Delta "Through" Flight Warning Thread
Jun 11, 2011 | 8:45 am
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Jun 11, 2011 | 9:53 am
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Be careful if Delta offers you a blue Popsicle.
Jun 11, 2011 | 10:12 am
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DL 24 RDU-ATL-DUS. Obviously an aircraft change (M88 to 767).
Jun 11, 2011 | 10:26 am
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Jun 11, 2011 | 10:29 am
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Jun 11, 2011 | 10:35 am
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Just remember, the difference between marketing and sales is that marketing knows they are lying to you.
Jun 12, 2011 | 11:37 am
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Delta has always been very accommodating to me in these kind of situations...
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
Jun 12, 2011 | 11:47 am
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Delta has always been very accommodating to me in these kind of situations...
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
You can also buy the ticket like that in the first place. Usually costs about $5 more because of taxes, but at least you're confirmed that way.
You can massage delta.com into it by searching multi-city, sorted by schedule and pick the same flights you would have otherwise picked. So long as it prices as the same fare (it usually does), you're good to go.
As for the OP's desire to make a list of flights, might want to include Hawaii flights as well since Hawaii will negate the upgrade just the same (e.g., DL1299 SLC-LAX-KOA).
Jun 12, 2011 | 11:47 am
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Delta has always been very accommodating to me in these kind of situations...
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
2 ways to get the upgrade ...
1.after you buy the ticket on Delta 1 LAS to LHR call SMS and have them break the flight into LAS-JFK and JFK-LHR one will have upgrade requested the 2nd will not...you will also earn 2 segments
or
2. at the upgrade window say 6 days out if the flight shows upgrade available
call and have them do a V class override...they will still break the flight into 2 segments
be positive and polite...it can be done
Jun 12, 2011 | 1:11 pm
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I think alot of people book a flight rather quickly sometimes and since these are somewhat rare, if they have read this thread before they might thing, hmmm, I should double check my flight to make sure there isn't a hidden domestic connection I won't get upgraded on because of a technicality.
Jun 12, 2011 | 1:48 pm
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Pretty sure the term for it is "bait and switch." And it's illegal. Whether Delta is baiting and switching with these flights, I can't say, as I haven't seen any advertising/marketing about them.