Originally Posted by
manucanuck
My brother's due to fly on the HKG SYD route and he initially booked under Y class, did a bid at the minimal aud570 just trying out his luck for fun and he received an email just now and it was confirmed. Merry Christmas all round haha!
This time of year very few people are travelling for work, with paid business class tickets. But a lot are flying for personal travel, so VA may have overbooked economy class on the flight. Revenue management is never predictable.