Originally Posted by
Jorgen
At which point, you're basically just lying your way in, and ethically equivalent to sneaking in while everybody's back is turned.
If you wanted your brother to have lounge access you shoulda spent the extra fifteen thousand miles to give him a biz-class ticket...
Let's spare the ethics debate on this one. It's up to the OP how far they want to go.
They could check bags for free with this bug, or they could volunteer the fact that they're really non-status and pay for their bags. It's a personal choice.
Similarly, how many times do we have to fight for benefits that we're entitled to, or overlooked by things like EUA due to systems issues.
Perhaps it all balances out in the end.