Not sure why people are pissing on the OP here. If the UG hadn't come through, he'd have been back in 24D instead of in EC, with standby passengers taking his seat. I don't mess with GAs because I know they're harried and I generally have the UG in hand, but the reason they're harried is that they have too much leeway to indulge in Shena behavior and thus have too much power.