKG route, you need to transfer in YVR and take a different onward flight from YVR. If you take the same flight onward from YVR, you only get credit for JFK-HKG, which is quite a bit shorter than JFK-YVR-HKG.
While it's possible to get JFK-YVR to book into I, it's difficult to find (not impossible).
Regarding mixed class bookings. In order to get the short legs (HKG-MLE) to book into I, you need to find MLE flights that have no R fare availability. In those cases, it will book into I. This only works if the long flights (ORD/BOS/NYC-HKG) do have R fare availability. If you book this far in advance, it's unlikely you'll find flights that will book as mixed class. Better odds of getting it a bit closer in.
Dec 14, 2017, 4:29 pm
#183
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA,CX, BA, Priority Club, SPG, Hilton
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I think the inventory dried up, not direct related to travel time. I booked mine 340 days out in Aug, availability every single day!
Dec 14, 2017, 8:43 pm
#184
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
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Nah, this fare is still going strong. CX just had a price increase. The price is now $2,007. Plenty of availability at this price starting next May.
Dec 16, 2017, 3:10 am
#185
Join Date: Aug 2010
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In order to get the short legs (HKG-MLE) to book into I, you need to find MLE flights that have no R fare availability. In those cases, it will book into I. This only works if the long flights (ORD/BOS/NYC-HKG) do have R fare availability. If you book this far in advance, it's unlikely you'll find flights that will book as mixed class. Better odds of getting it a bit closer in.
Last edited by Fly2Where; Dec 16, 2017 at 3:18 am
Dec 16, 2017, 12:42 pm
#186
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Regarding mixed class bookings. In order to get the short legs (HKG-MLE) to book into I, you need to find MLE flights that have no R fare availability. In those cases, it will book into I. This only works if the long flights (ORD/BOS/NYC-HKG) do have R fare availability. If you book this far in advance, it's unlikely you'll find flights that will book as mixed class. Better odds of getting it a bit closer in.
I was wondering if it was because there was no PE on those particular flights, but that is not the case. Thx
Dec 16, 2017, 12:48 pm
#187
Join Date: Sep 2008
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There is booking class exception for fare. This fare R allows booked into I in these segments. Just part of fare rule when looking at booking class exception on expertflyer.
Dec 19, 2017, 1:51 am
#189
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
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i am on the 2nd leg of the JFK-YVR-HKG-MLE-HKG-EWR trip now, all 3 6-hour legs in biz. I booked on Priceline via Hipmunk.
CX889 out of JFK in biz was ...let’s say....inferior. Disappointing. Even the food on AA MCO-JFK was better-by a lot.
Dec 20, 2017, 7:05 pm
#190
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Dec 21, 2017, 3:07 am
#193
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
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In a weird twist, for me anyway, CX asked me to downgrade to PE for MLE-HKG while I was in HKG.
they offered us HKD1710 to do it. Of course nobody knew what it would do to my booking class for recording miles so I took a chance and accepted it. If I get the original credit, this will turn out to be a hell of a steal as I would have 2 trips for $3200-ish USD. I’ll calcute the EQD/EQM return when it posts.
they offered us HKD1710 to do it. Of course nobody knew what it would do to my booking class for recording miles so I took a chance and accepted it. If I get the original credit, this will turn out to be a hell of a steal as I would have 2 trips for $3200-ish USD. I’ll calcute the EQD/EQM return when it posts.
Dec 21, 2017, 5:42 am
#194
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 66
In a weird twist, for me anyway, CX asked me to downgrade to PE for MLE-HKG while I was in HKG.
they offered us HKD1710 to do it. Of course nobody knew what it would do to my booking class for recording miles so I took a chance and accepted it. If I get the original credit, this will turn out to be a hell of a steal as I would have 2 trips for $3200-ish USD. I’ll calcute the EQD/EQM return when it posts.
they offered us HKD1710 to do it. Of course nobody knew what it would do to my booking class for recording miles so I took a chance and accepted it. If I get the original credit, this will turn out to be a hell of a steal as I would have 2 trips for $3200-ish USD. I’ll calcute the EQD/EQM return when it posts.
Dec 21, 2017, 5:54 am
#195
Join Date: Dec 2015
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Re: the calculations, you're spot on as long as the booking code change is I to R.
I'm *that* close for EQDs for EXP requal so it might matter. I may do a cheap run just to be sure... But only if I come back from the Maldives. It's pretty frickin nice here.