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Old Jan 29, 2015 | 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by MaydayMayday
Sorry if dumb question but does Delta ever sell last-minute upgrades at the gate?

I fly on AC and see LMUs all the time where people pay to upgrade right at the gate. Almost 9/10 times it's overpriced and no one buys it but I have seen some decent offers sometimes.

I know DL offers upgrades at check in but what about at the gate?

Or would they rather upgrade 9 people and make no revenue (which is what happened on my ATL-SFO flight 2 days ago)?
I've seen them selling upgrades when all Medallions have cleared. They started with the high fare classes, then offered to everybody when they still had seats left.
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