Originally Posted by Colin
The OP has no entitlement to a businessfirst seat on a flight from HNL. Why should he care whether someone else is fortunate enough to score/negotiate/flirt his way into an upgrade? The OP is not harmed.
I don't think that the OP asked for any sort of compensation, or said that he was entitled to the seat. He was simply pointing out to CO that something occurred on his flight, which probably shouldn't have. In all fairness, doesn't it make more sense that a frequent flyer (read: frequent spender) of an airline should get the greater benefit. As RNE stated, it would have been quicker for this couple to exit from seats in the mini section. I am in no way saying that CO should start EUA for HI if they are trying to “maintain the integrity” of BF…but if this is the case, then they should “maintain the integrity” of BF, and make sure the FA’s know this.
dan