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Old Jun 17, 2019 | 4:24 am
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Originally Posted by Golden B@lls
I'm flying a lot to HND at the moment; typically JAL operated out and BA operated back, but on JAL ticket numbers both ways.
Has anyone had any joy with upgrades as a BA exec member from J to F? Flights are always rammed, but I'm having no luck.
Will JAL priorities their FFs above BA?
J-F upgrades are relatively rare even on BA aren’t they?

You need an overbooked J cabin and space available in the much smaller F cabin to even make it a possibility in the first place.

I suspect these things vary by route considerable but assuming J is oversold F is likely to be somewhat busy too so in the rare chance the scenario does arise, if 50% of F seats are free and J is oversold by at least 7, you’ve still only got at best around a 1/8 or so chance of being selected, then times in the odds of the oversell happening and I suspect chances are v slim.
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