Originally Posted by
trvlguy1
Flying a 767 Atl-Las........36+ ppl on upgrade list......I'm DM and was #2........on a SDC.......I boarded and door closed. The seat next to me stayed empty, in FC. I was very surprised cause of the huge UG list. Then a FA brought up a passenger from coach to fill the seat. I figured he was the guy at the cutoff of the UG list. A GM or FO.......but no.......he was an employee of another airline. Didn't bother me at all. Im just curious why this was done instead of the next person on the UG list.
Again, I got my UG, so no complaints from me. Just an observation and was curious about it.
The FA's were all fantastic by the way
This has been covered many times. The FA's don't have the upgrade priority list and are not supposed to move people up on their own. It is the GA's job to come on board and move up the next person on the list. Although if they are running late and trying to close out the flight they may chose not to.