Originally Posted by BA Loyal
I was told the 8 seats were all coming from China and had already checked in...
I have just been given 2 upgrade vouchers (only based on availability at check-in) - valid only on Cathay Pacific for 12 months... I am not travelling on Cathay in the next 12 months so they are not worth a penny!
Do you have an Asiamiles account, or a BA account? If you have the former, one can then 'exchange' the upgrade vouchers for points. But be forewarned that the exchage is going to be low.. approx 30,000 points per upgrade. But unfortunately they can't be credited into another FF account.
Did you get 2 upgrade vouchers per person or total? If you won't be flying CX within the next year, you might ask CX extend the validity of the vouchers indefinitely for the inconvenience. The upgrade vouchers may not be worth 'a penny' to you, but they are worth a lot more than you know. Though you said that these vouchers can only be requested at time of check-in, it's only because you don't have an Asiamiles account. Normally if you do, Customer Relations will put a 'memo' on your account for Confirmed Upgrade certificates. These special upgrades have no capacity control and can be upgraded to next classs of service at time of ticket issue.