Originally Posted by
flymonthly
You're not seriously suggesting that DL's IT works correctly are you?
yes. seriously.
think about how often delta's IT works to the customer's detriment. my favorite example is how the award calendar keeps track of your searches, and deprives you of low-mile awards on the dates for which you search. or the quasi-"bait and switch" where the website tells you the cheaper fare "just sold out." these things are not random.
Originally Posted by
RobOnLI
DL does do this. The GIDS will show "Upgrade Standby List Closed" meaning no more names can be added to the list.
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I believe closing the list is at the discretion of the gate agent because there are plenty of reports of 60+ names on an upgrade list.
-RM
wow. what a huge loophole for GA shenanigans. if you want to put your buddy in F, just close the upgrade list to prevent any medallions from getting their upgrades, and just tell your buddy to take the "available" F seat (without printing a boarding pass, because that would leave a traceable paper trail). the medallions on the plane won't see an empty F seat, so they're unlikely to complain.
what is the point of closing the upgrade list? so what if the list has 60 or 100 names on it? giving GAs this option just creates needless work for them to do before getting the flight out. and as a silver who once scored an upgrade on a medallion-heavy LAX-ATL flight, down somewhere in the high 40s or low 50s, but who waited at the gate as all of the other medallions boarded, i can safely say that it's wrong to presume that someone has no chance of an upgrade.