Originally Posted by
stevendorechester
Personally I don't understand why deadheading pilots get priority over paying customers. If there are seats left fine but if I pay for business class I expect to sit in business class. If any airline wants to upgrade the help they should block seats until departure. If they don't need them I'm sure they can use those seats to upgrade elite members at the gate.
They get it because it's in their contract. And if the captain who is to operate my flight has to deadhead in, I want them to be as comfortable and as well rested as possible.
If passengers need to be displaced from J, people who have been upgraded are supposed to be the first to be downgraded over paying passengers.
It's also quite insulting to refer to them as "the help".