Originally Posted by
keitherson
That's not entirely correct. VA Plat will translate into a watered down version of DL Plat. VA Elites can be waitlisted for Comfort+, but not for First upgrades, for example.
Everything I said is 100% correct. I've been flying VA and DL, holding both VA and DL status and swapping credit around, for 4 years now.
Why on earth are you talking about what VA elites get when flying DL? That has nothing to do with the question. It's just making everything confusing. This thread is about DL elites flying VA.
It's very simple. As I already said, DL Platinum is seen by VA as VA Partner Gold. You get the same benefits as VA Gold when interfacing directly with VA. I was answering a question about flying VA domestically, and so all interactions would be with VA.
Partners are different, VA partners (that they don't share with DL) usually only accept VA status. Pretty typical in the industry; DL partners (that they don't share with VA) will only accept DL status too. That's why I said 'for the most part', but in context, partner flying was not relevant.
DL elites flying VA metal do get Skyclub access at LAX. There's just no VA or DL lounge at TBIT, and Emirates, VA's LAX partner lounge, doesn't have an agreement with DL so no DL elite access. As I said, very typical, if a VA elite flew a DL flight ex-AMS, KLM wouldn't accept their VA status either.
Originally Posted by
keitherson
The VA boarding passes are pretty clear, if you have elite status from a partner airline it says something along the lines of "Partner Platinum"
Yes, and if you are a DL Platinum, your VA BP will say PARTNER GOLD