Here is a link to the
Unlimited Complimentary Medallion® Upgrades.
Notice this language:
Delta Reserve Credit Card Members will still have a higher prioritization within their Medallion peer set for upgrades.
The way I read this, it says the reserve card jumps you ahead of other fare classes in your medallion peer set. So a PM w/ reserve card on an 'L' class ticket (priority 12) would jump ahead of a PM on a 'Q' class ticket (priority 10) without the reserve? That is what it sounds like, and I was just on the phone with a Delta reservations rep to fix something with a flight tomorrow and she confirmed this. Is this true? It would make the reserve card a lot more valuable to me. I thought it just prioritized you over other people with the same medallion level
and fare class. I didn't know it could jump you ahead of other fare classes.
Note: priority is according to
Delta Airlines Fare Chart
There is also this footnote on the above quote:
Upgrade Priority within the same Medallion tier and fare class family is applicable only to Basic Card Members.
What is a "Basic Card Member"? What is a fare class "family"? Why add "family"? Does it mean something other than straight-up fare class? Does this negate the thinking I had above?