Best offer to board the last flight Last week I was at the Hong Kong International Airport trying to catch the 8 pm flight back to Singapore when the staff at the check-in counter gave me an unexpected offer. “Ms xx, are you in a hurry to fly back? We have checked in 300 passengers and the flight is already full. Can we put you on the next available flight departing 1.50 am?” “But it’s only 6 pm now. Is there any earlier flight?” “Most passengers have done their check-in online. And I am afraid that all other flights are full.” Online check-in? My meetings were so packed that I didn’t even have time to turn on the TV in my hotel room. “If you can take the 1.50 am flight, we will offer you free upgrade to the next higher class. You can choose ......