Originally Posted by
erik123
Ask for the local various PNRs and check your reservation online to check if better seats are available (against payment). Before check-in ask at the airport ticket desk if you can upgrade to PE or similar. Air France and MH are known to do this. I rate the chances for an upgrade on the Delta slim to none. If you have status on any airline try and get it matched on Delta or another Skyteam carrier (only Aerolineas/AR seems to do this).
I'm off to figure out what 'PNR' stands for (Passenger Name Record?). Just to be clear, I was able to pay $159 and grab an 'Economy Comfort' seat on the SYD - LAX Delta flight. I assume that when you say 'upgrade', you're referring to the upgrade to Premium Economy or beyond. The thing is, on the Delta 777-200 ER we're flying, there doesn't seem to be a Premium Economy section. As RipCityFlyer pointed out above, there's just the Economy Comfort.
Unfortunately I've been a little negligent about making sure my points are together on past international travel, so I don't have any status.
The one I'm really interested in is the Premium Economy on the AF flights from Toronto - Paris, and Paris - Mumbai.
Originally Posted by
JerryFF
Best advice given here -- the airport has lots of discretion and their goal is to generate any additional revenue for the carrier. If there are seats available, you are likely to be able to upgrade. If they don't do it at the checkin counter, ask again at the gate.
Absolutely, I will be on top of it at every check in. I would not have thought to ask again at the gate - thanks! Obviously they would need to be set up to take credit card payment at the gate.
Again, if something comes up at check-in or at the gate and I have to forfeit either the $140 for the AF exit rows, or the $159 for the Delta Economy Comfort, I`ll chalk it up to a lesson learned.
Originally Posted by
Spiff
Always ask these questions (upgradability, FF credit) before purchasing, not after.
Clearly, a good idea. Next time for sure.