Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

In the OP's shoes, I'd check-in online at the very first opportunity. If there are no seats available, keep checking every few hours, you are better to have a seat than not to have one. And if s/he has bags to check-in, do so at T-3 hours. If going later or via an alternative route is an option, then by all means think that through, and what your price may be for this, but overall this is heading for an involuntary upgrade from what I make out. However I don't think the aircraft is totally oversold, from my reading of those numbers, though it appears to be so in WT. (I'm guessing this will link in to some services from India, if these connecting services run late then all bets are off!).