Originally Posted by
intuition
I assume you have no AY+ account (so no points to buy an upgrade for)?
In that case only 2 options, both not very likely for a HKG flight:
1. AY offers to upgrade you for money and you accept and pay. Follow this thread to understand how it works:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/finna...de-offers.html
Here are two examples from HKG route:
City-pair: HKG-HEL / AY70
Price offered: 248 EUR
Flight date: 2014-07-14
FF tier on reservation: AY plat
Original ticket type: Value
When the offer was made: 9 days
City-pair: HEL-HKG / AY069
Price offered: 348€
Flight date: 05-DEC-2014
FF tier on reservation: AY+ Gold
Original ticket type: Value