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.
I flew MEL-HKG yesterday and economy loadings were very high while Business not so. (J7 D7 I7 Y7 B0...).
I was offered an upgrade to business class for points on check-in. (I declined as it was a day flight and I had a bulkhead). I did not ask how many points.