The corollary to this "if your account was abruptly closed with no explanation, it was a pile of SARs, so sorry" story is that when you're at an airport and wei

The corollary to this "if your account was abruptly closed with no explanation, it was a pile of SARs, so sorry" story is that when you're at an airport and weird stuff happens, the best boogeyman reason is air marshals. Did your seat assignment abruptly change and the gate agent is evasive or outright refuses to say why? Nod knowingly. Say "oh, right, must be a FAM." Ask for what you want: "I'll just take the next flight for free", "I understand if there are upgrades available on my return", or just nod and wink. The GA won't be able to say whether or not you guessed right and it's much funnier that way.