Originally Posted by
jrlawt
Just when the plane door was about to close there was still one first class seat open, one of the flight attendants approached me and inquired as to my name; “are you Mr. XXX?” After I responded “yes,” she then looked me up and down (I was wearing a t-shirt and jeans). Almost instantly, she told me “never mind.” Then came back a few seconds later and asked the person next to me to move to the first class cabin. The person next to me happened to be white and was wearing a business suit.
I think the key point the OP should complain about is the "never mind". I know you are supposed to remain quiet and not argue with an FA, but I would have a hard time remaining quiet on this one!
The only way I could see this situation playing out without fault is if the passenger who was upgraded was higher on the list and the FA didn't realize this until already talking to jrlawt.