March 1, 2024
New distance-based charts take effect; bookings made before the cutover keep old pricing
fatal event; LoyaltyLobby headline gives March 1, 2024 as effective date
Obituary
🪦 2011–2024 · award-price increaseCathay Pacific First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way)
Cathay Pacific First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way) — born 2011, died March 1, 2024. In its prime: Hong Kong to Los Angeles on Cathay Pacific: 130,000 Miles in First Class = Up by 60,000 Miles. Cause of death: award-price increase. It lived 13.3 years and survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one. 70,000 → 130,000 miles one-way US–HKG first (+86%)
Lived 13.3 years · survived 2 documented changes before the fatal one · program: Alaska Airlines
The documented life — newest first
December 3, 2023
Analysis: harmonised distance chart hikes some partner rates up to 166%; Cathay/Finnair/Qantas sweet spots "scrapped"
November 16, 2023
Alaska announces three distance-based partner award charts effective March 2024; Cathay first US–HKG to price 130,000 one-way
Questions
Is the Cathay Pacific First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way) 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 First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way) sweet spot cost?
In its prime: Hong Kong to Los Angeles on Cathay Pacific: 130,000 Miles in First Class = Up by 60,000 Miles (documented from 2011).
What killed the Cathay Pacific First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way) 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 First Class US–Hong Kong via Alaska (70k one-way) — The Sweet Spot Graveyard.” bonuseagle.com. https://www.bonuseagle.com/sweet-spots/cathay-pacific-first-class-us-hong-kong-via-alaska-70k-one-way
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