Originally Posted by
BearX220
I did ORD-HKG-SYD and return over the last 12 days or so. Outbound flights were full, but operated in the aftermath of typhoon cancellations which may have been a factor. Return flights SYD-HKG and HKG-ORD, both 77W, were about half full. The PEY cabin on 806 HKG-ORD yesterday / Wednesday was 13/34.
Was on HKG-FCO recently (when it was still daily), J had 6 empty seats at check-in but was later told on board that it's all full because a group of aunties from the Mainland has decided to pay cash at check-in for instant upgrade. They were scattered around the cabin... I walked around the cabin mid flight and saw some of them clogging around one of the D/G seat at the back J cabin....playing cards....haha
Note: Absolutely no bias/prejudice here.
PE was full that flight with Y 60% full.
Return flight FCO-HKG, J was oversold and 2 was downgraded, PE all full and Y 99% full.
But of course we aren't sure what sort of margins were those seats sold for.