Originally Posted by
kitbag1984
Hi all,
I am a CX newbie but am taking my first flight at the end of March 2013 on the above route.
This is a reward Avios flight booked in Economy.
My wife is gold due to the UK AMEX Plat (im sorry!).
What can I expect? Are upgrades given? We are looking everyday for business seats but there dont seem to be any opening up.
Are we both entitled to the beneifts IE Lounges and checkins>?
I really want to try the arrivals and departure lounges.
We are flyING LHR-HKG in First on BA so assume that we will have lounge access anyway but usually the arrivals are for status holders only?
I have gone through the CX site and some stuff is still a little unclear. Are we both entitled to the higher baggage allowance. I am a humble green now!
PS my wifes expiry date is listed on the card as Apr 2013 I assume that this means the end of April? All our flights are end of March and begininng of April.
Thanks in advance.
I'll let others respond re lounges and such...my one piece of advice is to arrange VIP airport arrival service in DPS. The CX flight arrives at the peak of peak, you could be facing a few hrs of queues without this service. Usually $25 per person. Not necessary in departure. Google "Bali vip airport service" or something like that.
I also think you'll find J awards open up...keep checking every day. It solves the lounge and baggage issues. Oh, another thing - we typically go for three weeks at a time and just have laundry done there...so baggage allowance is irrelevant. Obviously if you are bringing scuba gear that's not practical. Just a thought.