Originally Posted by
Goodoldflyer
It's even worse if you're flying D1 that you paid for, but they thank you for being "Gold", right after they thank someone who is probably flying D1 with an upgrade (or corporately sponsored) for being MM.
So they simultaneously have pointed out to everyone that you have a low status, and how dumb you were for paying full freight.
Seems a bit of a silly thing to be upset about. Other than the non-revs (who probably aren't being thanked), the FAs almost certainly don't know who paid for your D1 ticket or how you got MM status (I hit 2MM on DL with a good chunk of my own spend). As far as upgrades to D1, other than domestic, there's no comp status upgrades to D1 (other than rare op-ups) and even those who are using GUCs are often buying up to PS class these days to apply them at booking time.