I'm at BKK right now and my original booking was saver award in first class. Business from BKK-HKG, then First from HKG to JFK. Original flight from BKK is CX702 departing at 7:15pm and CX830 the next day.I was hoping to catch an earlier flight to HKG so I could get a hotel and good nights sleep. I even called CP customer service a month or two ago to see if I could change the flight from BKK, and was told no. Today when I arrived at BKK from KBV I went to the Cathay Pacific checkin to see if I could catch an earlier flight. The agent said it could be done, and then she checked with her flight controller about additional fees. After a short wait the FC came back with no fees to change. BTW I have absolutely no status with CX.

I'm a happy camper now. I had a choice of catch the 13:05 flight or the 15:05 flight. It was already 12:15 and I was worried about making to the gate in time. So I chose the later option, but in hindsight I would have made the 13:05 flight easily. Oh well it isn't like I have a bunch of money left to do anything in Hong Kong anyway. LOL.