No, OWE will only help you for revenue waitlists not award waitlists.

You will 99% be asked to issue the oneway upgrade for 873 on 26 Mar if it becomes available and 872 remains not available. Or else MPO will drop you off the waitlist and you will have to keep checking yourself for the last four days before departure and eventually try for instant upgrade if nothing comes up still. Booking class does not affect upgrade chances.

What days of the week are upgrades most likely to clear (LAX-HKG and vice versa)? (F waitlist specifically)

I know Xmas holidays are going to be tough - does flying on Xmas day help?

When does the Xmas/NYE holiday crush start/stop? Is the window as wide as 12/15 to 1/15?

Thanks in advance!

It's just impossible to say what's most likely overall, except that yes Xmas Eve, Xmas Day, the day after Xmas and New Year's Eve (not day) are generally wide open flights. New Year's Day, by contrast can be completely full.

One key variable is when the weekdays fall. If New Year's Day is on a Sunday, works restarts quickly and people rush back. Versus if New Year's day is on a Wed or Thurs, folks will often take the next day or two off, meaning the rush could last up to the 7th. IME it never, ever goes beyond the 6th (departure) / 7th. Usually fine by 3rd or 4th. People gotta work.

Helpful,thanks!

I'm a DM but this is my first time waitlisting a redemption. Any tips on how I go about this? Looking at NRT-TPE CX 451 on 29 Jul. Expertflyer still shows J9 C9 D7 I7

Thanks!

You just call them and ask if they'll release a seat for you. MPC will generally put you on hold, contact someone at CX for confirmation / denial, and then report back to you. Takes no more than a minute or two. More often than not expect to be disappointed.

Thanks a lot for this. I got lucky this time I guess - waited about a minute then told me it was confirmed!

I read somewhere upthread that you don’t need to have sufficient A.M. to waitlist - or has this changed?

I was planning to waitlist for some flight the other day and I don’t have enough AM, but the screen didn’t allow me to proceed saying that “you don’t have sufficient miles”. But I surely don’t want to transfer my credit card points to AM unless I’m sure that the waitlist clears - a bit of chicken and egg situation.

Is there any way around this?

Data point: only waitlist available for HKG > LAX two weeks out, in all classes (booking economy). Got DM relative to call up and open seat for me- they checked and quickly confirmed they could open space. Confirmed but apparently it will take two days to issue the ticket.

Could use some guidance here:

Confirmed reservation on Asia Miles J 70k reward SFO to HKG on Nov 16 and continuing HKG to XMN on Nov 20. I was looking to book all the way to XMN with only same day transit in HKG, but award availability did not allow it for same day connection. Connection was only available to XMN two days later. The interesting thing is that when you book online at Asia Miles, there is availability HKG to XMN on Nov 18. I called Asia Miles and they said that inventory is only available if booked separately and that married segment inventory is not.

My reservation needs to be ticketed tomorrow on 4/13. I'm inclined to just book it as is with a two day layover in HKG and wait-list the HKG to XMN on Nov 18. Fall back plan is to no-show or cancel second leg to XMN after arriving HKG and request for taxes refund. And book with Avios for the short flight to XMN on Nov 18 if wait-list does not clear. Understanding that I would end up using more miles or an extra change fee of $40 if waitlist clears and reticket.

Does anyone have any suggestions or guidance on what to do here as an alternate? I don't even know how to check for married segment inventory. If I booked the whole thing with Avios, it is available but at a whoping 200k Avios. This doesn't make sense that partners can book this all the way through buy CXs own Asia Miles members can't. It's like we are being penalized.

Will calling Marco Polo help, I'm a lowly Green member?

I couldn't find a thread specifically around award booking changes, so I'll ask here.

I have a confirmed PEY ticket waitlisted for J. I noticed that seats on Qatar Airways became available on the same route (via DOH) -- how do I change my CX PEY ticket to a J ticket on Qatar? It doesn't seem like I can do it online. Does CX waive 'other channels' fees if they are unable to be done online?

Waitlisted HKG-LAX on 1/5/2019 for all classes since March
 

In early March, I submitted Waitlist for HKG-LAX on 1/5-7/2019 (all classes).
Nothing happens yet.
How is the chance to be cleared? Any specific point, such as 6 mo or 3 mo ahead?
Should I call CX to improve the chance?
Any inputs will be very appreciated.

Jan 2019? Isn't that going back to school peak season?

Specific point: 14 days .
Non-premium won't be available because of the loading in the back

Call CX only helpful if you are Diamond/Diamond Plus (are you)?