Originally Posted by
captaink
I'd hope that in a circumstance where a BE flyer got an F seat (by virtue of it somehow being the only seat remaining on the plane) the GA would say something to the effect of "don't expect this to happen again"

They did the one time I saw it happen. They needed a volunteer to accommodatethe last BE passenger. I volunteered, and was in 1A on an RJ. Passenger got best seat on plane, plus a meal!