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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by nyapwiltex
On my flight from SAN to IAH last night, I was upgraded at the gate after being #2 on the UG list.

Several minutes after boarding, I was told by the FA that I needed to move back to my original seat with no explanation.

I believe I've seen this story before on FT, but wanted to ask how often this occurs? If so, what are the reasons, and is this legal based on their TOC?

I did only pay for a coach ticket, so in no way am I complaining. I'm just wondering why/how often it happens.
I hope you're not one of the people list below:

AND, J. 3E
BEN, E. 4F
CAR, C. 1E
DAA, A. 1B
DAA, R. 4A
FOR, D. 2E
HAR, C. 3F
MAR, B. 1A
MAS, J. 4B
WES, M. 2F

If you are, you got screwed (shenanigans). If you're not, it could be one of the scenarios above.
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