Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
Am I the only who thinks these new seats are decoy? I have a feeling that Delta has a few more "enhancements" up its sleeve. For example, you walk on the plane and see the nice new seats and the lack of pre-departure drinks goes completely unnoticed. When someone finally comes around and notices PDB's have been gone for a while we will get a statement from DL telling us how they have enhanced and expedited the boarding process.
If anything I would guess that this is part of FCM. There have been recent upgrades to food, F fares are better priced on many routes, and the whole SP suite of services is pretty good. Upgrades are going away not because they have taken them away, but because they have both reduced inventory and increased the quality of the first class product. Mostly I think this is a good thing.