Originally Posted by
stargold
If they did, it would be a favour rather than an entitlement even if you are not able to obtain a refund on the other ticket. Once the passenger is offloaded due to no-show, the seat is up for anyone's grabs and you have no right to it unless it was specifically bought as an extra seat.
Really? I've always thought that you can block off as many seats as you want as long as you pay for them. And heard of musicians who book an extra seat for their cellos... in whose name do they book the extra seat under?