Y fare upgrade so far out?
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Y fare upgrade so far out?
Purchased a Y class ticked, round trip ATL-LAS. I am only a FO
As soon as I put my freq flier info in, the return leg automatically cleared an upgrade ( have confirmed seat in first). I know Y fares clear easily But I'm surprised it cleared 9 days out.....
Departure flight hasn't cleared yet ...3 days out but I'm guessing still a good chance for upgrade
As soon as I put my freq flier info in, the return leg automatically cleared an upgrade ( have confirmed seat in first). I know Y fares clear easily But I'm surprised it cleared 9 days out.....
Departure flight hasn't cleared yet ...3 days out but I'm guessing still a good chance for upgrade
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Y fare upgrades at time of purchase for all medallions, pending v inventory availability
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/about_...ance/index.jsp
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/about_...ance/index.jsp
Last edited by mendel k; Apr 25, 2012 at 8:52 pm
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Thx for the info
Regarding the dep flight... Since it didn't clear automatically at time of booking...what are the chances that it clears before day of travel.... Or is this likely going to be a upgrade at the gate scenario
Regarding the dep flight... Since it didn't clear automatically at time of booking...what are the chances that it clears before day of travel.... Or is this likely going to be a upgrade at the gate scenario
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If your fare class is Y then you are ahead of everyone except for higher medallions who bought Y fare.
The reason why it has not cleared yet is V (upgrade seats) has not been released yet.
The reason why it has not cleared yet is V (upgrade seats) has not been released yet.
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Once you're inside 5 days, that's no longer true, right? ie a Silver on a Y fare can clear before the Diamond window opens, but once the Diamond window is open, Diamonds on T fares clear before Silvers on Y fares, right?
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Y fare trumps at the gate, so I don't see why you'd suddenly have DMs in T upgraded before FOs in Y during the upgrade window. Prior to the flight being put under gate control, elites booked into Y will clear whenever V opens, with higher elite status Y pax clearing below lower elite status Y pax, as far as I know.
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