Originally Posted by
Alawyer
CX Diamond doesn't seem to be worth it anymore. Access to an F lounge doesn't matter if you're not in HKG or LHR and the current food and wine offerings at the lounges in HKG are a far cry from its hey days.
As Diamond, the only upgrade I had was on my birthday and that was a move to PEY from Y. Flight upgrades seem to be far more rare these days as well.
CX is one of the least transparent airlines for upgrade, if not the least, imo.
One time I purchased a Flex Y fare of HKG-PVG. Requested upgrade by Asia Miles few days before my trip. No response at all (either approve or reject). I thought it would be a full J cabin as they would not care to take my Asia Miles for upgrade. But in the end it was pretty empty when I got on the plane (I sat at first row of Y I'm pretty sure I see so many empty seats before me, less than 50% occupied I believe).