There are some real gems when we use the stopover. The following is all in C.

Air China (I know not the greatest but my only option) hgk-pek only A320s servicing this route. This is a 3 hour flight, thus liveable.

Air China pek-pvg

Thai Air pvg-bkk (22 hour layover)-hgk

I went over the MPM according to the agent. However, I thought I was well within for a south asia to north asia award.

Well turns out she allowed it and I thought ok she finally realized it. Then she tells me it will be 35k miles. I said, are you sure I think it is 45k. She insists and I have went back to look and it seems it should be 45k for south asia to north asia. Anyway I got the eticket emailed to me and for $35 and 35k miles I'm going to sure enjoy this award. It feels great to maximize.

UA redemption? Yeah, the South Asia-North Asia one is fun.

I rather liked getting a stopover in BKK on HKG-SIN-DPS-BKK-HKG on an intra-South Asia CO award.

From what I can tell of the rules here, this should be a legal award:

HKG-SIN(stop)-CGK//DPS-BKK//HKT-BKK-HKG

Two open jaws (where a cheap LCC flight to get you to your destination should be easy), one stopover. 35K in C. Nice.

I suppose you mean HKG? FYI, there's a once-daily CA flight (I believe it's in the afternoon - if it hasn't changed) using their A330 with angled lie-flat beds & PTVs, and CA's other widebody aircraft (incl. 747s) are occasionally seen in HKG.

UA doesn't charge for flight changes on awards, so it might be worth a look if the widebody operated flights fit your schedule.

I keep tinkering with this one. I was able to get a connection in BKK on both the outbound and inbound. I think this totally blew the MPM but I didn't ask any questions as if you don't like what you hear call back.

I got a great UA agent who worked with me and it took 45 minutes but it was well worth it.

Upgraded the trip to First and it looks like this:

hkg-bkk on Thai F 747
20 hour layover
bkk-pek on Thai F 747
pek-sha on Air China F 777
pvg-bkk on Thai C 330 (no 3 cabin on this route)
19 hour layover
bkk-hkg on Thai F 747

For some reason they still only took out 60k for a south asia to south asia F award. I think it might be something in their system that in since my first connection is in BKK they default to that perhaps as this is the 3rd time I have reworked this and every time they always go with sa to sa.

Only 5k difference really. Taxes $37.30. I'm very happy.

I agree!

Just a FYI- CA has 4 A332's in a "regional" configuration that more or less have the same product as the A320's. It's possible you might end up on one of these- though they do occasionally use the International birds on short haul routes too.

You got all this in F (except one leg) fr only 60k and $37 taxes??? ^^^