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Dec 12, 2018, 5:58 am

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percysmith

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Originally Posted by Frayed_Yak

Does anyone have any indication on how many seats CX typically oversells?

On a YVR-HKG flight later this month, I see J9 W8 Y0. I'm flying PEY as a OWE with a reasonable CX spend/CIV score (I believe). But with W8, I don't want to gets my hopes up that the rolling op-ups will reach me...

I thought CX will try and cannibalise PE and J for any Y fare.

But I guess you're looking at school holidays homecoming season. Plenty of students can afford Y so CX is trying for W and J fares.

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