Originally Posted by
sevastras
So if I paid selecting a bulkhead seat(I dont care for them because I like to have IFE right there) and I were moved in any situation, couldnt that be considered a downgrade and I would be due compensation? I am almost certain that Delta wouldnt see it that way, but in this case someone paid for BE and took my Y seat therefore I could see myself as being downgraded to BE because I no longer had an option in which seat I was in.
Depends on where they move you to and whether or not you paid for C+, I would think. If you paid for C+ and then you are moved to a regular main cabin seat, I would think you're entitled to compensation of the difference between C+ and Main Cabin. If you didn't pay for C+ (for example, you got it as complimentary Medallion upgrade), you may well be given a line of "complimentary Medallion upgrades are not guaranteed" and at best all you could hope for is a Customer Service gesture.
***I am just being the messenger here on this point.
I'm not saying I agree with passengers being moved to accommodate a family who bought BE fares rather than a fare that allowed advance seat selection.
Originally Posted by
sevastras
BE fair exist for the people who dont care as much about where they sit than they do saving the $50,$70,$120 or whatever and it allows Delta to fill the undesirable seats. When someone elses actions starts to effect my life, that is when I get irritated.
Unfortunately too many people think consequences don't apply to them or that they should be exempt from negative consequences or drawbacks of a decision, particularly if they believe they have some special case or circumstance that should make them exempt from said consequences or restrictions, and even worse, as you point out, they don't care if their decisions begin to negatively impact others because they feel their situation is more important. I will say airlines are partly to blame to creating a situation where this becomes a possibility. But as much or more blame lies with those who are unwilling to accept the negative consequences of a decision.
(I'm also more sympathetic to a family who gets split up in IRROPS or a late booking when few to no seats were left). Unfortunately though these type of people also then go create negative press and can garner sympathy from others while the people being moved are not as sympathetic in the eyes of most. "Solo business traveler moved from Comfort Plus aisle to main cabin middle to accommodate split up family" may cause a huge stir and negative commentary on skewed sites like on FlyerTalk and other FF blogs, but outside of here, few are going to care or feel much sympathy, whereas "Airline refuses to sit family of four together; makes young kid sit rows apart from parents" is going to hit home with far more every day people and families and create far more negative press for the airline.