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Boarding Zone Question
My last three trips on Delta I was boarding zone 1. I don't fly enough to earn status, I don't have the Delta Amex and I just purchase regular Economy tickets through my corporate travel agent. I do have Pre-Check but that is as close as it gets to any sort of "status". I am trying to figure out how I keep getting zone 1? Believe, I am not complaining at all, just curious if there is something I am not thinking of here?
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Clue: it is where your seat is located.
Zone 1 is toward the front of the aircraft and other Zones further back in numerical order. |
The thing is they have Zone 1 go through the Sky Priority lane.
This is what they have on their website: http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...-priority.html Pre-Boarding Customers needing assistance or additional time to board, including families with car seats or strollers. Premium Boarding Zone Delta One™ customers First Class customers Diamond Medallion® members Sky Priority Boarding Zone Platinum Medallion® members Gold Medallion® members Delta Comfort+™ customers Flying Blue Platinum and Gold members Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold members Virgin Australia Platinum and Gold members GOL Smiles Diamond members SkyTeam® Elite Plus members Zone 1 Silver Medallion® members Priority Boarding Trip Extra customers Gold, Platinum and Reserve Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card members Flying Blue Silver members Virgin Australia Velocity Silver members GOL Smiles Gold members Sky Team® Elite Crossover RewardsTM SPG® Platinum members Capital One World Mastercard® cardholders Zone 2 Main Cabin Zone 3 Basic Economy |
Originally Posted by gwuaja
(Post 26196142)
The thing is they have Zone 1 go through the Sky Priority lane.
This is what they have on their website: http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...-priority.html Pre-Boarding Customers needing assistance or additional time to board, including families with car seats or strollers. Premium Boarding Zone Delta One™ customers First Class customers Diamond Medallion® members Sky Priority Boarding Zone Platinum Medallion® members Gold Medallion® members Delta Comfort+™ customers Flying Blue Platinum and Gold members Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold members Virgin Australia Platinum and Gold members GOL Smiles Diamond members SkyTeam® Elite Plus members Zone 1 Silver Medallion® members Priority Boarding Trip Extra customers Gold, Platinum and Reserve Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card members Flying Blue Silver members Virgin Australia Velocity Silver members GOL Smiles Gold members Sky Team® Elite Crossover RewardsTM SPG® Platinum members Capital One World Mastercard® cardholders Zone 2 Main Cabin Zone 3 Basic Economy |
I wasn't in an exit row. I don't pay for preferred seating or Comfort+. Just a regular old Main Cabin seat.
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Some companies have a negotiated contract with DL that offers even non-status passengers Zone 1 boarding and access to preferred seats. And probably other benefits too. I can book exit row seats when booking a ticket through my corporate website but not when I book on DL.com.
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Originally Posted by gwuaja
(Post 26196092)
My last three trips on Delta I was boarding zone 1. I don't fly enough to earn status, I don't have the Delta Amex and I just purchase regular Economy tickets through my corporate travel agent. I do have Pre-Check but that is as close as it gets to any sort of "status". I am trying to figure out how I keep getting zone 1? Believe, I am not complaining at all, just curious if there is something I am not thinking of here?
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I was thinking maybe it has something to do with a corporate contract. Our booking tool lists all three US carriers as preferred vendors. I haven't tried to book an exit row but next trip I'll pick one and see what happens.
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Originally Posted by gwuaja
(Post 26196142)
The thing is they have Zone 1 go through the Sky Priority lane.
This is what they have on their website: http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...-priority.html Pre-Boarding Customers needing assistance or additional time to board, including families with car seats or strollers. Premium Boarding Zone Delta One™ customers First Class customers Diamond Medallion® members Sky Priority Boarding Zone Platinum Medallion® members Gold Medallion® members Delta Comfort+™ customers Flying Blue Platinum and Gold members Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold members Virgin Australia Platinum and Gold members GOL Smiles Diamond members SkyTeam® Elite Plus members Zone 1 Silver Medallion® members Priority Boarding Trip Extra customers Gold, Platinum and Reserve Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card members Flying Blue Silver members Virgin Australia Velocity Silver members GOL Smiles Gold members Sky Team® Elite Crossover RewardsTM SPG® Platinum members Capital One World Mastercard® cardholders Zone 2 Main Cabin Zone 3 Basic Economy |
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