Originally Posted by
thepla
I'd respond to you the same way if I was on the AA board.
With ANY airline I would not assume they would do anything until I see it in writing; even then I'd still not believe it until I see it.
ALL airlines will be dishonest with any of us; just DL does the best job at that.
Originally Posted by RealDLInsider
The new systemwide upgrades will still require the purchase of a YBM fare, however will become usable on the day of departure and will also become fully automated (no more paper).
IMHO...and maybe its just a parsing of words...but, my read of the above quote is this: "still require" implies no change to current program; "will become" implies a forthcoming change to the current program.
As was pointed out earlier, DoD upgrades can still happen today; but, only if/when Z inventory is still available (which is really quite rare). If this remains the case, then essentially the program is unchanged; and thus, not worth touting as
RealDLInsider did in his OP.