Originally Posted by
keitherson
Light is NOT basic. They are restrictive, yes, but they are not basic economy. However, DL does not sell light fares. Light fares are sold by other airlines. If you ticket a "light fare" on DL ticket stock somehow, then yes, you can treat it like Main Cabin. However, light fares ticketed on other airline stock will have some level of restriction and most foreign carriers do NOT have the same penalty-free change policies as the US carriers do.
That doesn't seem to be true. This is a screenshot from DL's website, showing Light fares from Latam that book into E (Basic Economy) on Delta ticket stock:
