Originally Posted by
SoroSuub1
I thought upgrades on International flights are now a thing? E.g. it doesn't have to be operational but with the upgrade list etc.
UG's on international have never been freebies other than as OpUps. UG's for the passenger's convenience are paid or supported by a certificate or miles. UG's for the carrier's convenience are free, although DL, just like AA & UA has wised up and tends to sell cheaper UG's when it needs to so that it doesn't get stuck with OpUp's.
But, more to the point, this is a thread about something we don't even know ocurred.
1. We don't know that it was overbooked.
2. We don't know that it was oversold.
3. We don't know that if too many for Y, that they weren't accommodated in D1, thus ending speculation about
#1 and
#2 .
Thus, we don't know that DL was ever in the position of offering a nickel.