Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
I received confirmation from Mileage Plan that they are not able to issue me mileage credit for my W class flight (and yes, the original booking class was not W). If it were some big international trip involving lots of miles, I would go with my usual plan which is begging, but I'll let this one go. For what it's worth, I think you can "uncheck" the C+ upgrade request (on the DL site) to avoid getting in the W class and in my opinion, I'd rather have the miles than a few extra inches of legroom.
Even with the website explicitly calling out the earning being based on the booking class?