Originally Posted by
sarvowinner
Just mentioned this post to my husband - he shuddered, he always had nightmares of his SYD-NRT flight on JL!
But back on topic, he's flying SYD-HKG-CDG on Nov 19th Y. He's QF Gold. Odds on upgrades?
Americanaddict, the guy who posted in the middle of this thread, is an AA EXP, which is a higher OW ranking than your husband. Your husband's upgrade possibilities are quite low. Before him in upgrade ranking are:
CX Diamonds of all types
CX Golds
OW Emeralds
CX Staff
THEN him (OW Sapphire)
There are heaps of CX Diamonds and Golds (not sure on the SYD loads, but it's not uncommon for a HKG-JFK or HKG-LHR flight to have over 10-15 Diamonds alone onboard, spread between Y, J and F), not to mention OW Emeralds and CX Golds. CX ONLY upgrades for operational (overbooked) reasons. I would say don't even entertain the possibility as a marginal chance in your mind, unfortunately.