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Old Apr 3, 2019 | 10:36 pm
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flubber
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Originally Posted by Nazdoom
I didn't realize CX op ups based on status.

I got op up'd from PY to J on ICN-HKG at check-in on an avios ticket (BA FF number attached but zero status). It's hard to believe that there wasn't anyone in PY that had any level of OneWorld or CX status over me who had none. The op up being a way to try to snipe my business seems very plausible.
It's totally possible! If you were flying, say, PEK-HKG on an Avois ticket and you were upgraded from PY to J - then I'd be VERY surprised.
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