Upgraded at the window for my JFK-SEA flight
Jan 17, 2015, 8:51 pm
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Upgraded at the window for my JFK-SEA flight
Did booking searches for LAX and SFO flights, upgrade still secret.
I will sort of miss the secret upgrades - it was a fun game to play - figuring out the rules from data points, arguing with phone agents, deciding whether to use twitter or to call, and then watching my position on the list (which usually didn't change much because the list opened so close to departure)
I will sort of miss the secret upgrades - it was a fun game to play - figuring out the rules from data points, arguing with phone agents, deciding whether to use twitter or to call, and then watching my position on the list (which usually didn't change much because the list opened so close to departure)
Jan 17, 2015, 9:18 pm
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Put less cryptically, JFK-SEA n/s are now showing "Upgrade Eligible". As suspected, it looks like TCON BE is gone from this route (to the extent it ever was there).
Jan 17, 2015, 9:27 pm
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actually there's still 1x BE 757 on this route for the next few months ... lv JFK ~330pm, lv SEA ~7am
Jan 17, 2015, 10:30 pm
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Jan 17, 2015, 10:45 pm
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Jan 18, 2015, 1:20 am
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Jan 18, 2015, 4:56 am
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Jan 18, 2015, 5:37 am
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I just took a look into September. There are usually only 3 nonstops in each direction, and the september dates I looked at showed BE on the 7 AM and 4 PM out of JFK and the 7 AM and 11 AM out of SEA. So NO, they have not eliminated the BEs. They are just in an interim period, I guess to get the 757s with BE into service.
Last edited by Carl Johnson; Jan 18, 2015 at 5:57 am
Jan 18, 2015, 6:24 am
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In my earlier search I didn't see these, but now I do... and they're still listed "Upgrade Eligible". That leads me to still believe BE service is gone from this route, and the flights will be operated similarly to (say) the 777 on ATL-LAX... domestic F soft product on (sometimes) an international J hard product.
Jan 18, 2015, 6:29 am
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I find it strange that we have not heard any official word from DL on this topic--or did I miss something? They really pushed the SEA-JFK BE route and then just got quiet about it. It seems like they could not really get it to work, with frequent reports of equipment swaps to non-BE configured jets. Perhaps the rollout was premature? I would imagine that there is a market for this kind of service on this route.
Jan 18, 2015, 9:46 am
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In my earlier search I didn't see these, but now I do... and they're still listed "Upgrade Eligible". That leads me to still believe BE service is gone from this route, and the flights will be operated similarly to (say) the 777 on ATL-LAX... domestic F soft product on (sometimes) an international J hard product.
I think they're going to keep it the same - we will see. Why provide the more expensive aspect of BE and take away the cheaper aspect of it. Taking away the "elite" part of "business elite" doesn't really save them much, and it sort of vaguely annoys (especially) paying passengers who are now being told that they aren't elite.
Jan 18, 2015, 11:12 am
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I think the hard product will be enough. I can live without overcooked lamb chops and a comforter that's a nuisance except on redeyes.
I think they're going to keep it the same - we will see. Why provide the more expensive aspect of BE and take away the cheaper aspect of it. Taking away the "elite" part of "business elite" doesn't really save them much, and it sort of vaguely annoys (especially) paying passengers who are now being told that they aren't elite.
I think they're going to keep it the same - we will see. Why provide the more expensive aspect of BE and take away the cheaper aspect of it. Taking away the "elite" part of "business elite" doesn't really save them much, and it sort of vaguely annoys (especially) paying passengers who are now being told that they aren't elite.
I agree completely with others. The fact that this route was not listed as Delta One and the fact that it is now upgrade-eligible clearly means that BE is done on this route. Nevertheless, if the planes are idle, I bet this route will be at the top of the list to get them (with domestic first service)