Originally Posted by
golfingboy
Although, I may be a nobody on Delta because I do not credit my flying to DL, but I will be more than happy to show all of my BPs this year on Delta which shows I have flown enough to be close to a DM on Delta. So, be careful with who you move and be sure your intentions are more than clear before you move someone. If you can create a win-win situation for both parties and then it is a great move, if not reconsider.
I'm trying to imagine the scene at an airport of this poster arguing/discussing with a GA and pulling out a collection of a year's worth of boarding passes for a VFF.
Originally Posted by
tjtenor4
+1
Actually, this variation is more like DYKWICHB - "Don't you know who I could have been??"
The next step will be for someone with an elite FF card from another airline trying to tell DL that they deserve elite benefits from DL. Sort of like a do-it-yourself status match very year at your convenience, with no need to worrry about the once in a lifetime (yours or the airline's) rule or bothering to send in documents at the right time.
Originally Posted by
bunnyt
Did not the middle seat passenger being moved from between the two of you to a different middle seat then 'take away' from whoever they got eventually seated between? Your gain was a loss to someone else...
But these zero-sum perks are very nice for the airline in that they cost nothing. It's just a matter of redistribution among passengers. One can make the same argument about upgrades: when a DM is upgraded, it sometimes means that a PM does not get an upgrad on the flight. Similarly for elite lines, priority bag tags, early boarding, etc.