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The system will automatically downgrade you but you could call in and arrange to be rerouted via FRA. But AMS is unlikely to have ad hoc swaps because it would seriously stuff up crew scheduling. The only thing you'd need to worry about is for whatever reason CX decide to cut the 74A and switch over to all 34B ops, as is what just happened to AKL this past weekend for flights between 1 Feb and 24 Mar.
Thanks, good to hear your opinion. My flights are in two weeks so I am optimistic that 74A will stick. Besides, outbound flight to HKG looks quite full both in first and business according to the expertflyer. By changing the aircraft to 34B, Cathay would have far more unhappy people to deal with than only me.