Discount Airfare: Cathay Pacific’s Indian savings

Here's an interesting alternative to India: fly transpac to Hong Kong (HKG) and connect on to the subcontinent. Cathay Pacific Airlines lets you do that, and - right now - save a bundle in the process. CX (that's Cathay's code) is selling round-trip Economy passage from San Francisco (SFO) to a quartet of Indian cities for $1,197 exclusive of taxes and fees.

Book and buy no later than 11:59pm (PST) on Sunday, August 31. Then, fly through September 30. This is a great discount airfare for flyers visiting family or friends, or for those who want to spend their money on actually seeing India rather than merely getting there.

The destinations covered by this discount airfare are mythic: Delhi, Bengaluru (which used to be known as Bangalore), Mumbai, or Chennai.

As if the round-trip discount airfare weren't inducement enough, if you're a member of Cathay Pacific's Asia Miles frequent-flyer program you can rack up an extra 10,000 bonus miles when flying to India on qualifying flights. You'll have, of course, to be a member and pre-register for the bonus. Do that by going to Asia Miles (Web site: www.asiamiles.com).

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