So there was a thread a while ago on Cathay wanting to fly empty flights rather than release the seats for redemption, but I was just wondering if you had a higher MPC status, would it help with wait listing redemption flights? I may just be unlucky but I feel my chances have been the same when I started at MPC green to MPC gold.

Side question - Are ex HKG flights during CNY mainly all blocked for waitlist / is there any hope of the flights clearing?