Originally Posted by
robnsfla
Delta has always been very accommodating to me in these kind of situations...
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
You can also buy the ticket like that in the first place. Usually costs about $5 more because of taxes, but at least you're confirmed that way.
You can massage delta.com into it by searching multi-city, sorted by schedule and pick the same flights you would have otherwise picked. So long as it prices as the same fare (it usually does), you're good to go.
As for the OP's desire to make a list of flights, might want to include Hawaii flights as well since Hawaii will negate the upgrade just the same (e.g., DL1299 SLC-LAX-KOA).