Cathay Pacific Asia Miles - cathay pacific econ upgrade business with asia miles

I have booked my flight on november 4 saturday CX881 leaving 00:20am and return on the November 19th sunday CX880. I have tried to waitlist on this flight for upgrade using my asia miles. However, there's no more empty seat on Business. Now, i try to waitlist on November 3 Friday CX 881 leaving 00:20am, since now it's still on waitlist, it stated i have to buy a ticket before the date of Friday October 27. So is it saying that i will not be able to get upgrade after Oct 27? Actually, i have already bought the Econ ticket on CX 881 November 4; i have been hoping if i could upgrade the business for November 3 CX881, then i would just switch my econ ticket to November 3. I have called asia miles many times that they told me just have to wait and see. But today is already October 25. Only 2 days left, and i try to check online at cathay pacific website for the seat availabilty; however, link never allows me to check; i used to be able to check it. It seems the chance of getting an upgrade will be very low. can anyone check the seat availablilty for me? or where can i check it from? Anyone can advise if i still have a chance?

Hello kkkccc and welcome to FlyerTalk and the Cathay Pacific Asiamiles forum.

If CX asiamiles says that it's full, it's full. If your waitlist wouldn't clear by now, chances are that it won't. You could however try to check at check-in if seats open at last minute and you may do the upgrade there and then.

But upgrade and award seats share the same inventory. So once they are gone, they are gone and you'd have to waitlist. But it doesn't mean that if Business Class revenue seats are available, that you'd get your seat. It still has to follow protocol and wait for an award seat to pop open.

If you have Marco Polo Club , it helps but still, it's still a lottery. Tell Asiamiles that you already have a ticket and they might extend the deadline for you.

kkkccc, tell me about it. AM/MPC is now operating under the Air Canada "AeroLotto" upgrade rules. The HKG-JFK flight I am travelling on was suddenly "sold out" in 12 hours, not even a single seat in F J or Y. And guess what, it was the same time my waitlist expired! (I had a ticketed reservation). CX is being cheap to squeeze out extra miles from you because you can no longer confirm a round trip upgrade, you must do one-way upgrades at check-in (using more miles than RT UPG).

.....The HKG-JFK flight I am travelling on was suddenly "sold out" in 12 hours, not even a single seat in F J or Y......

The HKG-JFK flight is frequently sold out in F and J, especially 830/831. It is probably the single most difficult flight to upgrade in the CX system. :(

kkkccc, tell me about it. AM/MPC is now operating under the Air Canada "AeroLotto" upgrade rules. The HKG-JFK flight I am travelling on was suddenly "sold out" in 12 hours, not even a single seat in F J or Y. And guess what, it was the same time my waitlist expired! (I had a ticketed reservation). CX is being cheap to squeeze out extra miles from you because you can no longer confirm a round trip upgrade, you must do one-way upgrades at check-in (using more miles than RT UPG).

So Does it usually work upgrading one-way at check in? Have anyone tried it? it really sucks that CX has to squeeze out the extra miles; however, i rather spend 5000 more miles than sitting in an economy class because i am kinda big and tall.

So Does it usually work upgrading one-way at check in? Have anyone tried it?
Last time when I tried to upgrade on HKG-LHR at check-in, I was told to check at the lounge. When I got to the lounge agent, she had to call the to ask whether or not the supervisor at the gate will release seats or not. I heard her telling our MPC status (we were in a group of 3) over the phone. We managed to get 2 seats in the main deck and 1 in the upper deck. It turned out to be a full flight. :D

If the revenue seats are already full, there is still chances to getting upgrade at the check in? since i was told that the revenue seats availability does not equal to award seat availability, it means that even the revenue seats are sold out, there is still some OPEN seats actually?

If the revenue seats are already full, there is still chances to getting upgrade at the check in? since i was told that the revenue seats availability does not equal to award seat availability, it means that even the revenue seats are sold out, there is still some OPEN seats actually?

No, unless there are no-shows.

Award/upgrade seats are a subset of revenue seats. If there are no revenue seats, there no seats for anything.