Originally Posted by
tentseller
HKG bound passenger with HK roots usually does not have option of picking travel dates.
Since DL took over NW I have never seen a half empty J cabin in my 10-15/yr TPAC RT trips with the exception of the DTW HKG direct experiment.
Many flights did not have half an empty working seat.
CX J YVR HKG has been quite empty on many CX flights that aren't oversold (I just take a peek there but fly Y).
AC J is almost always 100% full but they allow upgrades to J with S class or higher and eups.