Originally Posted by Stripe
I'm confused. Your note implies there were FC seats available when the door shut. Did you not ask the GA to upgrade your son? If there are FC seats available within two hours of departure there should not have been a problem getting that done.
There were about 12 open seats in FC, as shown by the seat map at check-in, approximately 12 hours before departure. In between that time and when my son and I arrived at the airport -- all but 2 of these seats were allocated. Given that EUA had run for Silvers before I checked in, I am guessing that most of these seats were obtained by other PAX traveling on qualifying coach fares who were asked at the Kiosk if they wanted to pay to UG, but I am not sure. The last two remaining seats were given to the traveling companions of two Plats, or so the ticket agent said.
-Alan