Originally Posted by
premier_flyer
First question is: Does having the inbound seats increase the likelihood of acquiring the outbound seats and confirming the flights in full?
No relationship. Each flight seat released handled separately and what the waitlisted passengers' itineraries are are irrelevant
Originally Posted by
premier_flyer
Second question: What is the quota on flights awards seats,
None when close in. It's just a matter of when
Originally Posted by
premier_flyer
and does CX wait until very close to the departure date to release those seats?
13/6 PE to YVR released on 12/5 (waitlisted a month before). That flight was pretty available so pretty relevant to your case.
Update 3/7: I've a colleague waiting for HKG-LAX PE 15/8 who was cleared today, but it's the 26/8 return flight that's in demand.