Originally Posted by
Crossinator
American Platinums and United Golds, both which are the second tier of their status levels (aka the Delta Gold-equivalent) get their respective version of Comfort+ at booking. Not at Delta though.
This has always been a red strike against SkyMiles in my book. That said, elite qualification requirements are now so different between programs (AA/UA entirely spend-driven ex-partners), and with rollover and Amex making DL Plat more achievable it’s really hard to directly compare levels like this.