Either way, UA was going to lose here.
In fact, if she paid for 1st and then got bumped, then she got railed.
If she was upgraded on points, I think she’ll still get those points back, plus the money, plus she got home.
Companies have very few ways of dealing with these sorts of despotic members of Congress. Very few. Same with military. You end up with a member on your boat, stand by for doing things you are not supposed to do, you can’t afford to do, and things you absolutely must do.
Oh yeah! I have 9+ years worth of “dog and pony show” experience from the Marine Corps!
The things we used to do to make things look and sound like everything was wonderful, all because the Secretary of Defense or the Head of the DOJ or a Joint Chiefs of Staff member was doing a pass-in-review! UGH!!