Oh come on Dave, open your heart, there must be some soft spot in there somewhere?

Why do you take the time to assist with queries on this forum? Some of your sage advice may (and I realise I'm stretching it a bit here) impact on you directly through filling up the F cabin with those who have benefited from your knowledge of the dark arts of ticketing...

Its unfortunate that we'll never know the real reason that the request was made to upgrade the other pax. Some have summised that it was down to their relationship with the station manager, but it could also just have been their birthday, honeymoon, or other benign excuse.