Originally Posted by
Deckard
I recall a colleague in the mid Eighties who used to claim that he booked two tickets, one refundable in First, one in Coach. He'd print off both sets of boarding passes, check in using the coach ticket and board using the First BP. Upon return he'd refund the First ticket. He claimed to do this by omitting the space present in his surname pn one booking which led to his two personae being greatly spaced on the manifest.
I have no clue if he was just winding up a young and impressionable Deckard.
Seems just about plausible if he meant check in under both tickets, hand over his economy boarding pass and ticket coupon when boarding, but present the first boarding pass stub to the cabin crew at the plane door (secreteing the ticket coupon somewhere) and take the first seat. He would then get offloaded from his first seat as a no-show and later have the coupon refunded. But it would delay the flight and if they ever looked for him physically on board then he would surely be found out.