Originally Posted by
brunos
You refer to a very different situation.
There is NO F class on HKG-DPS, only Biz class. It is not a question of being upgraded or not. It is just a question whether you can get a specific business seat, with business class service. Seating assignment has nothing to do whether you travel F class on other sectors. Just to repeat myself, you hold a business class ticket issued by AA, CX or others, you do not hold a F class ticket (even if some segments on the same itin are in F), hence you have no priority on business class rows 1 to 4. These usually go by status, if the nose of the 747 is open to seating. But you can always try.
I understand that it is a two class flight, but if there is a premium product available (and there is, because they are putting status pax there) then someone who "paid" for a premium product but was "downgraded" to a mid level product because the premium wasn't available should get priority.
Like I said, I'm happy in Biz, heck, I'm happy to have a free ticket in economy, I just want to get what I pay for to the greatest extent possible.