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.
The guy probably wouldn't mind paying for F for such a special occasion. They might have purchased full Y fare or another fare that upgrades at the time of booking. They could both be DMs.
On the other hand, if DL was in on it, they might have been upgraded as a PR gesture.