hnewman. Not sure why you are 1000% correct. The point I'm making is that business's that have a corporate contract with Delta also have their employees get a higher upgrade tiebreaker. I'm not talking about skybonus. Straight from delta site:Priority
Complimentary Upgrade Hierarchy1
1
Medallion Status
2
Fare Class Groupings: higher-priced fares are ranked above lower-priced fares
3
Delta Reserve Credit Card Members
4
Delta Corporate Travelers*
5
Card Members who earned the Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQD) Waiver in the current calendar year1
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Date and time of upgrade request
*Delta Corporate Travelers eligible for higher upgrade clearance priority are SkyMiles Medallion Members traveling on a ticket that includes their eligible employer's Corporate Ticket Designator.