June 22, 2018
New charts effective; all Cathay awards priced one-way
fatal event
Obituary
🪦 2012–2018 · award-price increaseCathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip)
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip) — born 2012, died June 22, 2018. In its prime: current one-way pricing of 85K stays the same, whereas a round trip goes from 145K to 170K. Cause of death: award-price increase. It lived 6.5 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. Roundtrips now double the one-way; oneworld multi-carrier chart also devalued
Lived 6.5 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Cathay Pacific
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Questions
Is the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip) sweet spot still alive?
No — on our documented record it died June 22, 2018 (award-price increase). The full dated history is documented on this page.
What did the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: current one-way pricing of 85K stays the same, whereas a round trip goes from 145K to 170K (documented from 2012).
What killed the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip) sweet spot?
award-price increase, June 22, 2018. It survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one.
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Bonus Eagle. “Cathay Pacific Asia Miles roundtrip discount (HKG–JFK business 145,000 roundtrip) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/cathay-pacific-asia-miles-roundtrip-discount-hkg-jfk-business-145-000-roundtrip
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