Originally Posted by davetravels

How many extra points would you get for a 404 mile flight, anyway? Also, just curious, how much are you willing to pay for said points - then "fight for them" if they don't credit you?

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

My understanding is as follows:

Cash upgrades in advance via offers on the app (FCM) or even by calling DL are generally only available on DL issued tickets, not including corporate travel agencies, etc. I would assume that the same holds for a VS issued ticket. In fact, I'm not sure whether you can pay the fee (as some people do when they call to pay to upgrade a ticket that was provided by an employer) to have DL take over a VS issued ticket, especially to do it before checking in for the first VS operated TATL segment. Moreover, when you call DL, you're generally offered to buy the upgrade by paying the fare difference (with no change fee), which usually is not a good deal at all unless the ticket was purchased very recently.

If you pay to upgrade on the day of departure, the ticket isn't reissued into a G A P (discounted FC) fare class and you do not get the class of service bonus miles. In contrast, when I've purchased the upgrade in advance on the app (or done it on delta.dumb at the time of ticketing), I have received 150% MQMs.

Originally Posted by CommanderB

They will award 75 Tier Points (1000 needed for gold) on a First Class delta flight. In contrast, my Premium Economy return will earn 100 (possibly 200 if its in a higher fare bucket, but thats unlikely). So 150 TPs (2x75) is a great boost for little $'s.




I doubt I will be able to do it before travel because it will be booked through a TA and Virgin, or Delta won't touch it until T-24, or after the first check in, hence why I am going to have to try and do it at the airport. I hope I can do it at ATL once the trip has started and there is an F or A bucket available.

Thanks for the insight all.

Originally Posted by CommanderB

They will award 75 Tier Points (1000 needed for gold) on a First Class delta flight. In contrast, my Premium Economy return will earn 100 (possibly 200 if its in a higher fare bucket, but thats unlikely). So 150 TPs (2x75) is a great boost for little $'s.




I doubt I will be able to do it before travel because it will be booked through a TA and Virgin, or Delta won't touch it until T-24, or after the first check in, hence why I am going to have to try and do it at the airport. I hope I can do it at ATL once the trip has started and there is an F or A bucket available.

Thanks for the insight all.