Originally Posted by stevendorechester

Losing the benefits you mention would be major hit and I don't wish that on anybody. In my provine those benefits are guaranteed by law. First class travel with bumping privileges is not.

There is a major difference between losing your health insurance and stepping back a couple of rows, losing a couple of inches of space in the process.

Pilots have earned the privilege of flying upfront and I think they should be entitled to any open F seat, not bumping an already seated customer. Let the airline make an offer to the customers; if your offer is high enough someone will bite and everyone will be happy. All the government would have to do is make it optional for a customer to move seats.