Originally Posted by
Wasabi Tofu
Row 86 are often occupied by Diamond members.
That's not necessarily true. I'm CX Gold and Jul 1st I flew with my son (CX Silver) JFK-HKG on 889 and confirmed a mileage upgrade for the 2 of us 2 days before departure. I was able to confirm 86 H and K for both of us then. I do admit though, that I was surprised that the 2 seats were available.