Originally Posted by jackfrost

I have been Diamond since delta started the new class and it is far form consistent.

Has very little to do with inventory. There are other elements at play here.

I have been on flights this year, that over 50% of the bussiness class cabin was empty at boarding time, and I was holding a Y class fare, and NEVER pre-cleared unitl the gate. They cleared everyone at the gate.

Yet I have other flights that with a Y ticket I get upgraded at time of purchase. Its is never consistent.

Originally Posted by jackfrost

My personnal experiences and that of my collegues contradicts this.

We put an average of 200K per year on Delta, each of us, and I can tell you for a fact that timing is all over the place.

I have had Y class tickets clear as late as the day of the flight, and as early as the time I booked.

What the Delta Rules say, and what happens in reality are very different.

I can also tell you that things were much much more consistent with the rules back in 2009 and 2010.

It seems that this type of "messed up" upgrading is happening more frequently in 2011.