Originally Posted by
humanoid94
I think I know what is going on here. DL elite auto upgrades from Y pull from their restricted upgrade bucket (think NW R) while NW's auto upgrades used/still pull from a revenue first bucket. Yet another "Best In Class" enhancement for NW flyers.
Yes, best in class indeed.
Originally Posted by
DiverDave
Delta's rules are less generous to full Y fares than NW or CO, but they are the known and published rules. You should not book a Y fare on delta expecting that you are guaranteed any available F seat. You should research a Y fare on delta before booking using delta.com or EF to find upgrade availability. I do this routinely for my Y fare business travel.
There are lots of reasons for NW elites to dislike Delta. But this case is not one of them IMO.
Actually, this is exactly one reason why NW elites dislike DL. And it is exactly the point of the OP. That NW had a lot more generous benefits and DL has a lot less. And given that the NW policy is reasonable (that an elite who pays full Y gets immediate UG) and has been something NW elites are used to, it figures that any change downward with DL seems to be a fleece.
Philosophically right or not (that NW elites complain) is a moot point, but what is valid is that NW elites have seen example time and time again of how the DL grass is a lot browner despite all the BS about best in class, enhancement this, or whatever else they try to say. This is after all, the NW forum still and how things have changed and are worse are completely on-topic.