Originally Posted by
Cathay Dragon 666
I am pretty sure CIV-score is a major factor nowadays. I have many personal experiences that as DM I was passed over for an upgrade C to F to my friend (on the same flight), who is flying much more than I have with Cathay Pacific in both C and F class (I fly mostly C class and rarely F, and I don't always fly Cathay but he tries to fly exclusively Cathay). He is OWE.
Very interesting, not least because there seem to be quite different data points for Oneworld status holders reported on this thread. It's certainly making me re-think my own recent experiences.
If the CX CIV score system can accommodate non-MPC members, it would be interesting to know whether -
i) Oneworld status passengers who hold status higher than 'vanilla' Emerald are automatically accorded higher CIV scores by CX on their bookings - maybe equivalent to those of (or above) CX Diamond. That might explain why I've continued to receive such a high percentage of upgrades on busy, status heavy flights where I wouldn't thought I would have had a sniff of an op-up otherwise, or
ii) CIV scores for Oneworld members are simply linked to their previous travel history on CX and not connected to status at all. I always fly J on CX, but don't fly frequently on the airline.
I'm guessing we'll never have a firm answer to this, given that it would obviously be commercially sensitive information.
On BA, I also don't think anyone knows quite what happens with passengers who hold high status with other Oneworld programmes. Seems this is now a pertinent question for those flying on CX too.