$450 Credit for not getting the seat they wanted? Where do I sign?
Maybe the cabin was full. (consider a blocked seat not to be available.It is most always the same seat, and is contractually obligated to provide for the crew. So, If it is full.. there is no seat to assign them to. Is it being suggested that they should look thru the list and bump a lowly gold or silver? With that logic, maybe your 1K co-worker was bumped out by a GS. Busting someone out of a seat, simply to accommodate someone with a higher status doesn't sound like a sound plan
Was is possible that they were bumped out to accommodate a Federal Air Marshall?