Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
One would also think that the boarding pass scanner would have beeped when the late group passenger tried to board for the same seat assignment as the retired faculty couple who had already boarded. However, some GAs are lazy and just override the beep without checking out what the problem is.
Maybe the original 24A was op-up'ed and no one noticed? Or 24A was op-up'ed but 24A & 24C both wanted the upgrade and refused to be separated (and conveniently left that part of the story out).
This is the most usual encounter with this type of situation (duplicate BP) and has happened numerous times to me. It would NOT trigger the "beep" as it's done deliberately.