Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
And you'll NEVER find if you get op-up'd 2 days before flight. Chances are it will be on the day of departure ... and most likely at the gate just prior to boarding.
But boy is it a nice surprise when it happens. My one experience with an op-upgrade on Cathay was on my last flight back - totally fully coach, paid seat (in H, for the AA miles), AA plt ... had been pretty full when I bought the ticket, and had a crappy middle seat at the back of coach.
Checked in very early in the hope of getting an aisle off of a cancellation, and found out I'd been upgraded.
OK, not nearly as exotic as the discussion of upgrades to F from paid J, but that upgrade pretty much made my trip...