Choose Your Seat to Upgrade (for a price)?
Aug 18, 2014, 4:08 pm
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Choose Your Seat to Upgrade (for a price)?
Just noticed the new feature that allows one to now upgrade, for a price, by simply selecting a seat in F rather than clicking on the upgrade offer off to the side. Did not like the offer this time ($333 RT), so I did not try it. Wonder how hard it is to "upgrade by mistake?"
BTW - Was offered the UG for $376 during the original purchase...
BTW - Was offered the UG for $376 during the original purchase...
Aug 18, 2014, 4:32 pm
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I believe this feature is discussed in this thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ing-trips.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ing-trips.html
Aug 18, 2014, 6:28 pm
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I did have that button for my Flight to Chicago Tuesday Morning ... but alas it went away a few days ago when I got my RU and OU for the flight. While it was there the price was $972.00 and I guess there wasnt enough demand since I got my upgrades at the diamond window.
Aug 18, 2014, 8:25 pm
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Aug 19, 2014, 6:42 am
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I believe this feature is discussed in this thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ing-trips.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ing-trips.html
If you click on an existing itinerary the next screen has the "black box" offer. If you ignore it and click on Change Seat you get the new option. Same price but it happens if you intentionally (or unintentionally), click on a F seat on the seat map.
Aug 19, 2014, 6:50 am
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Had to try it. Click on an F seat during seat selection and you get this pop-up message:
"If you choose to upgrade your seat to First or Business Class, you and everyone traveling under your confirmation number will be upgraded for your entire trip. The cost to upgrade each traveler for the entire trip is: $333 per passenger entire trip* *total price including taxes and fees
Do you still want to upgrade your seat?"
"If you choose to upgrade your seat to First or Business Class, you and everyone traveling under your confirmation number will be upgraded for your entire trip. The cost to upgrade each traveler for the entire trip is: $333 per passenger entire trip* *total price including taxes and fees
Do you still want to upgrade your seat?"
Aug 19, 2014, 9:40 am
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Isn't it generally better to buy G A P fares and get the 150% MQMs as well as being able to SDC directly into FC?
Is there an easy way to see this option at booking to compare prices or must one actually purchase the ticket to see what offer the button might hold?
Is there an easy way to see this option at booking to compare prices or must one actually purchase the ticket to see what offer the button might hold?
Aug 19, 2014, 9:40 am
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Must be a pretty selective sort of thing. I'm flying DCA-ATL-LAX-BNE-PER on Friday. Booked into W for LAX-BNE so everything else booked as Y. DCA-ATL upgraded immediately when I bought the ticket. ATL-LAX is still medallion upgrade requested (it is on the 777) and if I try clicking on a FC/BE seat it tells me "you may only select seats in the same cabin as your purchased fare."
So waiting to see what happens at the gate.
So waiting to see what happens at the gate.
Aug 19, 2014, 11:40 am
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Example: I recently bought a EWR-MCO OW ticket. The first UG price was $105. When I went back in to select seats it changed to $57...
Aug 19, 2014, 11:52 am
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In my experience the offered upgrade is G. A. or P. This is the same offer you get just before you buy a coach ticket. I now purchase the coach ticket and then go back in to select seats (and to see if DL has sweetened the offer). Sometimes DL lowers the upgrade price significantly.
Example: I recently bought a EWR-MCO OW ticket. The first UG price was $105. When I went back in to select seats it changed to $57...
Example: I recently bought a EWR-MCO OW ticket. The first UG price was $105. When I went back in to select seats it changed to $57...
Aug 19, 2014, 9:13 pm
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The price is well advertised. I noticed several weeks ago that DL would often offer a lower price when you came back to the reservation to change seats. Before this feature I would have to book a new ticket in F and then cancel the original ticket. Now, if I like the price, DL just processes the upgrade and sends me a reciept for the difference.