Originally Posted by
socalgecko
Comp upgrades to F are quite rare and usually only happen at the gate, at the agent’s discretion, if a standby passenger is trying to get on the plane, MC is full, and there are still available F seats in the last moments before boarding begins. It’s only ever happened to me once.
Yeah, my first VX flight (new SEA-DAL route) had only 1 F seat occupied out of 8 on the A319. Economy was almost completely full. It was like two different flights separated by the wall: a private jet, and a family holiday bus!