Originally Posted by
christep
But without status your chances of getting A on HKG-JFK (at least the non-stops) is slim.
How does status affect the chances of getting one of the A seats?
Surely the segment either displays A0 to the agent or A1-9, in the first
case (A0) is there anything more the ticket agent can do? In the second
case (A1+) why wouldn't the agent allocate the seat to a non-elite
flyer?