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Old Jan 23, 2013, 3:56 am
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Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
Why should it? When they say "not displayed", I suspect it just means it doesn't appear in regular "Flight Availability" (to use EF parlance) listings for the DL flight. That is already the case today anyway with Delta flights on EF (they do not display "G" or "Z" or "V" or "X" availablity) in the regular res display. You have to go to "Award/Upgrade Availability" on EF to see the upgrade availability on DL metal flights - I suspect it will be the same going forward, just that the letters will have changed.
That is absolutely not the case. There has been a sea change.

Seats for complimentary Medallion upgrades (which had formerly been displayed on EF as V or X) are now newly categorized by DL as R and O and are (for now anyhow) being hidden so that availability is not being seen.

For this domestic business traveler, the display of V and X was the be-all and end-all reason to subscribe to EF.
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