No more onboard upgrades?
Jun 22, 2017, 5:27 pm
#31
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No rhyme or reason to how this "policy" is enacted by DL staff.
Jun 22, 2017, 5:47 pm
#32
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Jun 23, 2017, 7:23 am
#34
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Jun 23, 2017, 10:50 am
#35
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Was on a flight last week on Friday - ATL-SFO last flight out.
Upgrade show 1 seat available in FC. I was 1 on the list out of 12+ and got it.
Doors closed. 4 no shows. Flew out with 4 empty seats in FC rather than on board upgrading.
Upgrade show 1 seat available in FC. I was 1 on the list out of 12+ and got it.
Doors closed. 4 no shows. Flew out with 4 empty seats in FC rather than on board upgrading.
Jun 23, 2017, 10:51 am
#36
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Ouch. That's a long flight for domestic.
Jun 23, 2017, 12:04 pm
#37
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That's annoying. Also, on this exact route I've been upgraded onboard before by a GA right before departure. He came on and handed me a new boarding pass and told me to move after takeoff once the seatbelt sign was turned off.
Jun 23, 2017, 3:03 pm
#40
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Jun 23, 2017, 4:39 pm
#41
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Jun 24, 2017, 5:59 pm
#43
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MSP-DLH last night. Flight was running a bit late and I got my upgrade a few minutes before boarding. Then we all board, and there's 3 open first class seats. GA comes on a bit confused and asks me if anyone is sitting there. I said I didn't see anyone... he goes back up presumably to get a few upgrades. Then when he gets back the FA's shoo him away and say we're late and we have to go. So we left with 3 open seats... for a 25 minute flight who cares, but why is it so hard to see these things in advance??
Jun 24, 2017, 8:12 pm
#44
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I was flying MSP/ORD <I think>. I was at the top of the list for an upgrade. I asked the GA and was told that the flight checked in full, and it looked as though everyone was going to show up, based on making their originating flights.
I told her that, people will book <for example> SAN/MSP/ORD, but NOT INTEND to fly MSP/ORD, because SAN--->ORD is cheaper than SAN--->MSP.
The GA said - - NAAAAAAH! Nobody does that! . . . . Fast forward to on the plane ready to depart . . . .
The GA came onboard and walked directly to me with a new boarding pass for an F seat, and said - - I can't believe it, but YOU'RE RIGHT! There were 2 no shows, that indeed flew their originating flights!
I told her that, people will book <for example> SAN/MSP/ORD, but NOT INTEND to fly MSP/ORD, because SAN--->ORD is cheaper than SAN--->MSP.
The GA said - - NAAAAAAH! Nobody does that! . . . . Fast forward to on the plane ready to depart . . . .
The GA came onboard and walked directly to me with a new boarding pass for an F seat, and said - - I can't believe it, but YOU'RE RIGHT! There were 2 no shows, that indeed flew their originating flights!
Jun 24, 2017, 10:25 pm
#45
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