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Old Sep 17, 2019, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by joe_miami
In this particular case, we have two people around 70 years of age traveling together. Any decent FA would try to keep them together, if at all possible.
Regardless of age, I agree that the passengers shouldn't be split without a good reason. However, that's orthogonal to the question of whether or not to insist that the GA bring a new boarding pass.

Originally Posted by narvik
Happy with my new seat, and not wanting to delay the flight, I simply said "Nah, don't bother, but thank you though", made myself comfortable and enjoyed the 13 hour flight in comfort. ^

A new boarding pass isn't ALWAYS issued!
Right. For the purposes of guarding against a future downgrade, a screenshot should suffice.
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