Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
So I space was needed but the word "upgrade" in the post I quoted confused me as this was not an upgrade but a matter of OP getting a seat in the cabin that was paid for.
Exactly. It was not an upgrade situation.
Had it gone to the gate standby list, as a customer with a paid front cabin ticket not having a seat in the front cabin, the customer should have been at the top of the standby list -- but nowhere on the "upgrade" list.