Originally Posted by RNE
That's my biggest easy-to-fix gripe with CO. Fill last-minute seats from the back forward! Does anyone know CO's rationale for not doing this?
There are two rationales I can think of: (1) it might piss off the non-elites more than it would please the elites, and (2) there is no "policy" of filling from front-to-back, it's just long-standing habit. Besides, with most flights going out full these days, it doesn't really matter much.