Originally Posted by
Gig103
I definitely agree about the lack of C+ being a devaluation of Medallion benefits, because for east coast to Europe trips, C+ is not a bad deal (if you can fly JFK-LAX you can fly JFK-LHR). My concern is that there isn't enough PS on the aircraft to accommodate passengers who want that legroom.
I don't think there will be a shortage of premium select seats. There are actually more PS seats than there ever were C+ seats on equivalent aircraft (e.g., the A350 has 48 versus 36 C+ seats on the 772 even though they're both roughly the same size). The reality is just that now Delta will be able to price discriminate and not give those seats away for free.
It is just very disappointing. Delta is clearly positioning its rewards program as "domestic only". Between the impossibility of finding reasonable J redemptions for miles on DL metal and the elimination of C+, Delta is making it clear that they do not want bleedover of the domestic program into international travel.