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Got a horrible email flying back from ZQN today - Cathay are "updating" (devaluing) their entire award chart.
Major changes:
Division of ‘Short’ zone into:
Type 1 – incl. Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Shanghai and Singapore
Type 2 – incl. Japan, Indonesia, India and Nepal
'Long' distance zones merged together
Changes in award prices:
No award changes in Ultra Short
Flights to destinations in Short Type 1 increase by 2k in PE, 3k in J and 3k in F
Flights to destinations in Short Type 2 increase by 2.5k in Y, 5k in PE, 7k in J and 10k in F
Flights to destinations in Medium decrease by 2k in Y, increase by 8k in PE, 13k in J, 20k in F
Flights to destinations in Long Type 1 decrease by 3k in Y, increase by 10k in PE, 19k in J, 25k in F
Flights to destinations in Long Type 2 decrease by 3k in Y, increase by 5k in PE, 14k in J, 15k in F
Flights to destinations in Ultra-long decrease by 4k in Y, increase by 15k in PE, 25k in J, 35k in F
Up to 40% increase on J oneworld multi carrier awards, 27% increases in F.
The 35,000 mile award increased from 130k to 140k in Y, 210k to 265k in J and 300k to 365k in F.
Haven’t looked at any price changes for partner awards, but can’t imagine its good.
