Originally Posted by
Robert Leach
Changing the subject slightly, what is the take on the change in upgrade priority criteria? Yes, Million Miler is the third tiebreaker, but take a look at item 2 on the new tiebreaker list effective January 1, 2024. It says that "Cabin Purchased (Original + Paid Upgrades)" is the second tiebreaker. It used to say "Fare Class Groupings."
Does this mean that if you bought Comfort+, you would be ahead of everyone who bought Main Cabin?
Scroll down on the linked page:
Upgrades
Originally Posted by
shoodawg
indeed yes.
Originally Posted by
Robert Leach
Well, then, that is a substantial change, seems to me. You could easily have a Main Cabin fare that is substantially higher than a Comfort+ fare, yet it would appear that the cabin trumps the fare group effective Jan 1. It would also mean that instead of taking the complimentary DM/PM upgrade to Comfort+, you should buy the actual Comfort+ fare.
I'd be cautious on assuming this for C+. Remember that C+ is per DL just an enhanced experience within the main cabin. It is not actually a separate cabin. PE is a separate cabin, but not C+. YES, you "upgrade" into C+ like F, but this was simply a method of controlling seat capacity. It wasn't done because they made it an actual cabin.