Originally Posted by runningshoes

rssrsvp - I'm reading JSNYC's complaint completely as a different issue than domestic upgrades. On domestic, there is a wait list and people either clear or don't. On domestic, use of miles can be done before day of departure w/o regard to elite status, if seats are available. In his case, seats were not only available, no one even was asking for them! If an elite flyer wanted those seats, they would have asked before time of departure and either been assigned, or told nothing is open.

I agree with JSNYC - this is plain stupidity in action on DL's part.

BTW - I'm in Tokyo after a SQ C flight because there were no DL upgrades available for anywhere near the dates I needed to fly, and their C fares were significantly higher than SQ's, AND BizE doesn't come close to Raffles. As I mentioned on another post, I've not been on a DL plane since the middle of August - and it wasn't planned. DL policies on international fares/upgrades combined with the fare increases they pushed through domestically have driven me to *. I've already hit Plat with DL, so zero incentive for any more flights. I won't hit 1K with UA, but it will be real close. I may have to do a MR for the first time in my life!