Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
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.
Not VA I know, but a friend checked in on Xmas Eve with EK out of Sydney for Bangkok and was
offered an upgrade to Business for $100. Needless to say he took them up on it