Cathay Pacific launches a flight sale to Asia and Australasia

Cathay Pacific has launched its ‘Jade’ sale, with discounts on flights beyond Hong Kong to Asia and Australasia.

You can book until 17th April 2025 for travel by 26th March 2026.

However, if you book by 31st March you can make extra savings with the following codes, which are valid in all travel classes:

• save £100 per ticket with UKSPRING for flights between 22nd April and 22nd June (max 200 tickets)

• save £100 per ticket with UKAUTUMN for flights between 1st September and 8th December (max 200 tickets)

To use the codes, you must be flying from London Heathrow or Manchester to:

• Australia and New Zealand: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Christchurch
• East Asia: Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Seoul
• Southeast Asia: Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, Manila, Cebu, Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta, Surabaya
• Taiwan China: Taipei, Kaohsiung
• Chinese Mainland: Guangzhou, Xiamen, Shanghai, Xi’an, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Wenzhou, Haikou, Chongqing, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Fuzhou

The discount codes cannot be used in the Cathay mobile app, only on the website.

Remember that Cathay Pacific is a British Airways partner in the oneworld alliance. You will earn Avios and British Airways tier points if you credit your flight to a British Airways Club account. From 1st April, you may prefer to earn tier points in Iberia Plus instead because it is more generous for oneworld partner flights.

If you have Gold or Silver status with British Airways, you will receive equivalent benefits with Cathay Pacific.

Our recent review of the brand new Aria business class suite is here and our review of the current Boeing 777 business class seat is here.

Full sale details and the small print can be found on this special page of the Cathay Pacific website.

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How to maximise your miles when paying for flights (April 2025)

Some UK credit cards offer special bonuses when used for buying flights. If you spend a lot on airline tickets, using one of these cards could sharply increase the credit card points you earn.

Booking flights on any airline?

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold earns double points (2 Membership Rewards points per £1) when used to buy flights directly from an airline website.

The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points. These would convert to 20,000 Avios or various other airline or hotel programmes. The standard earning rate is 1 point per £1.

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Buying flights on British Airways?

The British Airways Premium Plus American Express card earns double Avios (3 Avios per £1) when used at ba.com.

The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 30,000 Avios. The standard earning rate is 1.5 Avios per £1.

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