Was bound to happen eventually, but after buying RTW tickets for 5+ years finally got my first downgrade on SA flying GRU-JNB yesterday... Checked in online right when online check-in opened.. sequence number 1.. however, when I got to the airport, was informed that there was an aircraft change and that the plane has a lot less business class seats than people booked in business.. Since I was one of the last to arrive at the airport (1.5 hours before departure time), I was bumped down to economy.. no amount of complaining, pleading, etc could change their minds. It was either in Y or fly the next day. So ended up near the very back of the aircraft.. good thing was that they blocked the 2 seats next to me, so I got a row to myself...

Anyways, wanted to see if I can get any compensation from SA about this.. I know they wont refund anything to me coz of the RTW ticket, but anyone had similar experience and gotten some sort of compensation? What really irks me is that I was sequence number 1 through online check-in.. They should have bumped someone else that was either on a mileage ticket, upgrade ticket or a star alliance silver/no status person...