Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
It depends on your status with Oneworld. It helps to be Emerald but that is still not a guarantee. CX is hoping to sell full J or F fares on this route instead of the discounted fares. Trust me, there are still people out there who do buy F and J fares without much of a blink of an eye, especially out of HKG.
One of those people sat next to me in F on the 16th HKG-JFK. He bought his ticket an hour and a half before the flight. I was only able to get a seat assigned to me (travelling in A class) the day before. Flight went out with 2 empty seats in F.
I also agree with PresRDC that the flight is not up to CX's usual standards but still better than most other carriers. Krug and caviar were available also.