Potential Shenanigans to honor a MM flyer
Aug 27, 2013, 6:51 am
#63
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Well that would mean that I would have to start texting...
I'd actually be well over 3 million at this point if I hadn't traveled so much on other airlines, especially in the 90s.
And I would add that if I can't get an upgrade on JFK-SFO the Friday afternoon before Labor Day, then I feel bad for people who aren't DMs (from an upgrade standpoint). Tho the flight's fairly wide open up front at this point.
I'd actually be well over 3 million at this point if I hadn't traveled so much on other airlines, especially in the 90s.
And I would add that if I can't get an upgrade on JFK-SFO the Friday afternoon before Labor Day, then I feel bad for people who aren't DMs (from an upgrade standpoint). Tho the flight's fairly wide open up front at this point.
Aug 27, 2013, 6:53 am
#64
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Following up on my own post...Mrs. TrojanTraveler (and apparently others, all but two seats are now assigned) and I got upgraded yesterday for our Friday afternoon JFK-SFO flight. So at least I'll be sitting in a nice seat as I hit 2 million shortly after the climb out out of JFK.
Aug 27, 2013, 6:56 am
#65
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No blogging or contact with Delta. Flights are wide open, and given time of year, unlikely to have last minute business purchases. It looks like they upgraded about 10 people in advance.
Aug 27, 2013, 7:17 am
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I noticed strange upgrade behavior of my ATL-MSP domestic connection this weekend. I was watching availability on EF and the seat map out of curiosity, as well as doing the same for the TATL segment. The 757 had been pretty stable, with about half of FC seats filled, as the travel date approached. Nothing surprising at all, although DL could have been holding back (hopefully) more upgrade seats than normal for a Saturday flight. Then I noticed suddenly about seventy-five to ninety minutes before the scheduled departure time that every FC seat was suddenly full.
It would seem unusual for DL to sell about ten premium seats on the day of departure, especially for late Saturday afternoon. Yet if these were upgrades, the GA did them early and didn't hold back a seat or two for a last minute purchase or SDC by someone with a high FC fare class. This didn't seem to be a case of IROPs or weather issues as ATL was functioning very well that day. I didn't notice even the usual number of delays posted on the monitors. On board, I noticed two pilots in uniform in FC and a UM that I suspect had a purchased FC ticket. The flight was announced to be full. However, I did overhear a family comment that they had missed their earlier connection, so IROPs reaccomodation could account for four or five FC seats. I just was surprised not to see two or so upgrades processed after the check in deadline, if not more just before the door closed.