Originally Posted by
alphaod
So today, my short haul from PVG-HKG, I swear just about everybody in the MPC line during boarding was op-upped. Never seen an op-up in a short-haul since I didn't think they oversold these flights.
Is this a good future ahead for us?
I've had more op-ups on relatively short regional flights than I have on longhauls. YMMV. MNL is said to be a particular bonanza. You probably benefited from the holiday weekend.
Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
Where do you see all zeros? I find any sites that claims to have access to load ended up pretty inaccurate. Expertflyer, etc. I have been op-up on flights where these sites still shows all 9s the day before, and I have seem empty seats in all cabins when sites shows all 0s the day before. So unless you have direct access into CX database, don't trust those sites too much.
I don't think the sites are faulty so much as the interpretation. They only know what CX is willing to sell. In another thread there was a discussion that closer to the departure, CX will sometimes open up the last seat on the plane to lower booking classes (meaning, if there are 2 seats in J but PEY and EY are full, they'll still do J2W2Y2) in the expectation of op-upping if needed.