Originally Posted by
canadiancow
Well, there's the fact that he paid for it, and the other person did not.
If other people continuously receive for free things that I pay for, I'm likely to stop paying.
And that's not good for AC.
So I'd write in.
As opposed to suckers who pay $5,000+ for a J class ticket only to be treated like crap when there are IROPS while someone who is SE, and paid $500 for a Y class ticket is met by a concierge and gets white glove treatment?
Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so too is the perception of special treatment.