Originally Posted by Northern Willy
It was odd because they waited until boarding was almost over and gave 4 people upgrades after we were seated and settled in Y. I got the impression that this was normal. Why don't they know this in advance? I'll have to poke around the CO board now....
This is standard operating procedure on CO. You can search under the terms "battlefield promotion" (more common) or "redcoat rescue" (less common). They give seat assignments to fill up F, and then clear misconnects and no shows right at the last minute before closing the door. I have been the beneficiary of others' misfortune on occasion, when they misconnect and I got moved up due to my position on the waitlist.