Originally Posted by
yyznomad
What were the circumstances regarding your upgrade attempt? Was it T-7 waitlist?
Sorry, I just saw this. I have been sans internet all day
I bought T+ over two weeks in advance. when I bought it, J was pretty full and until about T-10 there was J1R0. At T-9 it went J0 so I knew there was almost no chance.
I saw lots of SEs "licing" half hour before boarding and no cigar.
It was a very full flight with many wheelchair pax wearing uniforms - maybe special Olympics or related games somewhere in Korea?
I prepared myself mentally ahead of time for cattle class so I wasn't disappointed. My behind was sore by the time we arrived in ICN, but a message in the OZ lounge and the nice soft OZ J seats (A321-CEB) got me almost back to normal,
I guess it might also be people burning e-ups before they expire, but my HKG flight next week is wide open in J so who knows.