Hey guys! I'm kinda new at this (been non-revving for a few months, first thread here ), so bear with me.

I am an "official travel companion" for my airline employee friend, and am flying solo to Japan in a few weeks (Continental). Right now, there are ~30 seats available in first class, over 50 in economy (not sure about "business" class).

I am wondering what is the likelihood of me being bumped up to either business or first class. He was saying that it probably won't happen because people with mileage points (??) snatch those up.

I'm getting pretty nervous about the idea of sitting in a coach seat for 14 hours.