Never on my own, but I did get bumped up once.... It had been a crazy, crazy day already. It went something like this. (Sorry. Someitmes I like to present things in weird formats.
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1. Got in line to check baggage
2. Noticed self-check in line was shorter and switched lines.
3. Got nearly to the front, and was asked by an airline employee what flight I was on. I told her.
4. Was told my flight was delayed and I needed to get back in the main line so others could use the faster self check-in
5. Found out in line that my flight was delayed about 3 hours. My layover was 3 hrs. 10 minutes. In Atlanta.
6. Explain this to agent when I finally get to the front. She agrees that time frame will not work. Tells me she can re-book me, but only through their partner airline.
7. I have to go to the partner airline's desk to actually check my luggage and get my boarding pass
8. Finally get my boarding pass from the partner airline
9. Get through security
10. Practically run to my gate
11. Discover it's not actually my gate. I had looked at my seat number. *smacks self in forehead* Thankfully, it wasn't far.
12. Get to my actual gate.
13. Board flight and sit down.
14. A woman approaches me asking if I'm in such in such a seat
15. I say yes. She tells me she paid extra to sit in that seat.
16. A bit bewildered, I ask a flight attendant what I need to do.
17. We both get off to go back to the agent desk
18. We are both stopped in the.... connecting tunnel.
19. Other woman explains that she paid extra to sit in the seat I was assigned.
20. Other woman is told to sit there.
21. I stand there, worried, because they had said it was a full flight.
22. I ask, in a worried voice, "So where do I sit?"
23. Agent says to flight attendant, "put her in first class."
24. NICE!