Originally Posted by
Christopher
It happened to me once when flying from Seoul to Hong Kong. What irked me more, almost, than the downgrade was the fact that the check-in staff wouldn't let me use the business-class lounge.
Reminds me of an involuntary downgrade I had a few years ago with Qatar Airways flying DOH-LHR due to an aircraft swap. Not only did they downgrade me to a middle seat in Economy Class, but they also rounded up all the downgraded pax (about 6 of us) and escorted us out of the Premium Terminal immediately. They were very polite about the whole thing but still a very negative experience.