I once took a British Airways flight on a 747, as a super duper basic FF tier member. Unfortunately, I didn't get an upgrade, so I was stuck in economy class. I had a window seat and another passenger had the aisle seat. I prayed, while the FAs announced how full the flight was, that the person who was assigned to the middle seat would be a small person.

I was shocked to learn that the middle seat turned out to be the only empty one on the ENTIRE PLANE (the gate agent telephoned me and told me so) and that it had been blocked JUST FOR ME, because I'm a special super duper basic FF program member! Thank goodness for divine intervention which ensured the seat block.

FewMiles..