Originally Posted by
danmushman
1 quick Q, when a VIP like Duke Henry book this flight, I think fairly last minute - he and ?1-3 security guards will need seats in First. I would expect most seats would've been booked....do those passengers just get bumped?
Can't speak for BA but it often happens with EK F, with either low-level UAE royals or some celebrity or another. The cabins are almost always full, so someone gets bumped. Typically (from experience), it's a guaranteed F seat on the next flight plus some very hefty mileage as compensation.