yo this is fucking insane. i’m on a united flight that’s half full and we’re all crammed in the back half while the front half (the same seats but with a couple extra inches of leg room that they charge $50 for) is empty. they just got on to tell us takeoff is delayed bc the plane isn’t balanced and they need to move bags to the front. BAGS. they could easily move PEOPLE to the front & let everyone have a better experience, but they’d rather punish people for not paying the upcharge.