Footnote 5 on this page says that Delta elites are entitled to preferred seating on AF:
http://bit.ly/KrJSiS
Originally Posted by
NHFL9
You need to work through AF. They call these seats "Seat Plus" and charge for them unless you are an elite with AF. (Not sure why DL gives AF ElitePlus free access to exit row, but AF charges us. Not right.) You can buy the seats through AirFrance.us and by calling Air France.
NB, Some of us have had luck getting the AF agents to assign these seats for free to DL ElitePlus based on status, but I think the official line is that AF charges for these 70-90 EUR per segment!