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Old Jan 13, 2020, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by ggonzaga
Yes of course, but when I'm in a domestic flight and I see 15 names on the upgrade list screen and I'm in 10th place, that's when I realize there's a lot of frequent fliers on the routes that I take especially.
If you're bothered by being 10 of 15 on the upgrade list, DL would not be a good fit for you. On elite heavy routes, a GM = Gold = DL equivalent to the AA Plat tier can easily be 49 of 70 for 1 seat.

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