Originally Posted by
76toPHL
When this happened to me in paid J to LHR on a A-330 swap (7 rows of J to 5 rows) - the people in rows 6 and 7 got moved to premium economy, including some EXPs on paid tickets who were loudly complaining upon boarding. So in that case - does not appear they used status or ticket price as a factor in selecting downgrades.
This has to be the stupidest way to handle this situation.