You can upgrade an economy ticket with miles. But where does this actually happen? Do I have to call Delta?
Background: I have Gold status and an upcoming domestic ticket in M class... so it ought to be eligible, no?
Thanks!
You would be eligible on your M fare. Have to be requested by calling Delta. You can check ExpertFlyer (paid service) to see if G space is available on the flight you are currently booked before calling.
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And another catch is that you aren't supposed to be able to use miles to upgrade at the gate; it must clear in advance, but YMMV. Some GAs are able to pull miles if they have time.
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This is also something that was promised to us as a website improvement (that is, the ability to request and confirm mileage upgrades online). I believe the timing for that was this year but they've 29 days to get 'er done. Mmm hmmm.
Oh we're going to get the promise... unfortunately it will be in a different form when it goes to revenue based redemption. Sure you can use your skymiles, they'll just be converted to cash so you can 'buy-up' to that P fare.
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Originally Posted by milohoss
Thanks! Nothing like using the telephone :-)
Could also Tweet delta assist!
Do you not want to take your chances with a comp upgrade and save the 12.500 miles? I'd think GM on an M fare would be pretty high on the UG list unless it's a very medallion heavy route. And if it is a medallion heavy route (say JFK-LAX/SFO/SAN) then I doubt Z/G inventory would ever open up anyway.
Do you not want to take your chances with a comp upgrade and save the 12.500 miles? I'd think GM on an M fare would be pretty high on the UG list unless it's a very medallion heavy route. And if it is a medallion heavy route (say JFK-LAX/SFO/SAN) then I doubt Z/G inventory would ever open up anyway.
Good luck!
An M fare has no bonus over any other fare except against other Golds. I've flown plenty of M fares at gold without getting upgraded.
Wee hours of xmas eve. (ie, evening of the 23rd which is a Sunday). It's a 757 with a fair number of seats, ... think it's a good gamble? I'm trying to figure out how to use ExpertFlyer, kinda clueless at this point.
