What about for those of us who use hard-earned mileage to upgrade? Do we deserve to suffer??!

I knew my chances getting an EUA as a gold on a T fare from EWR-SEA was less than the chance of getting struck by lightning in the Atacama desert, so I used mileage to upgrade a few months ago. Imagine my dismay when the platinum who got pulled up to the front by the gate agent at the last minute sat next to me and proceded to flatulate and belch for the next 6 hours. Being a 737, there wasn't much room for the stench to go so it just stuck around the front cabin the entire flight! Part of me (my nose) really wished they would have at least opened the curtain between first and coach and had the captain ascend to a higher altitude so at least some of the smell would have rolled back to the back cabin. But alas that didn't happen.

Well, part of me wanted to raise a big stink about it with customer care or escalate to COInsider to get my mileage back. But instead, I have remained silent (but fortunately not violent).

Anyway, this thread is like a stench to my nostrils so I think I will look for one that is more like a breathe of fresh air.