Originally Posted by
enviroian
Being a non DL flyer may I ask a stupid question...is this unique to Delta? Sounds pretty rotten to me. So if a gate agent screws up but you've already boarded your out of luck? So everyone on the waitlist that thinks they might clear has to wait until everyone else has boarded? And if you don't get your upgrade of course your screwed because by now all overhead space is gone.
pretty much, it actually makes sense (sorta) when GA's is trying to get flight pushed back on time- that is an important metric