Only Diamonds can now request medallion upgrade JFK-LAX/SFO - effective immediately
Jan 25, 2015, 2:31 pm
#151
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That might be true, but if that's the case, it would be a departure from the previous 20 cross country flights I had taken when I saw my name on the list.
Jan 26, 2015, 8:52 am
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Yesterday, SFO-JFK: I (DM on V fare) was originally 5/6 for 4 seats. At boarding, I was 2/3 for 0 seats. After boarding, the GA came on board and upgraded one person.
So it appears that only DM (maybe PM on Y fares) get upgrades, and they clear DMs in preference to non-revs (there were several on the standby list).
So it appears that only DM (maybe PM on Y fares) get upgrades, and they clear DMs in preference to non-revs (there were several on the standby list).
Jan 26, 2015, 10:09 am
#153
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Between JFK and one of SFO/LAX/SEA? That's amazing. You need to start playing the lottery and go to Las Vegas and play Keno and bet on horses. I've gotten it automatically, but much more often I had to call, and I was lucky to have to call only once.
Jan 26, 2015, 10:25 am
#154
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Yesterday, SFO-JFK: I (DM on V fare) was originally 5/6 for 4 seats. At boarding, I was 2/3 for 0 seats. After boarding, the GA came on board and upgraded one person.
So it appears that only DM (maybe PM on Y fares) get upgrades, and they clear DMs in preference to non-revs (there were several on the standby list).
So it appears that only DM (maybe PM on Y fares) get upgrades, and they clear DMs in preference to non-revs (there were several on the standby list).
I would hope they would clear a DM over a non-rev. They should clear a PM over a non-rev as well
Jan 26, 2015, 11:22 am
#155
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Jan 26, 2015, 1:08 pm
#156
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Well seeing that Delta originally eliminated upgrades on this route, and as a result two people in Burbank office switched over to American costing Delta probably over $100K in business (all their business and their families vacation business went to American along with the business of other people in our BUR office for work trips), a shareholder should be happy they are upgrading their best customers over someone not bringing in revenue to Delta.
Most businesses don't have policies like that shareholder's that allow them to buy first class tickets
Most businesses don't have policies like that shareholder's that allow them to buy first class tickets
Jan 26, 2015, 1:18 pm
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Jan 26, 2015, 1:23 pm
#158
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Jan 27, 2015, 12:02 am
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Has anyone else confirmed this change? I have no reason not to believe the OP - just curious if we should expect anything official from DL. I'll ask my DL insider next time I run into that person - to see if they hear anything from the DL employee side.
Jan 27, 2015, 5:50 am
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Well seeing that Delta originally eliminated upgrades on this route, and as a result two people in Burbank office switched over to American costing Delta probably over $100K in business (all their business and their families vacation business went to American along with the business of other people in our BUR office for work trips), a shareholder should be happy they are upgrading their remaining best customers over someone not bringing in revenue to Delta.
Most businesses don't have policies like that shareholder's that allow them to buy first class tickets
Most businesses don't have policies like that shareholder's that allow them to buy first class tickets
Jan 27, 2015, 6:29 am
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"Only at the airport" seems to be wrong. Try calling the DM line. With twitter, it's hard to do the equivalent of HUACB, although you can wait for a shift change so that you get someone else.
Jan 27, 2015, 6:37 am
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I too had been automatically added to the upgrade list for JFK-SFO/LAX for all but one of my last dozen flights to the west coast. And that one time I wasnt, I was traveling on the same COnf #as my wife.
Feb 12, 2015, 3:16 pm
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Just a tad of an update on the transcons . . . .
I flew last Saturday LAX/JFK first flight of the day, which is 6:50 AM. I was in a night club til about 2AM with a DL FA friend. When we left the club, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was actually on the UG list automatically! Yay! I was expecting to hafto call!
I was #4 for 7 or 8 seats***! My UG cleared as I was leaving the SkyClub, and the desk agent printed a new BP for 1D.
Observation: I #4 out of 4 on the UG list (V fare), but that there was NOBODY after me at all, indicating to me that there were no PMs on the list (unless there were no PMs on a B763 at all).
It was a FANTASTIC flight, with simply amazing FAs working up front, who I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with for probably an hour and a half about DL stuff, etc. The lead FA is doing a pilot for Showtime in NYC - I wish him nothing but success in his acting career!
DT
***Also, the remaining BE seats did not go out empty. How is that possible?!?!?
I flew last Saturday LAX/JFK first flight of the day, which is 6:50 AM. I was in a night club til about 2AM with a DL FA friend. When we left the club, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was actually on the UG list automatically! Yay! I was expecting to hafto call!
I was #4 for 7 or 8 seats***! My UG cleared as I was leaving the SkyClub, and the desk agent printed a new BP for 1D.
Observation: I #4 out of 4 on the UG list (V fare), but that there was NOBODY after me at all, indicating to me that there were no PMs on the list (unless there were no PMs on a B763 at all).
It was a FANTASTIC flight, with simply amazing FAs working up front, who I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with for probably an hour and a half about DL stuff, etc. The lead FA is doing a pilot for Showtime in NYC - I wish him nothing but success in his acting career!
DT
***Also, the remaining BE seats did not go out empty. How is that possible?!?!?
Last edited by davetravels; Feb 12, 2015 at 4:59 pm