Originally Posted by
nomad1974
We had a long discussion with the KL station manager at YYZ based on the fact that essentially, this policy forces pax to either (1) pay more to fly together, (2) split from their travelling companions, or (3) take something less than entitled (i.e. Platinum moves "down" to Economy). Station manager (and other stuff) said they have the same complaint by a lot of pax and they are frustrated by the way KL has handled the introduction of Economy comfort.
re 3, you know what your status gets you so if you want to sit in the seats with someone without status it is only fair to pay.
Why should your travelling companion be given something more than they are entitled?