Had my first op-up with CX this very day. Thought I would share some details with you:

Flight: CX920 CEB-HKG
Tier Status: SL
BN: 1
Ticket: Economy (Y)

Y was full, while plenty seats in J according to KVS a week before the flight. I suspect that CX sold many of the J seats as Y seats a few days before departure, due to the fact that there was a sudden increase in available Y seats a couple of days before departure.

No sign of an upcoming upgrade until my boarding card was rejected and I was handed a pre-printed boarding card at the gate.

Not extremely shocked about this though, as both CEB and MNL are typical tourist destinations with relatively low J demand.

I can't say that the regional J product impressed me very much. The aircraft was a 330 (B-HLA), delivered in march 1995. The cabin showed signs of wear and tear. Even so, a very friendly and professional cabin crew made it into a nice experience.

Congrats to you! The easter week is usually an op-up heaven for flights to/from CEB / MNL due to the volume of travellers going to HK for the long holidays

For your information, CX does op-up women as well as men.

Not intended Introduction changed

Happy Easter Sexy747

Taking HKG-CEB today with BN002 and op-upped at check-in, according to the check-in agent, flight is very full

Congrats!

I wonder what are the chances of op up for long haul friend (cross pacific).

Whether long or short haul, first criteria is that Y class in your flight must be overbooked, then op-up happens according to status (which is in most cases). If your flight is not overbooked, then no op-up will happen even if you are a DM. To sum it up, the more people in your flight and the higher your CX/Oneworld status is, the better are your chances

Don't forget BN (Boarding Number) - the time you check-in (including online check-in 48hrs prior to departure).

That has been debated before....