Personally, I believe those tightwads at BA should loosen up a little. If there's an empty seat in T/W it should automatically go to a Gold(prioritized by purchased fare) stuck in Y. They op-up the unwashed into WT+ all the time so I see no loss to BA.
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"Rows 50 and above are business seats for those with infants" - gfowler-ord-1k
SkyTeam - "The whatever's leftover Alliance"