So now we have people who barely qualify for FO competing with Platinums for the dwindling number of upgrades (which are being hidden from the expert traveler sites). Well, they sold out early boarding to credit card customers. They sold out the better seats for EC. Added in MQDs to make gifted miles worthless. Might as well go ahead and inflate the SP lines and upgrade lists while you're at it.

Delta -- Are you -trying- to alienate your core customer base? Seriously? The only way you'll fly the Skymiles program into the ground any faster is turn it over to the government to run.