March 1, 2024
Distance-based charts go live; long-haul connecting awards priced by total distance
fatal event
Obituary
🪦 2011–2024 · award-price increaseCathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included)
Cathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included) — born 2011, died March 1, 2024. In its prime: it would cost just 50,000 miles to fly Cathay Pacific business class to Hong Kong (HKG). Cause of death: award-price increase. It lived 13.3 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. Boston–Bangkok via HKG in business "as low as 50,000 miles" no longer possible under distance bands
Lived 13.3 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Alaska Airlines
The documented life — newest first
November 16, 2023
Alaska unveils distance-based partner charts for March 2024; Cathay US–HKG awards rise in all cabins
March 14, 2023
Alaska's no-notice JAL devaluation signals the "starting from" pricing risk for all partners
Questions
Is the Cathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included) sweet spot still alive?
No — on our documented record it died March 1, 2024 (award-price increase). The full dated history is documented on this page.
What did the Cathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: it would cost just 50,000 miles to fly Cathay Pacific business class to Hong Kong (HKG) (documented from 2011).
What killed the Cathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included) sweet spot?
award-price increase, March 1, 2024. It survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one.
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Bonus Eagle. “Cathay Pacific Business US–Asia via Alaska (50k one-way, connections included) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/cathay-pacific-business-us-asia-via-alaska-50k-one-way-connections-included
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