Im flying JFK-SFO today. I'm flying into LGA and then shuttling to JFK, so I was told I had I check in again when I arrive at JFK - to recheck my bag and get my BP. At the gate of my originating airport, I went to the podium to get my seat assigned. I received an upgrade, and they gave me the JFK boarding pass too (even though they wouldn't give it to me at check-in). I opened the Delta app then to see the upgrade list for the transcon, and There are only two of us on there with six seats remaining. I checked my transcon leg in the app, and it now lists my class as Business (X) but for seat it is greyed out and says "Not Assigned". Did I score the upgrade without entering the battlefield or am I just setting myself up for disappointment? Will I actually be sitting in Biz on my way to SFO?
FWIW, I have not been upgraded in advance on this route since 2009 give or take. Back then I did once score the upgrade with no seat assignment. It was assigned at the gate no trouble. Good luck! I have heard of them dropping some upgrades in advance during holiday weeks on the transcons.
Tweeted them because I refreshed a few min later and now I'm back in Y with no mention of even being on the upgrade list at all. Will call when I get to LGA - wheels up in a few.
Last edited by mspflyer3; Dec 30, 12 at 7:05 am..
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Official response is not upgraded, but on the list. Still six seats available. JFK-SFO seems like a different beast - will upgrades clear before boarding, or how long do I wait?
FWIW, I have not been upgraded in advance on this route since 2009 give or take. Back then I did once score the upgrade with no seat assignment. It was assigned at the gate no trouble. Good luck! I have heard of them dropping some upgrades in advance during holiday weeks on the transcons.
Friend got upgraded at T-24 on the Saturday before Christmas (8 days ago) JFK-SFO flight as an FO!
Official response is not upgraded, but on the list. Still six seats available. JFK-SFO seems like a different beast - will upgrades clear before boarding, or how long do I wait?
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It has happened to me a few times, always on flights between ATL and SAN for some reason. I get the advance UG notice but no seat assignment and it won't let me assign myself one online. When I call, the agent has no problem assigning me a seat. Probably the OP should have called when he saw the upgrade.
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Originally Posted by mspflyer3
Im flying JFK-SFO today. I'm flying into LGA and then shuttling to JFK, so I was told I had I check in again when I arrive at JFK - to recheck my bag and get my BP. At the gate of my originating airport, I went to the podium to get my seat assigned. I received an upgrade, and they gave me the JFK boarding pass too (even though they wouldn't give it to me at check-in). I opened the Delta app then to see the upgrade list for the transcon, and There are only two of us on there with six seats remaining. I checked my transcon leg in the app, and it now lists my class as Business (X) but for seat it is greyed out and says "Not Assigned". Did I score the upgrade without entering the battlefield or am I just setting myself up for disappointment? Will I actually be sitting in Biz on my way to SFO?
Do you mean that at XXX before your XXX-LGA flight, you were given a boarding pass for JFK-SFO with a coach seat assignment? This is confusing.
I suspect that what you're seeing with the X class but no seat is not a statement that you've been upgraded (did you get an email confirming the upgrade?) but rather a line listing that you're on the wait list or standby list for the upgrade, perhaps followed by a second line listing the flight as confirmed in coach and showing your (current actual) coach seat assignment.
Are you trying for free elite upgrades (status level?) or using miles of a SWU to support the upgrade? X would suggest a free elite upgrade, but I've noticed the two line listing of flights when I try to use a SWU.
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However, the supposed upgrade didn't seem to be battlefield as it hapeed before boarding the plane at XXX. I would assume that it was a normal free elite upgrade, albeit confirmed on the day of flight. Without knowing what XXX airport is or the schedule, it's not clear that JFK-SFO was already under airport/GA control, especially given the OP's LGA-JFK transfer.
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