Ok, so it upgrades you at the time of booking, i.e. ahead of the normal medallion upgrade order, which means you should be able to pick an F seat with the seat selector no?
There are
no "upgrades" actually involved; these are
discounted First class fares that were originally designed to confuse accountants (but can equally confuse airline employees, who, in turn, confuse FlyerTalkers).
How do you check if there's space though, I've heard the seat selector is unreliable...KVS?
You can easily check both fares and space (booking classes A/D) via the KVS Tool:
[KVS Availability Tool 5.4.0/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/TVN/CA]
Code:
FMY Fort Myers Metro FL US = RSW
ATL Atlanta William B Hartsfield GA US [KATL]
R/T Mar-Feb
Carrier From To Fare Cur AdvanceP Min Max Fare Basis/TD | Travel Period
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- --- -----------------------------
DL FMY ATL 137 USD 10 Days TA10X3SJ 06 Apr-16 Nov
DL FMY ATL 174 USD 10 Days TA10A0SJ 06 Apr-16 Nov
DL FMY ATL 211 USD *** UA00V2SJ -06 Jun
DL FMY ATL 217 USD 21 Days UA21A0NJ
DL FMY ATL 289 USD 14 Days LA14A0NJ
DL FMY ATL 418 USD 7 Days KA07A0NJ
DL FMY ATL 523 USD 3 Days QA03A0NJ
DL FMY ATL 584 USD *** HA00A0NJ
DL FMY ATL 670 USD *** MA00UPNJ
DL FMY ATL 1481 USD *** Y0
DL FMY ATL 1573 USD *** YUP
DL FMY ATL 1667 USD *** F0
DL FMY ATL 1800 USD *** Y
DL FMY ATL 1802 USD *** C
DL FMY ATL 2191 USD *** F
[KVS Availability Tool 5.4.0/Diamond - Apollo: Availability/ITN/US-MYP]
Code:
FMY Fort Myers Metro FL US = RSW
ATL Atlanta William B Hartsfield GA US [KATL]
FRI 28 May 2010
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- --------------------------------------
DL 720 RSW 06:30 ATL 08:18 757 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 2230 RSW 07:40 ATL 09:30 757 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 1122 RSW 10:55 ATL 12:39 738 0 F9 A4 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 130 RSW 12:20 ATL 14:10 757 0 J9 D9 S9 I9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T0
DL 14 RSW 14:06 ATL 15:59 757 0 J9 D9 S9 I9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 1136 RSW 16:15 ATL 18:04 757 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 1096 RSW 18:59 ATL 20:53 M88 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 1166 RSW 12:50 CVG 15:17 M88 0 F9 A7 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T0
-> DL 691 CVG 16:15 ATL 17:48 M88 0 C9 D6 S6 I6 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T0
DL 1166 RSW 12:50 CVG 15:17 M88 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
-> DL 402 CVG 18:45 ATL 20:20 738 0 F9 A9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9
DL 1166 RSW 12:50 CVG 15:17 M88 0 F9 A7 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U1 T0
-> DL 3652 CVG 16:15 LEX 17:00 CRJ 0 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U1 T0
-> DL 5388 LEX 17:59 ATL 19:25 CRJ 0 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U1 T0
DL 1166 RSW 12:50 CVG 15:17 M88 0 F9 A7 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U0 T0
-> DL 3652 CVG 16:15 LEX 17:00 CRJ 0 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U0 T0
-> DL 5478 LEX 19:15 ATL 20:44 CRJ 0 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U0 T0
Also, I'm assuming that upgrades are contingent on some level of status..or are they really just handing them out?
See above. Anyone can purchase these fares.