Originally Posted by gilpin
I was fully aware of that fact. That is why I said the policy "effectively" gave the nonrevs positive space in BE. Obviously they cannot bump anyone else off the plane entirely, but they CAN occupy many (or even most) of the BE seats at departure while revenue pax are prevented from upgrading with miles.
I think I get what you are saying, but you still don't get it. An NRPS (non rev positive space) pass is an advanced non revenue reservation. It's essentially like buying a ticket with a $0 fare and not even having to pay taxes. BE is no different than coach in that respect. Sure, it means SOME employees will ALWAYS sit in BE if they don't sell it full. That's exactly like coach -- SOME employees wil ALWAYS sit in coach if they don't sell it full. BOTH situations are a FAR cry from a PS ticket. They still have to standby for a seat assignment at time of boarding.