Originally Posted by
orlandodlplat
Well, however they do it, I'm not sure why you seem to imply it's a bad thing.
I was only responding to a comment that if there's no Z inventory, they might not upgrade people even if there are seats. From my read on the new policy, that won't be the case.
Whether they rebook you in Z or just reassign your seat - doesn't really matter to me, as long as they allow day-of-departure BE upgrades.
That is a question i'm asking myself as soon as i saw the new rules. From the wording it sounds as if DL will upgrade you if:
- there are empty BE seats left 1 hour to departure
- you're on a Y/B/M fare
- you are willing to fork over an PMU/SWU
I "assume" that no "Z" inventory has to be available to upgrade you on DoD. But if indeed no upgrades will cleared without any available "Z" inventory as it is the case now then it's nothing but the old gamble with slightly changed rules. Have sent an email to DL to clarify this, so far no response.