Originally Posted by
Orange County Commuter
Well, I am looking at a flight for a few months from now..... Delta may have just lost the sale. Delta was a little higher than the competition but C+ was probably going to get them to keep the sale. Now I will go with the other carrier where I have to pay for the seat I want but... it will cost less that Delta wants for a comfort seat on that route. One of the benefits of being a free agent. Used my "GUCs" and now have no real reason to fly DL internationally.
You could buy the ticket and see whether it upgrades to C+ before the 24 hour refund period ends, buy the ticket with miles, or keep it beyond 24 hours and plan to use a DL eCredit later if it doesn't upgrade within what you consider a reasonable time.