Originally Posted by
PupManS
Here is the non premium kicker.
There is a PS seat available today SEA-AMS. Not the GUC inventory bucket naturally, but it’s available for sale and shows 1 available on the upgrade list. There is business available (C, D, I buckets) AMS-BLR.
I called twice, both agents on the Diamond line were courteous and tried hard, but stated revenue management would not make either of those available to me.
So I asked “I am now going to be more than 24 hours late, arriving in a different city, you have the seat available, and you won’t even let me have the class of service I was booked in previously, despite the fact the cancellation is Delta’s issue?”
“Yes sir, I’m afraid you’re right”.
I don’t mean to DYKWIA, but I have been a Diamond since year 1 on flying. It seems status isn’t helping. So why bother to work twice as hard next year to get it?
I distinctly recall on several posts that several of you made the claim that you suck at the teat of FF programs because of gaining status. Because having status results in being taken care of when there are irrops. This doesn't seem to be the case to me.