Or, how about this one: I was on an international thru flight a few months ago from MNL-DTW (same flight number) and got kicked from Business by a deadhead air crew member! He was complaining he "checked in 1 hour early, he didn't know what the problem was!" While the rest of my family flew up front, I had to move to the back. I asked the senior purser about "thru-flights" and they weren't sure of the policy. To beat it all, I was seated and the doors were getting ready to close before he came hustiling up there. So, was this legit or no? Even though he was deadhead, all that is required is a "seat"...AFAIK, the policy doesn't say it "has" to be business..correct me if I'm wrong or if I am unaware of something...