Originally Posted by
BigBen1861
What's worse, even if it's a Delta plane and you're a Delta PM, you won't be upgraded...since you bought a CO flight (code shared). As a GM, you might have a shot at an upgrade on that route, and on such a long flight, it might be well worth the extra cash for the upgrade and extra MQM.
I've been upgraded several times when I was on a NW-ticketed, NW-coded, DL-operated flight; I had to be added to the standby list at the gate itself, but I've done it at least three times.