Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
What's the route? DL gives free wine and beer in coach on some routes. EC people also get free hard alcohol on some international routes. AFAIK movies are charged the same in EC as in coach, but I think there was a thread on this recently in the DL forum. I'm not aware of DL granting special privileges on board to elites in coach seats, and certainly not partner elites, although partner elites do get zone 1 boarding, some special lines for check in and security depending on the airport. DL elites get Have One On Us coupons for a free alcoholic beverage during OLCI but IIRC partner elites are not given this privilege. YMMV.
I flew AMS-BOM last week, wine was free in EC, 7 dollars in coach (if I heard correctly). As an E+ with FB, I am entitled to sit in EC for free. I can do without the wine, but it sounds odd that because of one of the benefits cannot be given to me (free EC seat), I have to pay for the other free benefits that goes with the first one (free movies and free drinks). The flight I am taking is ATL-FCO. Anyway, hope a EC seat will free up before I depart.