For those who imagine DM perks are being executed somewhere in the depths of the Delta IT Infrastructure, I would firmly beg to differ.

I am PM/DL RES, with DM coming up. I ended up 18th of 35 on the U/G list ATL/SAN this monday morning on an L fare...

I would guess that would never happen if I had the DM perks.

There were 3 seats avail. I probably just got beat by PM's on higher fare classes. Had the DM kicked in, my L fare would have trumped a PM on a M or below, correct?

I believe January is the hardest month for Upgrades. All the 2008 flyers still have their status, and the 2009 flyers have it too. In Feb the 2008 flyers that didn't re-qualify drop off.

Can't wait till March 1, 2010.

Not complaining about sitting in the back... It does a soul good to remember that coach was what I paid for in the first place. But I did do pretty well on the U/G percentage in 2009.