thanks as always percysmith - your datapoint is music to the ears!

My travel OCD is killing me - this about a short hop 10 months from now...

Does anyone know why CX402 HKG-TPE doesn't fly on certain (early evening) Saturdays ? Specifically I'm looking at 4-April-2026 - Expertflyer shows that this flight exists on that day but CX doesn't show it as bookable

Looks like the same plane operates back as CX479 TPE-HKG, which is currently available for booking for the same date. Then again both CX402/CX479 didn't operate on Saturday 14-Jun-2025

Is this CX mistakenly not yet loaded the flight for sale ? Or should I expect CX402 not to be operating for my needs ?

Hi there. I'm very new to booking reward flights on Cathay Pacific. Here's my scenario.
Trying to book a 1 month trip in July 2026. Trip dates are for July 1 and returning July 30.

I'd like to book this trip so that when the reward dates open, I book as quickly as possible. In this case, I would need to wait for July 2 to open up, and book a trip from July 1 and return July 2. Then wait a month for July 30 to open up and then attempt to change my return date to July 30.

This seems like an incredibly inefficient way to book a reward ticket but my experience is that this is a peak travel month for my destination, and if I were to wait until July 30 to open to book, the outbound July 1 date will have no availability.

I'm trying to buy for a family of 3 so availabilities for Economy are very tight.

Is there a smarter way to do this?

Thanks so much for any help.

Don't overthink it. OMAAT's T+360 advice no longer works because there's usually a 4-10 week pause between loading these days The CX Timetable Thread [Post 26-Oct-2024] .

I mean cash fares. If cash fares not loaded, no redemptions either.

For example, 19/6/2026 cash fares not yet loaded for HKG-LAX/SYD/LHR/JFK/PEK/HND/NRT.

So what is the ideal window to redeem seats using miles? You saying that cash availability opens up 4 weeks before reward availability so everything is taken by then?

It's strange but when I try and book 1way cash flight for 2025 Jun 18, it says all seats are fully booked (that's impossible) but when I try and redeem rewards for the same day, there are availabilities...I don't get it.

There isn�t. You need a service like EF to notify you when (cash) availability is loaded, in order to front run redeemers (which you appear to be attempting).

Direct CX flights?

Partners load. But not CX

I've booked a CX ticket including a Japan Domnestic flight on JAL as the first segment (Domnestic Flight - HND - HKG - Europe). Is there a way to select a seat for the domenstic JAL leg? Any complications waiting for me for example regarding online check-in?

I am looking at the end of the calendar for a J (or F) award from SYD or MEL to North America, ideally on a JL route on A350 equipment transPac. I am now within a day or two of the optimal departure date becoming available.

In the past a straight (say) SYD-SFO or MEL-DFW search on Cathay, would turn up mixed J/F routings if (say) SYD-HND is available in J but HND-SFO is available only in F. The fare would then be prorated based on the fraction J vs F, which is pretty reasonable.

I am now finding that, even though SYD-HND or MEL-NRT are availabe in J, then HND-SFO or HND-DFW are available the next morning (under 24h) in F, I am not being offered the mixed-cabin result. Is there a hack to forcing this to be available? Or is this something they will construct over the phone if I call them? If phone, what's the best number at ~00:00 HKT? I'm in Australia but if I'm better off calling a HK or US number that's fine.

for mixed cabin redemptions you've always had to call their CS (except for very specific city pairings as you mentioned)

Yes for mixed cabin redemptions they'll calculate the miles pro-rata, as has always been done

OK. The individual sectors I want are clearly available as awards per Cathay website but the phone agent can't seem to find them. Is this a HUACA thing? Is there a number on which one is more likely to reach a good agent?

Never mind. In the couple of hours since I started the call, the space on the first leg has now disappeared.

IME, and I've been told on this forum, that if you can find independent availability for two flights you can marry them together as a mixed cabin award

Also cxwaterboy perhaps a new master thread / sticky w.r.t. availability (& non-availability) of award flights may be considered? If we don't already have one

We seem to, of late, have been getting a few posts asking why there isn't award availability for certain routes on certain dates, or ask when will award be available

Hi All

Apologies silly question time, this has been asked many times but can�t find the right thread.

I�m BA silver, travelling Cathay Business Class on CX111 on Monday 25th August. I was originally allocated 16A however my BA account is showing me seat 9H which I can�t find on any seat map which it had previously. Which website do I trust? I�m trying to avoid a middle seat if possible that�s all