Gifting Krug?
 

Has CX ever gifted anyone a bottle of champagne (Krug?)
I don't like drinking on the plane and was planning to buy a bottle of champange to celebrate my Bday the next evening in HK. If I tell the FA that I don;t plan on drinking during the flight but would love to be gifted a bottle for later to celebrate my b-day, do you think they would/could?

In a way it'd feel a bit weird asking but if I'm not drinking during the flight, I'd love to have some to celebrate my bday the next day.

Many years ago I was gifted a bottle of Krug on an AKL-HKG flight (back when the route had F service). I didn't ask and it was a pleasant surprise. Carried it all the way home to NY and had it that Christmas.

R u sure it was krug. From memory the aus/nz f class routes served vintage deutz amoure only?

What does a bottle of krug go for anyway? $150?
I guess it depends on load?

Depends where but around 200usd retail

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They "could" but say its ur wifes bday if shesint flyig along.

I guess they could but wouldn't it be a little awkward asking? You might put the FA in an awkward position. Your in F Pax and they must look after you very well, yet they are not suppose to gift full bottles of krug.

You have the $$$ to pay for a F seat.....but not the $150-200 for a bottle of champange for your "birthday"??! :confused:

It could be a mile redemption

Whether it was an revenue ticket....

Or an award upgrade from J.....or straight up F Award ticket, it would have taken quite a bit of AM/credit card spending to accumulate a F ticket.

if you play if right you only need 10000HKD to "buy up" miles for F award with Krug. but anyways, i know they can do it if you have the guts to ask, and if they have a "good" crew that flight. just dont expect it. Not drinking at all is a v good reason tho

It definitely was Krug. This was August 2002.

How many bottles do they usually carry per flight?

OP: if it was a half bottle, will you still take it?

Not when you are not using AM though. They were some good sign up bonus in the US for other programs :D

there are some ridiculous promos in hk right now...