Originally Posted by
mfdesquire
This helps to explain why DL always downgrades FC rewards tickets (purchased FC ones, not upgraded) first, regardless of the status of the passenger. That way, the only compensation they need to give is in Skypesos, which they don't really care about, not in cash.
At least under NW's CoC (
and I just read most of DL's CoC, looking for it), award tickets were specifically called out, in regards to class-of-service downgrades, and IDBs. When on awards tickets, at least according to some past CoC's, award ticket really were at a disadvantage. Yet if I were traveling on a confirmed award F, and was downgraded before an "-UP" CoS-paid pax... let the Skymiles flow...
Originally Posted by
rylan
Yeah, getting booked on another airline is almost always a guaranteed seat in the back.
The nasty thing is I've seen F fares that aren't even true unrestricted F anymore...
Booked on another airline is almost a guaranteed seat in whatever the COS
paid was, not the COS
booked,
seated, or
ticketed.
Originally Posted by
mnredfox
Confusing since many airlines (Eg NWA) had P>F, now it's the other way around.
Glad I'm not the only one who remembers this. Under NW, F used to be the discounted fare, and P the full-fare. I bought an F once, and geez, it was inexpensive.
What a mess. Even in the Contract of Carriage, A is "First Class Restricted".