Respectfully, waiting until something goes wrong to then try and decipher the rules isn't how I prefer to travel. And yes, I've booked two backups for my family - though regrettably that takes 8 award seats out of inventory for others, in addition to the 4 I originally booked. But so be it. It does appear as if the strike may be averted.

As for the other topics, I agree with others that transit pax should be given priority over local pax. Sure, this can work against me, but even with my status I don't think it would be appropriate to unseat a connecting passenger trying to transit to a single-daily departure at the hub, rather than me wait for another local segment a few hours later.

As for the other issue, I basically believe ticketed cabins should be walled off. Take care of all F passengers, but certainly prioritize your own elites while partners are at the bottom. Then take care of all J passengers, then all Y. Prioritizing your own Y passenger before a partner-booked F passenger is bad business, in my opinion.

My other question, which I didn't both to ask given the tepid initial response to my post...how will CX prioritize split-ticketed passengers when children are involved? For example, if I'm in F and my kids are in J (or even Y) on another PNR, that would create an issue. Here in the States, it works out well - the airlines can't force the kids to fly alone (they're minors, and can't be sent on without the parents' permission + copay), so the convention is to RAISE the kids to the priority of the parent(s). I'd be interested if CX also follows this "highest common denominator" procedure, or whether the parents would be LOWERED to the kids level of cabin/status. I do know that when it comes to companion upgrades (admittedly more of a US thing) that status is usually determined by the LOWEST common denomintor.

All the best, Jamie