Could someone please advise the flight loads for CX162 (SYD-HKG) for 28th Dec? I have an E class ticket in PEY and am MCP silver - just wondering what the chances of an op-up to biz might be!
Thanks in advance!!

Hello all, was wondering if I could get an idea on the loading for CX170 (Per-HK) 29th December 7:35AM. I'm sitting in R hoping to use Asia Miles to upgrade. MCP Gold. wondering if I should start hounding them now or later on the phone or closer to date.

I'm seeing this on EF - J8 C6 D7 I7 W1 R0 E0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0

Looks like a good chance for op-up. I'd think an upgrade with miles should be possible. Depends on if CX thinks theres a chance of wooing revenue pax for paid I class tickets. But with I7 I would think MPC would confirm. If you want to burn the miles, I'd call every day to try for a confirmation. I'd also think instant upgrade very possible if that fails.

Thank you so much. I did notice I couldn't pick my seat which as a person without access to the seating I 'think' is a good sign of op-up, unless everyone else next to me is a Diamond, may never know! I'll try call tomorrow and day by day hopefully get it. Thanks for taking the time to check for me :)

EF is shows this -- J9 C9 D9 I9 W2 R1 E1 Y1 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0

I think its borderline chance for op-up. No way to know how many elites in front of you and 4 PE seats left. Even though only Y1, I'm seeing a fair amount of empty Y cabin seats on the seat map. Not sure if that's because the seats haven't been allocated yet. A little closer to depart date, EF should be showing seat blocks. This time of year there may be good possibility of over booking Y cabin.

Thank you so much! Keeping fingers crossed! ;) If there are diamonds in economy, could they get preference to upgrade straight to biz, or is op up usually a 1 class upgrade too?

op-up is one class. they would be bumped to PEY.

In general, from what I read on here it seems like PEY is the sweet spot for non-CX elites or lower tier elites to get op-ups. The dynamic of one-class upgrades (for the most part) is the reason why.

Only one class operational upgrade, unless, I guess if business is so undersold and Y is so oversold that there are more than 34 (?) op-ups from Y.

Flight loads CX198 AKL-HKG Sunday 6 Jan 2019 and CX321 HKG-BCN Monday 7 January 2019
 

Hi, could anyone please advise loading across all classes CX198 AKL-HKG Sunday 6 Jan 2019 and CX321 HKG-BCN Monday 7 January 2019

anyone have access to EF inventories on cx238 (LHR to HKG), 4jan and cx566 (HKG to KIX), 6 jan. I am booked in M class, and CX silver.

no u have better luck on instant stractch lotto that pays 3k usd to buy ur upgrade

thats return to work travel peak. J loading of 0 and 1 means filled with pax whos schedule are fixed, unlike other times when there is business trips travel with flexibility. so expect all J to turn up.

Updated loadings CX198 AKL-HKG Sunday 6 Jan & CX321 HKG-BCN Monday 7 January 2019
 

On a recent longhaul flight, wife and I booked separate tickets (hers on CX, mine on AA). She's MPC Silver, I am OWE. She got upgraded to PE from Y - nothing special for me with an AA ticket on CX metal. I do fly on CX way more than she does so it shouldn't be a "CIV" score thing.

Out of curiosity, we asked nicely if Silver should get preference over OWE and didn't get a straight answer (CX staff out of SFO is pretty clueless - one even said MPC Silver is higher than OWE (no proof one way or another but I remember seeing a chart on FT that surmises OWE should having higher priority over MPC Silver).

Usually, there's no way of knowing who got upgraded to what via which status they're holding so the results were somewhat interesting, but my suspicion is the difference with the ticket stock was the difference maker here.

Very interesting anecdote @triplefives above

It depends on what the agents are told from the office. I've converted instant upgrade at check-in desk before, but other times have been told its too early and to try in the lounge, once had to wait until 1 hour before departure time. I guess they want to wait for all possible revenue pax before upgrade conversion.

I also remember that OWE used to be between GO and SL, but I saw another lately that SL was ahead of OWE. You are probably right. Ticket stock may also make the difference. AFAIK, CIV score is only a tie-breaker.

Upgrade Possibility
 

I'm booked on an economy class Cathay BOM-HKG-BOM flight this month. Booking classes are Q and N. Is there any possibility to get an upgrade to Business class, via either outright purchase or through using miles (which I would have to purchase/obtain)?

I am looking for a dream scenario where I am able to upgrade for a cpl hundred $. Thanks.

The short answer is no. Q and N are discount Econ I believe and you would need a flex ticket or an upgradeable econ ticket (I forgot the minimum booking class, but its definitely not Q and N) to use miles to get an upgrade.

What about the upgrade bid process?

I've only just come across this a couple of weeks ago. Is this available to all ticket classes? I have a 2 x 2 sectors Q class flights coming up next month (LGW-HKG-BNE, MEL-HKG-LGW) and currently when I put my reference number in, it says:

Does this mean it's too early or not eligible at all? Do you bid per sector (eg LGW-HKG, HKG-BNE) or the whole through route? Do you bid for both out and in bound flights?

Looking at the FAQs, if I join Asia Miles or the Marco Polo club, my chance "may" be better for an upgrade, but I want to credit my miles to BA (paltry at 25%, but still better in that scheme than one I'd only realistically use once or twice a year). So, would I be able to switch crediting to BA after the upgrade period closes, ie the day before the flight say?

Also, with the comment about original fare paid, would that mean someone on a Q class ticket would need to bid more than someone on an M or full Y ticket? The difference between what I paid and the current PE price is more than what I would pay but I would consider the price of the exit row seats or around that to be something I would consider. To me, that's the opportunity cost of PE. But the general impression I'm getting is that the upgrades go to those who basically pay the fare difference to the next cabin. Would people concur with that?

T and C of Upgrade Bid

AFAIK Q is not included in that "selection"

I had a feeling that may be the case, I just wish they published it somewhere so that it was black and white. However I wonder if they keep it vague so that they can offer it to Q class if they have exhausted the other classes without any/sufficient offers. It would make sense to maximise revenue by exploiting opportunities where possible and modern technology should be able to make that happen right up to boarding at the gate. However I understand from a logistics point of view that may not always be possible and there are others that think it somehow "cheapens" the cabin to allow discount upgraders. Not sure how they'd know unless the pax made a spectacle of themselves!

For MAA to HKG, chance is slim. It is W2 R0 E0 because of the married segment CX884. It is in fact W9 R9 E9. For CX884, it is difficult to say. There are potentially many CX elites and AA EXP on that route.

Bought the SFO-HKG PE sale on black friday which booked into E fare. On return flight, was upgraded to J, as OWE on A350 (CX 892). Flight to HKG J looked full, when I was upgraded on my return flight there were 3 empty seats. This was done on the day of, my online checkin the day before still reflected my PE seat. Probably helped to have a weekday return versus a weekend.

So...CX made a video about this. LOL

I am guessing your profile is old then? Shows AA plat..

Was PE completely 0'ed out?

Expert flyer has been all wonky lately with CX. Was flying SFO-HKG-SFO in PE. Showed almost full on way out then around a day left 9+ open in each cabin. I verified I could at least book 6 seats in any cabin, but arriving at airport staff said it was fully booked (while they were still selling tickets online). Same thing on way back. Return ended up overbooked in Y and PE and my wife and I got upgraded to J. Walked back to PE to see at least 2 open seats left. Must have had some last minute no shows or something strange was going on with seat management. At least we got to keep the upgrade :-)

What status level are you?

AA EXP / CX Silver. Trip was on AA so EXP/OWE.

Ticketed R for CX 690 31 Jan and CX 659 4 Feb.
Gunning for a W>J upgrade but told the outbound is waitlisted when they are still selling I both ways with 4 seats left. E is still selling for the outbound. Inbound is cleared. Wonder what's up with CX redemption inventory