Expansion of Domestic D1 Service?
Mar 28, 2017, 4:43 am
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Expansion of Domestic D1 Service?
Has this been discussed somewhere already? The T&C for upgrade certs now says
(I remember the discussion about Y meal service returning, but not this...)
Looks like service starts around July on 75S equipment for BOS-SFO.
Delta One / Regional Upgrades / Only eligible on nonstop flights between JFK-LAX, JFK-SFO, DCA-LAX, and BOS-SFO
Looks like service starts around July on 75S equipment for BOS-SFO.
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Mar 28, 2017, 5:13 am
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Mar 28, 2017, 5:46 am
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Mar 29, 2017, 12:23 pm
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They're also launching D1 on SAN-JFK once a day on the noon flight (they also have a morning and redeye) in mid-August to compete with jetBlue, who is launching Mint on the route on the midday flight. jetBlue does not look like it's selling Mint on their redeye yet.
Mar 29, 2017, 12:25 pm
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Do you mean lie-flat seats, or Delta One class?
Mar 29, 2017, 12:41 pm
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Interesting question--I thought the original announcement was for D1, but I may have imagined that. It's obviously a competitive response to jetBlue, so maybe originally they assumed jetBlue was going to put Mint on both their daily routes and decided to launch D1 on all SAN-JFK, but backed off. It looks like it's being marketed currently as first.
Mar 29, 2017, 12:44 pm
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It is just D1 equipment for that flight. This is not a designated D1 route, so you will not D1 service or benefits (like lounge access). You will be charged an extra $75 (plus excise tax) each way for the equipment (it's embedded in the fare).
Mar 29, 2017, 1:00 pm
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just like JFK<-->SEA/PDX, ATL<-->LAX/SAN/SFO/SEA, etc ... and if it's a 400-series flight it will erroneously show "Not Upgrade Eligible to First Class"
Mar 29, 2017, 1:03 pm
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Does it add you to the upgrade list on the -400 or do you have to call?
Mar 29, 2017, 1:41 pm
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Mar 29, 2017, 1:50 pm
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It's just a bug in the fare quote listings. It's just looking at the fare class to determine upgrade eligibility and get's fooled by the J/C/D/I/Z classes. Once you've actually booked the flight, the system will recognize these as upgrade eligible. You don't have to do anything special.
Mar 29, 2017, 2:03 pm
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I should correct my earlier post--it looks like the lie flats are consistently available starting May 1 on the noon SAN-JFK (and 8:30am return). And they're selling Basic Economy on the route, which I think is new too.
Mar 29, 2017, 2:05 pm
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SAN-JFK is actually going to be my first experience flying Mint this fall. The funny thing is the trip out to SoCal I am flying DCA-LAX which has been upgraded to DeltaOne, so it will be a good comparison trip.
