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Old Dec 20, 2017 | 7:06 pm
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Originally Posted by cxfan1960
I just had a somewhat interesting experience. I had been on a waitlist for 9 January CX872 HKG-SFO since early November. Seats were wide open back then but I was waitlisted. Eventually it was sold out. However, I got a message from CX yesterday that my upgrade was cleared. EF showed F2 A0 J0 C0 D0 I0 W0 R0 E0 Y0 ... all 0s except F2. Somehow CX found a seat for me. I wonder if the flight was so oversold with Y and PEY vacationers that they decided to clear upgrades. If they cannot get $$$, they can at least burn some of their AM liabilities. Any opinions?
Wow interesting... The lowest availability I have seen on EF when I get my upgrade is J3 D3 D1 I0 and even then it usually only happens at 24-48 hour prior to departure.

Clearing at over 2.5 weeks prior with J0 C0 D0 I0 is definitely unheard of. Thanks for sharing.
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