Originally Posted by
Starman
I should have mentioned this, as it's a clever explanation. But doesn't apply in this case -- E- had an ever lighter load than E+. So how are all those folks stuck in E+ with F seats open? There was even a F aisle open -- I of course had wasted a CR1
It's really not that hard to believe that 25 people either paid for E+ or had the E+ subscription.
It's also possible that some of them were NRSAs who were unwilling to pay the extra for First class.