Does CX ever oversell BC?
Oct 24, 2005 | 4:16 pm
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Does CX ever oversell BC?
does it, and if so, how to take advantage of it as a OW Emerald?
Flight in question is LHR-HKG on a Friday evening next month. All 3 revenue BC fare bucket are zeroed out. Y is wide open, F is showing as 4. All of next day's flights are pretty sold out in all 3 front cabins.
IF there's an oversell, where does one look for bumping? Any chance CX will offer compensation for deferring a day, to another OW carrier, or up? Not looking for a downgrade except for a huge sum.
Flight in question is LHR-HKG on a Friday evening next month. All 3 revenue BC fare bucket are zeroed out. Y is wide open, F is showing as 4. All of next day's flights are pretty sold out in all 3 front cabins.
IF there's an oversell, where does one look for bumping? Any chance CX will offer compensation for deferring a day, to another OW carrier, or up? Not looking for a downgrade except for a huge sum.
Oct 25, 2005 | 12:31 pm
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They sure do and many CX and OW elites have been the beneficiaries of op-ups to F. How to be one of the lucky ones? Probably just by being in the right place at the right time.
Oct 25, 2005 | 6:06 pm
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When I checked in at SFO last month for my flight in J, I was told that J was overbooked. I offered to upgrade to F, but the agent just smiled. 
I did get a J-F upgrade on the return though. 
I did get a J-F upgrade on the return though.
Oct 25, 2005 | 7:56 pm
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Overbooked offering big $$$
Recently I was flying from JFK-HKG on the Sunday nonstop. When I was leaving the British airways lounge they asked if I was waiting to be downgraded? I explained that no....I was full fare business class. They explained that they were offering $3500 USD per person to downgrade one way and a row of seats in Economy for the long haul flight (at least 3 seats) and a duty free coupon for onboard spending for $250. The funny thing is that the woman who was asking people to downgrade at check in was only asking women and by the time I got on the list (at the club) I was the only male and #7.....They ended up "downgrading" 5 people...all women.
So in answer to your question....They downgrade and pay you big for it.
So in answer to your question....They downgrade and pay you big for it.
Oct 25, 2005 | 8:18 pm
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Originally Posted by NYCtraveler
Recently I was flying from JFK-HKG on the Sunday nonstop. When I was leaving the British airways lounge they asked if I was waiting to be downgraded? I explained that no....I was full fare business class. They explained that they were offering $3500 USD per person to downgrade one way and a row of seats in Economy for the long haul flight (at least 3 seats) and a duty free coupon for onboard spending for $250. The funny thing is that the woman who was asking people to downgrade at check in was only asking women and by the time I got on the list (at the club) I was the only male and #7.....They ended up "downgrading" 5 people...all women.
So in answer to your question....They downgrade and pay you big for it.
So in answer to your question....They downgrade and pay you big for it.