Originally Posted by
acysb87
I am certain that there are many agents who do their jobs as well.^
I lost an upgrade opportunity a number of years ago at SFO.Two late arriving pax who were on Biz class awards were given their seats in J,although not booked in J initially.The gate agent called my name and explained to me the scenario I had watched unfold.I was totally OK with it and thanked the agent for taking the time to explain.I had been on waitlist to u/g.
Persistant pax received what they had booked,so did I.

No doubt there are, however when one has an experience like this, they become wary of all agents.