That was from a friend who works at CX, but in hindsight I do suspect that he was referring to longhaul, so you're probably quite right that this no would be lower for regional.

(OT question for you - what are the chances of an op-up for two MPC silvers taking a Friday night to BKK together and a Sunday night flight back? I have no idea what loads are like, and don't have access to the EF tools - thanks!)