FO Saturday upgrade chances?
Feb 14, 2017, 11:13 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. / Washington, DC
Programs: AA PPro/DL PLT, PPass, Marriott / Hilton Gold, JetBlue Mosaic, Hertz Presidents Circle, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,630
That would be the cost of an upgrade for any AA Gold/Plat for a 2hr flight. So not bad.
Feb 14, 2017, 11:29 am
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Platinum Medallion
Posts: 46
Good to hear that and glad you enjoyed the flight. Just a question, is DL selling upgrades during OLCI and/or at the counter/kiosk before all elites have cleared? Similar to what UA does where most upgrades seem to be sold during OLCI rather than purchased in advance and prior to Primer members clearing the list.
Not sure about counter/kiosk...but definitely at OLCI (which was a first for me--I've never gotten an upgrade offer at check-in before)
Feb 14, 2017, 3:39 pm
#18
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Orlando, FL
Programs: Delta GM/1.5MM ~ United Silver ~ Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,434
Yes - on this flight upgrades were being sold before any elites had cleared. For whatever reason, elites don't clear on these widebody domestic flights at the window--it's mostly at the gate right before the flight (perhaps another FTer knows why that is)
Not sure about counter/kiosk...but definitely at OLCI (which was a first for me--I've never gotten an upgrade offer at check-in before)
Not sure about counter/kiosk...but definitely at OLCI (which was a first for me--I've never gotten an upgrade offer at check-in before)
Feb 14, 2017, 4:26 pm
#19
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: AA EXP; UA Silver; Marriott Platinum Premier; Hilton Gold; Hyatt Platinum; National Executive Elite
Posts: 156
Does anyone know if this is a new thing? I will be moving from AA to DL later this year due to a change in company travel policy. I would imagine this would have a huge impact on elite comp upgrades unless its only on a small scale and when "the system" expects all elites to clear (similar to how AA does this, IME). With UAs implementation, many 1k and GS members miss out on upgrades due to the OLCI buy-up offers. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes the new industry standard. Can't really blame them if it works, but it devalues status nevertheless. I guess if the offer is the same for elites as it is for non-elites, this wouldn't be so bad either (from what I gather, these are seldom offered to UA elites).
Feb 14, 2017, 5:42 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: DL DM, National EE, Hertz PC, IHG PL, Bonvoy Amb
Posts: 1,342
Does anyone know if this is a new thing? I will be moving from AA to DL later this year due to a change in company travel policy. I would imagine this would have a huge impact on elite comp upgrades unless its only on a small scale and when "the system" expects all elites to clear (similar to how AA does this, IME). With UAs implementation, many 1k and GS members miss out on upgrades due to the OLCI buy-up offers. Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes the new industry standard. Can't really blame them if it works, but it devalues status nevertheless. I guess if the offer is the same for elites as it is for non-elites, this wouldn't be so bad either (from what I gather, these are seldom offered to UA elites).