Originally Posted by
RobtheAggie
As I watched the video the amazing thing is that they are next to each other in F on a E-175. They must be flying in paid F for that. Very unlikely that they both get upgraded and sit next to each other. As the article mentioned, Delta was in on the plot the entire time, maybe for PA time, the guy had to buy two F seats.
Why not? Even if not seated together, passengers are usually more than willing to switch seats to allow traveling companions (especially couples) to be seated together.