Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 13166431)

Exactly, I find little sense (and logic) for CX to reduce Y seats on 777 if their problem is overbooking Y and not enough J purchases. On most of my JFK-HKG flights I see Y 85-95% full, and J virtually deserted. While CX may have to overcome some structural issues with converting half of J cabin into Y+, but I'm sure they will come up with something.

The business model seems to be to keep the Y as it breaks even at 70-80% capacity, J/F are the max profits seats, but the Y+ is seen as the place to provide steady amount of marginal profits for airlines.

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 13164534)

Oh boy... the level of maturity in this forum never ceases to amaze me...

The scary part is this is a forum that we know none of us are teenagers masquerading as adults...

Originally Posted by Rejuvenate (Post 13169996)

If another poster made that comment that will be fine, but coming from you?
Your endless questions on upgrades and DM+ memberships are quite frankly just as annoying.:mad:

How do we know that you are not one of those teenagers masquerading as adults.

Originally Posted by Rejuvenate (Post 13169996)

If another poster made that comment that will be fine, but coming from you?
Your endless questions on upgrades and DM+ memberships are quite frankly just as annoying.:mad:

How do we know that you are not one of those teenagers masquerading as adults.

Originally Posted by hau cheng (Post 13170483)

Same thought here. If not, that's a doozy of a first post.

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 13171942)

Hmm... a new sign-up single poster, IC6A, is that you?

Originally Posted by Cathay Boy (Post 13166431)

Exactly, I find little sense (and logic) for CX to reduce Y seats on 777 if their problem is overbooking Y and not enough J purchases. On most of my JFK-HKG flights I see Y 85-95% full, and J virtually deserted. While CX may have to overcome some structural issues with converting half of J cabin into Y+, but I'm sure they will come up with something.

The business model seems to be to keep the Y as it breaks even at 70-80% capacity, J/F are the max profits seats, but the Y+ is seen as the place to provide steady amount of marginal profits for airlines.

Originally Posted by Mr. Bean (Post 13172769)

hmm, will it still be possible to upgrade Y to J with miles or not? If not, it seems like an elaborate plot to introduce copays. OK, not exactly ;), but I'm not that thrilled about Y+. :)

Originally Posted by IC6A (Post 13172543)

Thank you for naming me. But unfortunately, being British, I am too 'high class' to do such a thing. And apparently to someone else I am still one teenager and I am innocent. how can someone like me doing such one horrible thing? Get a life my friend. My attitude towards most of the thing is I do not care.

And the gentleman/lady you are acusing of me registered in Flyertalk in October 2009. It might be his/her first post but he/she had been here since last October. You do not need to blackmail me.

Originally Posted by Jamoldo (Post 13175059)

Nor am I. I know that I will personally never pay for it and couldn't care less. I know what I sign up for by flying long haul in Y (always unless it's that very rare op-up). Sometimes time really flies and other times it drags. But if there is a sustainable market for Y+ and CX wants to explore such an option, I completely understand.

Originally Posted by Jamoldo (Post 13172651)

I've flown at relatively peak times (except for once) on this leg and J is usually packed to the gills, as is Y. As the economy picks up, I feel we'll see a lot more occupancy in J on this route. It's a big one for business and its long haul...

Originally Posted by ac8781 (Post 13176367)

For BA you can only use miles to upgrade to Biz class (club world) from Y+ (world traveler +)

It SUCKS if you can't upgrade to Biz Class with K class booking for CX...