Any way to get economy comfort free?
Apr 24, 2014, 6:20 pm
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Any way to get economy comfort free?
I know this is a dumb question and I'm pretty sure the answer is no....but I thought I'd try anyways.
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
Apr 24, 2014, 6:26 pm
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Same with UA, don't have a seat assignment and hope that only economy comfort is available and you can get one. Although it could completely backfire and the odds of you ending up in one is smaller as there arent as many EC seats as UA E+
Apr 24, 2014, 6:45 pm
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You could ask the GA, but in many cases, at least on the flights I take, EC is often close to full or completely booked since availability is limited.
Ultimately, if you want to fit there, your best bet is to pay for it.
See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...t-seating.html for details. This should help you in deciding whether it is worth the $.
Ultimately, if you want to fit there, your best bet is to pay for it.
See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...t-seating.html for details. This should help you in deciding whether it is worth the $.
Apr 24, 2014, 9:27 pm
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Apr 24, 2014, 9:52 pm
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I know this is a dumb question and I'm pretty sure the answer is no....but I thought I'd try anyways.
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
Apr 24, 2014, 9:54 pm
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If you're not a Medallion, you have the following options (which I do not necessarily encourage nor endorse):
1. Ask the gate agent.
2. Flirt with the gate agent (regardless of gender), and then try 1.
3. Bribe an EC passenger to switch with you.
4. Sneakily switch into an EC seat and hope the flight attendant doesn't notice. Avoid death stares of people already in EC.
5. Hack into Delta's computer system, and assign yourself an EC seat.
5b. If you successfully complete 5, give me Triple Diamond status for life (PM for my Skymiles #; I don't want to post it here).
6. Pray for a flight disruption and that you are auto-assigned to an EC seat.
7. Cause a flight disruption and then try 6.
8. Complain that something is wrong with your assigned seat and ask to be switched to an EC seat.
9. Break your assigned seat and then try 8.
10. Calmly explain to the flight attendant that you are clinically claustrophobic and that sitting in a seat with a lighter blue headrest will create the illusion of a more spacious seat and is thus a medical necessity.
There are others, but I can't think of them right now.
1. Ask the gate agent.
2. Flirt with the gate agent (regardless of gender), and then try 1.
3. Bribe an EC passenger to switch with you.
4. Sneakily switch into an EC seat and hope the flight attendant doesn't notice. Avoid death stares of people already in EC.
5. Hack into Delta's computer system, and assign yourself an EC seat.
5b. If you successfully complete 5, give me Triple Diamond status for life (PM for my Skymiles #; I don't want to post it here).
6. Pray for a flight disruption and that you are auto-assigned to an EC seat.
7. Cause a flight disruption and then try 6.
8. Complain that something is wrong with your assigned seat and ask to be switched to an EC seat.
9. Break your assigned seat and then try 8.
10. Calmly explain to the flight attendant that you are clinically claustrophobic and that sitting in a seat with a lighter blue headrest will create the illusion of a more spacious seat and is thus a medical necessity.
There are others, but I can't think of them right now.
Last edited by SansSerif; Apr 24, 2014 at 10:04 pm
Apr 24, 2014, 10:22 pm
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I know this is a dumb question and I'm pretty sure the answer is no....but I thought I'd try anyways.
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
I fly UA, and get the E+, but unfortunately, I have to fly Delta. I know Delta is a good airline but I am not a medallion. Is there any way to get economy comfort free for a domestic flight?
Apr 24, 2014, 10:33 pm
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If you're not a Medallion, you have the following options (which I do not necessarily encourage nor endorse):
1. Ask the gate agent.
2. Flirt with the gate agent (regardless of gender), and then try 1.
3. Bribe an EC passenger to switch with you.
4. Sneakily switch into an EC seat and hope the flight attendant doesn't notice. Avoid death stares of people already in EC.
5. Hack into Delta's computer system, and assign yourself an EC seat.
5b. If you successfully complete 5, give me Triple Diamond status for life (PM for my Skymiles #; I don't want to post it here).
6. Pray for a flight disruption and that you are auto-assigned to an EC seat.
7. Cause a flight disruption and then try 6.
8. Complain that something is wrong with your assigned seat and ask to be switched to an EC seat.
9. Break your assigned seat and then try 8.
10. Calmly explain to the flight attendant that you are clinically claustrophobic and that sitting in a seat with a lighter blue headrest will create the illusion of a more spacious seat and is thus a medical necessity.
There are others, but I can't think of them right now.
1. Ask the gate agent.
2. Flirt with the gate agent (regardless of gender), and then try 1.
3. Bribe an EC passenger to switch with you.
4. Sneakily switch into an EC seat and hope the flight attendant doesn't notice. Avoid death stares of people already in EC.
5. Hack into Delta's computer system, and assign yourself an EC seat.
5b. If you successfully complete 5, give me Triple Diamond status for life (PM for my Skymiles #; I don't want to post it here).
6. Pray for a flight disruption and that you are auto-assigned to an EC seat.
7. Cause a flight disruption and then try 6.
8. Complain that something is wrong with your assigned seat and ask to be switched to an EC seat.
9. Break your assigned seat and then try 8.
10. Calmly explain to the flight attendant that you are clinically claustrophobic and that sitting in a seat with a lighter blue headrest will create the illusion of a more spacious seat and is thus a medical necessity.
There are others, but I can't think of them right now.
Can I get in on 5b?
