I'm in shock. I have a 230 flight to Dallas fort worth from phoenix today. Flying makes me nervous so I always get to the airport early. When I got to the gate (4 hours early) I noticed there was an earlier flight. I stood in line for 20 minutes to ask if there was any openings on that flight. As it turns out there were seats available but since I'm not a "platinum" member I can't take one. Those seats will remain empty for that flight!! Wtf?