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Mar 11, 2017 | 4:45 am

#376

happyvoid

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for changes to flights booked using asia miles what are the fees

Mar 11, 2017 | 5:06 am

#377

SLGO

Join Date: Jan 2017

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Quote:

Originally Posted by happyvoid

for changes to flights booked using asia miles what are the fees

If you are just changing the date or flight only (with the same itinerary and class) online, it's 1000 miles per change.

Mar 12, 2017 | 5:01 pm

#378

Carmen Wong

Join Date: Mar 2017

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should i buy class r?

Hi guys, I am on.the waitlist to have my PE, R upgrade to biz. My ticket is not issued yet because I 'd like to make sure that the upgrade is confirmed; otherwise i'd buy the PE standard. Does anyone can help to see my.chances or any suggestion on to wait or not to wait. I checked the flight and not many seat assigned in the biz class. My itin is as follows:

apr 7th, mci-lax-hkg. CX 885, So it would be only lax to hkg leg is upgradable.
apr 26th, hkg-ord-mci, cx806

Thanks a lot of the help!!

Mar 12, 2017 | 6:19 pm

#379

jacobsleather

Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: HKG

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You may have no choice but take a gamble on the R class ticket. If you're diamond you can sometimes get lucky and have them release a revenue ticket for you on the spot. Sometimes they refuse, the upgrade waitlist never clears, you can ask at the airport and get lucky then. And sometimes you loose.

Maybe someone here has an EF subscription and can search the loading for you.

Mar 12, 2017 | 7:46 pm

#380

percysmith

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Only HKG-ORD looks likely...

CX 7768 0 MCI
07/04/17 9:25 ORD
07/04/17 10:56 CR7
Daily
94% / 11m F2 A2 J4 C4 D4 I0 Y4 B4 H4 K4 M4 L4 V4 S0 N0 Q0

CX 807 0 ORD
07/04/17 15:35 HKG
08/04/17 20:25 77W
Daily
61% / 32m F3 A3 J0 C0 D6 I0 W9 R9 E9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q0

CX 806 0 HKG
26/04/17 11:55 ORD
26/04/17 13:55 77W
Daily
63% / 25m F2 A2 J7 C8 D9 I7 W7 R8 E3 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N8 Q0

CX 7530 0 ORD
26/04/17 17:00 MCI
26/04/17 18:31 CR7
Daily
85% / 21m F2 A2 J4 C4 D4 I0 Y4 B4 H4 K4 M4 L4 V4 S0 N0 Q0

Mar 12, 2017 | 8:01 pm

#381

G-CIVC

Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG

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Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmen Wong

Didn't OP ask for 885 4/7...I think it looks good too

CX 885 0 LAX
04/07/17 12:55 PM HKG
04/08/17 6:55 PM 77W
Daily
30% / 40m F5 A5 J9 C9 D9 I9 W9 R9 E9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9

I also judged by seat map (both not bad - <20 taken which normally IME suggests release of U within 2-3 weeks of departure. May be a bit later for Sunday ex-HKG but won't be too worried)

Mar 12, 2017 | 8:19 pm

#382

percysmith

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Actually let's revert to something more basic - 4/7 CX885 is currently available as a standard business redemption, so it's very likely to be upgradable.

Not 4/26 CX806 right now, but may be closer in.

Mar 12, 2017 | 9:10 pm

#383

G-CIVC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Ah, indeed. That's right. But just in case OP has exactly 45k AM then they may not want to do that (one way 27.5k upgrade for now). Out of curiosity, how would the mileage requirement be counted in this scenario with ORD and LAX falling into two separate bands?

Mar 12, 2017 | 9:36 pm

#384

percysmith

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Wait for both ways to be available, then lodge upgrade request for 45,000 (mixed class/band redemptions charged at the lower of return or two one-ways (in this case the former))

Mar 13, 2017 | 11:34 am

#385

Carmen Wong

Join Date: Mar 2017

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Quote:

Originally Posted by percysmith

Wait for both ways to be available, then lodge upgrade request for 45,000 (mixed class/band redemptions charged at the lower of return or two one-ways (in this case the former))

Thank you guys! So it sounds like I got good chance on both ways (Lax-HKG ; HKG-ORD). I am not diamond but gold and got more than enough miles to have this upgrade both ways. Does it help to increase the chances?

Thanks!
carmen

Mar 13, 2017 | 3:43 pm

#386

happyvoid

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SLGO

If you are just changing the date or flight only (with the same itinerary and class) online, it's 1000 miles per change.

What if I want to change from premium economy to business class,

Mar 13, 2017 | 7:10 pm

#387

SLGO

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Quote:

Originally Posted by happyvoid

What if I want to change from premium economy to business class,

Then this should cost 10,000 miles per change if I remember correctly.

Mar 14, 2017 | 4:08 am

#388

happyvoid

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is there any availability from march 25 to april 15 , i notice waitlist and everything seems full from lax to hkg

Mar 15, 2017 | 12:15 am

#389

blum81

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Vancouver, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong

Posts: 348

Hi everyone.

I'm wait-listed on CX888 HKG-YVR April 1 but my EF account is showing the following

F1 A1 J8 C7 D4 I1 W2 R1 E0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M0 L1 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0

When you look at the seat map there's about 9 open seats, and 5 that are marked blocked.

I've never had to wait this long for a confirmation. Anyone have any ideas on whether my booking will clear? Gold priority member, but not sure how much that actually helps.

If I don't get confirmation, i'll have to resort to instant upgrade upon check in. Any thoughts on whether I'd get a bump up? Seems to be a pretty full flight in PE/E

Thanks in advance!

Mar 15, 2017 | 12:43 am

#390

percysmith

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For CX889 9 March and CX837 10 March I was made to wait 55 and 67 hours before departure.