QRC3288

No.

synthkeys

Sorry, you only get the CP from your original revenue ticket, i.e what you paid for.

jindisim

jindisim

synthkeys

jindisim

derek2010

any chance of getting 1F in one of the following?
28/4: CX883
F3 A2 J9 C9 D9 I9 W9 R9 E9 Y9 B9 H9
K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9
29/4: CX881
F5 A4 J9 C9 D9 I9 W2 R1 E0 Y9 B9 H9
K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9

wyskevin

Does anyone kindly check the flight load below for me please? I don have EF

May 9th, KA 299 HKG-HAN

CX website still sells Q class but MPC wouldnt clear my X waitlist..

checkerboard

This is my first time using Asia Miles to upgrade - and what a byzantine process it's been so far. I finally have my two sectors (confirmed in W), wait-listed (for U), as follows:

CX-178, MEL-HKG, 2-May
CX-749, HKG-JNB, 4-May

35,000 miles to upgrade both sectors feels like a bargain - if it actually works. The agent I spoke with, however, was totally unable to give me any sense if these flights had a chance of clearing. Might someone here be able to help me adjust my expectations?

Thanks in advance.

-Checkerboard

p.s. - If I revert my FF number in the booking from Asia Miles (where I have no status) to AAdvantage (where I am OW Emerald) - would that improve my waitlist chances?

p.p.s. - One other odd thing: the agent mentioned that the wait-list request would expire on 28-April (4 days before departure of my first segment). Can this possibly be true? It's hard to understand the point of creating a waitlist for upgrades if that list is then liquidated just before any last-minute inventory could be released... This is such a hard process to get my head around.

QRC3288

You mean 35k miles for each sector, right? If you mean 35k total for both sectors combined, that is not correct.

Things have been very difficult to predict the last 4 months. It coincided with the mistake J and F fares released in December. For whatever reason, they have completely screwed award inventory across the entire CX system. It doesn't seem like I've heard a good answer why non-US routes are affected, but ever since that mistake fare went out J and F class award bookers, and especially predictability, have gotten the short end of the stick.

No. The only status that matters for upgrading is your Marco Polo / Asia Miles status. It's not one of the OneWorld benefits. Obviously it would be a little silly for them to honor status you earned elsewhere for their own (competing) program's upgrades...anyway, the answer is "no". But if you do have any status in Marco Polo (even if Silver, the second-lowest tier), it will help you, so put that in if you have it.

It is true. It is an annoying feature, although to be fair the "last-minute inventory release" isn't really as big a thing as you make it out to be here especially since the mistake fare was released. Maybe it is on other airlines you're familiar with, but with CX it's just not as predictable, especially recently. The bottom line is the program has a lot of annoying features and this is one of them. Although you can likely get that waitlist extended a few days if you call and beg them. Good luck. Eventually they blow out the entire waiting list a few days before departure and often they'll do this even with a bunch of empty seats left for sale. Don't feel too badly because they do this idiotic ritual regardless of your status, whether you are a zero on CX or their highest status members (DM). They wipe it clean equally and annoyingly for everyone.

If you don't clear, what you can do is go to the airport early and do "Instant Upgrade". That is Asia Miles language for "Use Asia Miles to Upgrade an Eligible Fare Class At The Airport". They won't have any record of your waitlist here, which actually benefits you since you don't have any status. (It is a remarkably annoying feature for CX elites, however, and is apparently simply a result of CX's awful IT systems. Anyway, it's to your advantage, because they don't have a list of anyone. aka if there was a list of 5 people, say 3 non-status like yourself, 1 CX Gold, and 1 CX Diamond, if all 5 of you show up at the airport it can end up being "first come first served" instead of status, and they won't hold that seat for the Gold and Diamond over you). So if you show up early at the airport, it's often "first come first served" for Instant Upgrade awards. Make sense? Meaning you have a decent shot at beating out a Diamond, Gold or Silver, if they got to the airport later than you. Not a guarantee they do it this way, but generally it's the way I've noticed they do it. Sometimes they do wait until the end. But my point is all is not lost if they wipe the waitlist and force you to go to the airport, and if anything it's an advantage to people without CX status since you have a chance to compete on more equal footing. (to the chagrin of board members here).

Arbeysix

FWIW I quite frequently use AM to upgrade from W to business class on the MEL-HKG sector. My strike rate is quite good however: (i) almost all upgrades occur at/after check-in and I generally don't bother with waitlisting anymore (for the reasons you mention it is mostly not worth the fuss); (ii) to answer your question, yes it is all about expectations and hence I try not to have too many ahead of arriving at the airport. I am also under no illusions that if I weren't CX DM, my strike rate would be far worse.

G-CIVC

OP is correct - 35k miles total for MEL-HKG and HKG-JNB combined

The catch is it has to be done at the same time (ie both have to be confirmed before the WL expires), but both MEL and JNB use 'G' aircraft which are hard for J upgrades...

It is golden week so I think JNB will be a tough one unfortunately for OP - CX will probably make you sweat before anything. That being said, I magically got 2 standard awards cleared last night for the same weekend (HKG-MAN and HKG-LHR, thanks CX!) without having to resort to 'petitioning' over the phone. For OP, their JNB flight looks light load still so there could still be a chance!

QRC3288

That is an incredible deal for those so inclined!

HypnoticSpecter

G-CIVC