Originally Posted by
fender5787
So this was pretty odd. The check-in agent said they blocked the 2nd cabin because Y was sold out and they’re using that space to op-up folks. I’ve never heard of something like that, but I guess it makes sense since they switched out the plane to an aircraft with quite a few less Y seats.
This happened on one of my first flights. And I was a lucky op-up. It was so weird, though.... they made it abundantly (almost embarrassingly) clear that it was still economy but using the business class seats.
Once the awkwardness was over, it was superb.