Interesting thing, would like to know more about this:
Booked 2 people HKG-TLV on LY business.
These people wanted first, so I kept on checking on expertflyer.com if first has opened up. At some point, they stopped showing first class inventory.
When I checked with Elal, they told me that they put all these first in business, since they weren't selling.
Shame that they are departing less than 24 hours, so I couldn't change their seats on the way going, but I did on the return.
Does this happen often?