Originally Posted by
nilsfr69
And gate and CSD seemingly can not do anything, as witnessed by me on a recent flight as a very demanding gentleman in front of me, pointed to the free seats in first and wanted to upgrade with money. They even send in the ramp agent(?) or someone in a high vis vest to explain that to him, which made him not a bit happier
If it's under an hour they won't allow it due to catering. Hard no. What you should do is before 1 hour comes check the app and see if your seat has changed....if not then quickly go to the desk and ask for an upgrade. They will call the gate and see if they are allowed and at that point you will know if you there is an opup or you need to pay for the upgrade. Key is 1 hour...that's the cutoff from experience