SJC21SP .. I think this is why!
"Incidentally economy was packed".
I suspect moving 10-20 of 270 coach to the empty J seats would have simply pissed off 250 pax and made 20 happy! (i.e. how would you have felt if they moved 20 up but not you?) That is hardly good tactics for NW!
There was no "fair" way to do it in flight.
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~ Glen ~
[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 08-28-2000).]