First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
Dec 14, 2018, 11:37 am
#4097
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: Pre✓, Delta DM, Hilton LT Diamond, Mariott Plat, PC Gold, National EE, Hertz PC
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Dec 14, 2018, 11:49 am
#4098
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,053
I don't have personal experience, but I believe most here have reported getting the MQM bonus when purchasing FC offers more than 24 hours out.
Dec 14, 2018, 12:07 pm
#4099
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: PIT/WAS
Programs: Delta GM
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Dec 14, 2018, 12:58 pm
#4100
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kansas City, USA
Programs: AA Gold, Delta Platinum, Marriott Titanium, IHG Plat, AVIS Preferred, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,066
All of my First Class Upgrades purchased before 24 hours have booked into G class which is 150% MQM. Not sure if I get credit for the additional MQD's (I haven't flown the flights yet) but I hopefully so.
Dec 29, 2018, 8:56 pm
#4103
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Jan 1, 2019, 2:03 pm
#4106
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Posts: 6,334
Depending on how the seat map looked and whether they were still selling first-class tickets, I probably would have skipped the offer and took my chances at an upgrade, assuming I had a good seat in comfort-plus or economy. I think a lot of diamonds will be on vacation all week. Nobody I know is working this week, at least from an office or on the road.
Jan 2, 2019, 9:57 pm
#4108
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LHR, MSN
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Posts: 204
Haven't flown DL in a while, but they seem to be getting more aggressive at FCM. I'm traveling MCI-LGA in Feb and the price difference between the T fare and Z was $79 on a Friday afternoon departure at booking. I have a feeling I would have gotten the upgrade even as a GM, but at that price, I get to guarantee a comfortable seat in an RJ that's blocked at ~3 hours.
Jan 2, 2019, 11:01 pm
#4109
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Jan 3, 2019, 7:59 pm
#4110
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Madison, WI (MSN)
Programs: Delta Platinum, Hilton & Marriott Plastic Gold, Chick-fil-A Signature
Posts: 441
Today I paid $95 for a Thursday evening MSN-SLC flight in a couple weeks. There were only 3 seats up front left. At 3h21m on a CRJ-900 this seemed to be a good deal (0.47/min for those who track that metric).