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As data point, i flew on my birthday from HKG to London and was upgraded to First Class from paid biz ticket.On the way back from London to HKG after a week in London, i got another operational upgrade to First class as well
Check in Counter staff conveyed Happy Birthday but onboard no birthday greeting nor card.. which is OK for me |
Originally Posted by Kentaro Miyaji
(Post 36086789)
Check in Counter staff conveyed Happy Birthday but onboard no birthday greeting nor card.. which is OK for me
And MPO status? |
Originally Posted by JordanWalker
(Post 36087930)
Was this the first flight or second?
And MPO status? Diamond MPC |
Originally Posted by gwang0618
(Post 36085479)
probably because of lack of premium demand? I’m just guessing.
hopefully next year these narrow bodies all go to UO where they belong. |
Originally Posted by Cathay Dragon 666
(Post 35700544)
My 20 years' experience with CX (10 as DM) about birthday upgrade is this:
1) it has to be on the ACTUAL day of Birthday. A day, or even an hour, before or after doesn't work. 2) They were C to F for me, but I heard it was Y to C before Y+ and only Y to Y+ afterwards (from a co-worker). 3) If you have a connecting flight your connecting flight has to be the date of birthday as well, if not, no upgrade. it's a nice touch by CX, I do enjoy and missed those C to F upgrades on cross-Pacific flights. But now my work pays straight F (when available) so don't have to wait for my birthday anymore! I've been GO for 4 years and DM for 1 year, only ever scored 1 upgrade from Y to PEY in all my flights so far... I don't know if I've been incredibly unlucky or what! So I'm kind of looking forward to a birthday upgrade, ideally on the HND-HKG leg. Wondering if anyone has experience on connecting flights where the first flight is not CX? |
Originally Posted by sparkj
(Post 36274324)
So I'm kind of looking forward to a birthday upgrade, ideally on the HND-HKG leg. Wondering if anyone has experience on connecting flights where the first flight is not CX? After arriving in HND, just go to CX lounge or transfer desk, show your boarding pass and kindly ask " It is my birthday. Is there any special message in my booking?" The agent will check for you. Please keep in mind that the birthday upgrade is not a "MUST". If the answer was no, then just enjoy the flight in Y. |
Got an upgrade last week on CX178 from W to J. It was actually the night before my bday. The agent at the gate called my name and gave me a new boarding pass and wished me happy bday. I was well taken care of during the flight.
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Got an upgrade last month on CX315 on my birthday date from W to J, but the flight was full so it could also have been just an operational upgrade. No one said anything about my birthday, whether at the gate when giving me a new boarding pass, nor onboard. To be fair, one of the worst crew service I have had in years on CX... So not sure exactly what happened here.
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A data point from me...CX GO flew on birthday and got upgraded to J from Y (economy essential fare). The plane has no PEY.
The upgrade happened automatically. Check in agent said happy birthday at the end of check in process. In case you wonder, I purposefully chose a 77P flight (504) |
Yeah this is a strict one-class upgrade. I was upgraded to PEY on an award Y ticket from BKK to SIN on the day itself. Good tip to choose a plane without PEY if you want to score a J upgrade.
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So this birthday upgrade happens only on flights on exact day of birthday? Not possible 1 day before or after?
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Originally Posted by boybi
(Post 36511823)
So this birthday upgrade happens only on flights on exact day of birthday? Not possible 1 day before or after?
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Might J be upgraded to F if flying on bday?
Tks |
Originally Posted by boybi
(Post 36511823)
So this birthday upgrade happens only on flights on exact day of birthday? Not possible 1 day before or after?
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Originally Posted by HawaiiO
(Post 36511924)
Might J be upgraded to F if flying on bday?
Tks |
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