Originally Posted by ubernostrum

Got a particularly aggressive one this morning.

Was exhausted after flying AMS-MSP-MCI yesterday, had to show up today to catch 5:45AM MCI-SLC (onward to SFO). Checked the app and saw I was #1 on upgrade list with 1 seat open, GA called me up to get new BP as F was boarding. Yay, breakfast!

And then get on the plane and find someone in my seat. Who had snuck onboard during "passengers needing assistance" and camped out in 1D, and then was "confused" and just thought that being in "the first row" meant the first row of F, not the first row of Y...