Originally Posted by
JShLin
I paid 599, compared to a pre-check-in offer of 1209. I decided it was worth it for a near 15 hr flight. And I guess I'll wait until the gate tomorrow to see how the operational upgrades shake out.
I’m flying EWR-HKG tomorrow 4/6; preflight was like $1600 or something stupid like that, but $650 at check in.
Going to take it given its 15 hrs. Gotta be leaps better than 10-across Y and deep vein thrombosis. FWIW seat maps looks nearly full with only about a dozen middle seats empty.
Also as a sort of datapoint, My friend did EWR-HKG in January on CX and upgraded via their auction for $500.