Comfort + to First upgrade

Old Sep 20, 2017, 10:39 am
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Comfort + to First upgrade

Hello all,

If I am flying on a paid W ticket do I have a higher chance of a upgrade to F than those who have higher status than me but on main cabin tickets?

I am a Silver Medallion

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Old Sep 20, 2017, 11:07 am
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Originally Posted by sup3rj3ww
Hello all,

If I am flying on a paid W ticket do I have a higher chance of a upgrade to F than those who have higher status than me but on main cabin tickets?

I am a Silver Medallion

Thanks
You should have a higher priority than other Silver Medallions, but GM, PM and DMs will have higher upgrade priority than you.
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Old Sep 20, 2017, 11:39 am
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Unknown... we don't have the specific priority for how paid W is counted.
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Old Sep 20, 2017, 11:46 am
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Originally Posted by rylan
Unknown... we don't have the specific priority for how paid W is counted.
We need two intrepid FlyerTalkers to do an experiment. Both of the same status, DL Reserve, and spend waiver status. They buy tickets with identical underlying Y inventory but one in C+ and one not. Compare where they land on the upgrade list. We can finally know
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Old Sep 20, 2017, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by rylan
Unknown... we don't have the specific priority for how paid W is counted.
Agreed. However, wouldn't it be true that OP would be behind any GM/PM/DM? I think your point is true within all FOs, how the upgrade-requesting FOs are sequenced. OP was asking about FO vs GM/PM/DM...
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Old Sep 20, 2017, 12:03 pm
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Originally Posted by sup3rj3ww
Hello all,

If I am flying on a paid W ticket do I have a higher chance of a upgrade to F than those who have higher status than me but on main cabin tickets?

I am a Silver Medallion

Thanks
No. All golds, platinums, and diamonds will be ahead of you. We don't know exactly how paid W is treated, but medallion level is considered before fare class anyway so it doesn't matter.
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Old Sep 21, 2017, 6:14 am
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Four flights earlier this week: MCI-SLC-OAK and OAK-SLC-MCI. I'm a Silver, with Delta CC and MQD waiver earned. On all four flights, I paid for Comfort Plus on a W fare. For upgrades I was ~18th in line for 1-3 available first class seats.

I should note, I received an offer for a first class upgrade MCI-SLC for only $45 at check in. I didn't take it.
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Old Sep 21, 2017, 7:03 am
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Yes thats correct they would still be grouped within the silver category. Buying C+ doesn't get you ahead of DM/PM/GM.
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Old Sep 21, 2017, 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by mnbp
You should have a higher priority than other Silver Medallions, but GM, PM and DMs will have higher upgrade priority than you.
A FO with a FULL Y fare is likely to be ahead of a W "fare."
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Old Sep 21, 2017, 11:36 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
A FO with a FULL Y fare is likely to be ahead of a W "fare."
Well, maybe, we're all just guessing at how W ranks compared to main cabin fare buckets.
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Old Sep 21, 2017, 12:16 pm
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Originally Posted by pvn
Well, maybe, we're all just guessing at how W ranks compared to main cabin fare buckets.
That's why I said "is likely to be." I'm basing my statement on the reasoning that (1) DL *might* use the class of the underlying fare code for W "fares" and (2) most W fares in practice cost considerably less that FULL Y.
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