Originally Posted by
Cotumely
I think the passenger is trying to pull off a deception. I note she sent her friend (presumably quite svelte), instead of going herself.
To my mind, this is no different to trying to get a seat swap by saying, upon being asked where your seat is, 'Oh my seat is over there', deliberately not saying that it's a middle seat.
Or perhaps she’s a good person who knew her friend would suffer being 6’3 in BAs 29” pitch and decided to ask on her behalf. Not everyone is out to dump 7 people in different lounges in order to maximise ‘benefits’ and sometimes just want to be a good person.
But perhaps speculation is not necessary as no one will ever know...