Booked PY with Alaska mileage. Am I able to use Asia Miles to upgrade at check in if seats are available?

I have PE flights booked (cash) MEL-HKG-NRT and return and want to upgrade with Asia Miles if possible. At least the MEL-HKG segments.

Currently the outbound MEL-HKG is Y4 W0 J9 and only 1 seat available for 2 to select, so looks promising for an Op-Up, we are OWE/OWS, but would rather transfer and spend the miles to secure.

Currently no award seats available, how long pre departure is the best time to call in for an upgrade?

No, you are booked in T class, but you need a W class or R class ticket to use Asia Miles to upgrade to Business.

I have waitlisted an upgrade from Y to PEY using Asia miles. Should I use my status as a CX silver or OW Emerald? which one has a better chance?
By the way, will it be possible that I can upgrade from Y to J if available?

Which has a better chance, use asia miles to book for business class, or pay for PE then upgrade using miles to J? This is for RT HKG-LAX

Found the availability for a flight (CX288) as such:

J7 C6 D5 P3 I0 W0 R0 E0 Y0 B0 H0 K0M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0

Meaning, no Y and E tickets being sold at all, however they are still selling J.


Does it means they basically are overbooked in Y already?

Hi all, I read the sticky at the top but didn't seem to answer my question. I'm doing LHR->MEL with CX next month. I have a Y ticket but am OW Emerald.

I got the email about reserving seats and did so, however does reserving seats in advance reduce my chances of getting bumped up for an overbooking upgrade? Thanks in advance.

W and Y are fully booked, but not necessarily (though possibly) overbooked.

I don't believe having a seat assignment would hurt your upgrade chance. I always have a seat assigned and still get upgraded from time to time.

It is only showing that at the moment CX is not selling Y or W to general public. I've been upgrade using miles at W0 or J0. So no, it does not mean Y is overbooked.

Does anyone have any (anecdotal) information on how CX handles operational upgrades with a child on the same booking as a status member? Am I passed over automatically (would they assume that the child could not be alone in the lower class cabin)?

Thanks!

Just to confirm: mileage upgrades are priced by sector, correct? So a LAX-HKG-KUL upgrade to J would require 28k for LAX-HKG (long type 2 PE-J) and 17k for HKG-KUL (short Y-J). Or can I get both sectors for one 35k price (ultra-long PE-J)?

It will be charged separately. I had the same issue, and i was told the deduction of 35K works only if both sectors are pey>j.

hope this helps. :)

I have V and L class, are they upgradable using miles?

If not an Economy LIGHT ticket, yes. See https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_...onditions.html, under "Flight Awards – Upgrade Award, Airport Upgrade Awards and Inflight Upgrade Awards"

First time flying with CX, so I would be grateful to have my expectations set realistic...
Snatched a good premium eco fare to HKG from Europe for end of April and I am interested in mile-upgrading LHR-HKG (wishful thinking ) with Asia Miles, I was told by the CX hotline, that an upgrade to C would cost 25k oneway (which is fine), but there is no availability at the moment...
Give that I have no experience with CX, is it even realistic that some inventory will open up and if so, is there some pattern (weeks before, lastminute..etc) of I should just check every day..

Thanks