Anyone Based in HKG make 1K This Year
Nov 24, 2022, 6:04 am
#1
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Anyone Based in HKG make 1K This Year
On the last mileage run/business trip of the year and based on my calcs i'm in the clear, and quite surprised. Anyone else based in HKG make 1k this year?
After being based in HKG for 4 years, really considering moving to Cathay but I love ANA too much and thats who I fly when I go to my house in Tokyo.
After being based in HKG for 4 years, really considering moving to Cathay but I love ANA too much and thats who I fly when I go to my house in Tokyo.
Nov 24, 2022, 2:13 pm
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Why would anybody based in HKG WANT to be a United 1K?
There is no shortage of *A programs with better earn/burn ratios AND easier elite status qualification, not to mention that Oneworld status would be more valuable for HKG-based pax...
There is no shortage of *A programs with better earn/burn ratios AND easier elite status qualification, not to mention that Oneworld status would be more valuable for HKG-based pax...
Nov 24, 2022, 7:38 pm
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I moved to HK in Q1 this year, and have no problem qualifying for GS again based on my current year spent, althoug I am a lifetime GS alreay. I fly down to Singapore to take UA 2 to the US or pending on the NH schedule, fly to NRT to connect to UA back to the US for work related trips. I prefer the the Singapore route, which gives me opportunities to scheudle additional meetings and getting my Covid tests done ( before the testing requirements were terminated in HK).
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Nov 25, 2022, 6:01 am
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I moved to HK in Q1 this year, and have no problem qualifying for GS again based on my current year spent, althoug I am a lifetime GS alreay. I fly down to Singapore to take UA 2 to the US or pending on the NH schedule, fly to NRT to connect to UA back to the US for work related trips. I prefer the the Singapore route, which gives me opportunities to scheudle additional meetings and getting my Covid tests done ( before the testing requirements were terminated in HK).
Nov 25, 2022, 6:35 am
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While I can understand picking UA over NH or SQ for nonstop flights to the US (whenever UA finally restores service), but Cathay blows? Need additional context there for sure.
Nov 25, 2022, 6:56 am
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Honestly - the pre-Covid CX we knew is long gone / if you haven’t flown them in the past few years - just trust me - don’t / it’s not the same airline at all….
Nov 25, 2022, 8:35 am
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Has CX declined so much to UA's level?
Nov 25, 2022, 8:40 am
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Oh my goodness you can't believe how bad it is -- the hard product is ok -- the soft product has gone missing -- and they treat you awfully -- China's zero COVID policy is definitely trickling down to HK - CX is a hot mess right now and they just don't seem to care - as if they had a choice....
Nov 25, 2022, 10:23 am
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Nov 25, 2022, 2:16 pm
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Business travels in and out of HK are way down. CX and HKIA are facing huge challenges ahead. CX is trying to reach 1/3 of pre-Covid scheduled flights by end of 2022.
There are a number of options for *A flyers and collectively *A should capture significant amount of traffics while CX is slowly ramping up its operations.
BR, TG, TK, LH, LX, NH and SQ all provide good connections to the rest of World. I have been flying to US via NH/SQ connecting to UA, and SQ to Australia and now looking to fly LX/LH/TK to Europe/UK.
No need to be captured by CX out of HK.
There are a number of options for *A flyers and collectively *A should capture significant amount of traffics while CX is slowly ramping up its operations.
BR, TG, TK, LH, LX, NH and SQ all provide good connections to the rest of World. I have been flying to US via NH/SQ connecting to UA, and SQ to Australia and now looking to fly LX/LH/TK to Europe/UK.
No need to be captured by CX out of HK.