Um... I once booked two pax on the same PNR..
Check in lady said there are 3 opportunities...
a) Only I would be upgraded
b) Both of you would be upgraded
c) None of you would be upgraded

And finally was a.


PS: Flying on 14 July, hope there will be a free upgrade XD

Have had a) and b)- possibly c) as well. One was a clear instance of my GO Wife jumping a DM for a J->F op-up

Got an op up!
 

did ORD-HKG on a Friday in PE, no upgrade. On the return on a Sunday asked nicely at the counter if any upgrades were available (AA emerald) and she came back with two boarding passes in Biz!

it also happened to be my birthday so not sure how we got it, but was nice! (Well day after, but the first segment started on my birthday, HKG was just the transit stop).

as far as loads went, I was watching both on expert flyer and both days looked quite similar.

Have a paid CX itinerary in E (PY) (Japan - Canada via HK and back), an AA account with PLT, and a completely empty Asia Miles account.

I am willing to buy miles on Asia Miles or another program in order to have a chance at upgrading the reservation.

What options / programs would be available to me to do this. I know that it is not possible with AA, but the only option I can find for getting Asia Miles is to receive them as a gift...

I will keep this brief as I don't think this "how to acquire AM" is really related to this thread, but in brief:

1) you can "top up" Asia Miles balances if you already have a certain amount, for an expensive price per mile. Search the Asia Miles website or here for this.

2) Amex Mileage Rewards transfers to Asia Miles.

3) Citi Thank You transfers to Asia Miles.

4) I assume you're not based in HK, but if so there are a number of Asia Miles partners locally in HK.

E class isn't upgradable with miles..

Ooops. I missed that too.

DEL PLX xxxxxxxx

E class upfare to R will be double or more to begin with. Think 260k JPY up (I forgot exactly)

Buying AM straight away will cost a fortune, and IIRC there is a limit one can buy directly from CX to 'top up' a redemption once it clears (30% of award I think), but at this point might just buy the D (business) fare instead.

Finally apart from buying AM straight away OP can also buy SPG points to convert to AM which I think will be cheaper.

Is there anyone who can check on availability for a possible waitlist upgrade for me?

My boyfriend and I are on the waitlist for a miles upgrade from PE to Business for CX 812 (HKG to BOS) on September 30, 2017. What's the likelihood this will clear and when?

Thanks in advance!

CX 812 0 HKG
09/30/17 6:15 PM BOS
09/30/17 10:10 PM 77W
M,T,Th,Sa
35% / 35m F5 A5 J9 C9 D9 I9 W9 R9 E9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9

Business: 16/53 taken; PEY 19/34

In reality, no one can tell at this moment, it's too early. You will start to hear good news if any around 30 days before departure.

Just wanted to thank everyone who has been so helpful on this thread, and add another data point:

CX746 on 4/7

Asked at BAH check-in whether the flight was full, agent replied "full from Dubai, but everyone will get a seat". She said I was pretty high up on the upgrade list (flight seems to be mostly connections to MNL) and any upgrades would be handed out in DXB.

BAH-DXB was fully in Y but J had like 3 people. In DXB, most people deboarded (CX seems to be doing pretty well on this 5th freedom) and cleaners came on. At the same time, station manager came on and handed out new boarding passes. Last row in J (21) appeared to be reserved for upgrades.

Flight left to HKG 100% full, and was an excellent flight indeed

So did you get the upgrade or not?! :D

Was moved to 21A ;)

Flew CX255 HKG-LHR 2 days ago on my birthday. On check in at HKIA, my travel companion (only an AM member) and I were both upgraded from Y to J without me even asking, despite J being completely full.

I was given a two class upgrade on HND-HKG last year, but never thought CX would be that generous on a long haul flight and on such a popular route.