I've decided to be content and satisfied with C+; I don't think I would pay more than $100 round trip extra for upgrades.

The way my travel year is going so far, it is not out of the question I'll get back to DM.

And others are willing to pay more for the extra comfort. $1/minute has been suggested as a reasonable threshold.

Now we're up to $495 to upgrade MSP-DTW and vv from C+ to FC. In the meantime, no FC seats have disappeared from the seatmaps.

Maybe they're hoping that when they lower it back to $455 you'll think it's a bargain and grab it.

Or maybe they're on drugs.

I love it when they have first class priced that absurdly higher than coach. Means no one will bite and my upgrade usually goes through since the seats are being sold. My flight this weekend dtw/las was almost $900 to upgrade from coach to first when I booked it two months ago and never went below $850. I've cleared for both flight:) If FCM was only $250 more I'd be sitting in the back of the bus

It's a connection between mainline and a CRJ-200. When I search for a FC ticket, it seems to break the fare and use something like A and K for the segments. At least from MSP, the broken fares DL offers tend to be much more expensive than through fares (which often require nonstop flights if available for the route).

Maybe it's a personalized price just for me since DL can see that I've purchased some G A P fares in the past, although never for prices like this. If I were to bite for the FCM offer, my total price would still be either the same or $30 less than I see for when I search for FC, although I plan to try to remember to repeat the search from a computer not associated with me to see what prices appear.

It just continues to get more and more ugly. When I hit the upgrade window for this coming Sunday’s flights there were 8 open FC seats on the first segment and 9 on the second. On an M fare, I wasn’t upgraded and still haven’t been 3 days out. The second segment is still showing 8 seats open. Oh, and the offer to upgrade is $677! What is Delta smoking?

There are times when it appears that FCM is strategized by someone who occasionally forgets to take his/her meds.

;)

Could be the same person who came up with the whole new C+ scheme...

Does DL just randomly decide when to give you an offer or do you have to hunt for it online or in the app? Is it likely to appear as you get closer to departure? I just checked in for my flight and no visible offers at checkin. Only 2 seats left in F on the IAH-MSP leg. Just curious. I haven't flown Y on DL in a couple years.

Well to each their own, but no way I'd spend that for an hour or two.

How about spending almost $250 for an hour or two, MSP-DTW or vv? That's what DL is currently offering to me.

Just took $275 RT MSP-SMF. I bit because the UG is usually tough on this route (only 1 daily direct) and less than $1 / min.

It sometimes seems to be random. You don't have to hunt for it as it would show at the top of the reservation if you review my trips. Also, if you check the seat chart it will show what you can purchase (FC and/or C+).

If you have had a reservation and never had an offer, I think it's unlikely that you will get one closer to departure.

The offers seem to be given for tickets purchased from DL, not OLTAs or corporate travel agencies.