Domestic flight today, Seattle to Minneapolis. I'm a basic Delta member (no status), on a cheap basic economy ticket, row 33.

After everyone has boarded, before the flight takes off, the flight attendant comes to row 34 and addresses the clearly novice traveling family with kids and loudly says "Hendricks* family, thank you so much for choosing and trusting us to fly today we appreciate it!" (*name changed)

And then, about a minute later, she comes up to me,a loudly says "Mr Nomiiii, thank you so much for choosing us,do you fly with us often?". I reply like maybe once a month and she's really appreciative and thanks me again by name loudly.

We are the ONLY two people I hear being thanked loudly in the back rows (too far back to know what goes on in first class/econ comfort).

My question is, why? Why were we thanked but not others in the back rows basic economy area? Is it because I have a Delta Reserve card? Like I said, I don't have any Delta status ( was silver last year, but this basic econ ticket was bought a month ago without status).