I've flown both "red-eyes", LAX-JFK many times over the last several years--these generally are at full capacity in Y. The standby list for flt. 28 had lots of names with few clearing.
Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Isn't this the BEST seat thread?

Yep. And I'll bet if you offered to swap one of the worst seats in J for one of the best seats in Y (not pitching it quite that way), you'd get a taker