Platinum member and #13 on the upgrade list got a F seat
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I think what @flyerslc is saying is that DL has trained me using many of the same methods with which I trained my Sheltie.
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I think what @flyerslc is saying is that DL has trained me using many of the same methods with which I trained my Sheltie.
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As an FYI said colleague was my boss. I certainly wasnt going to complain about his upgrade. Haha
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Had a flight the other day where the GA Asked me if I was a pilot, It just so happens that I am but not an atp airline pilot, So I answered yes, .... My upgrade cleared, now I'm only a GM So I don't see a lot of them clearing for me, Also I had a lap infant on that flight And I cleared into 1A on a CR7. The FA Had to move us Because you have to be on the right hand side of the plane For there to be enough oxygen masks. Funny situation all around.
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Had a flight the other day where the GA Asked me if I was a pilot, It just so happens that I am but not an atp airline pilot, So I answered yes, .... My upgrade cleared, now I'm only a GM So I don't see a lot of them clearing for me, Also I had a lap infant on that flight And I cleared into 1A on a CR7. The FA Had to move us Because you have to be on the right hand side of the plane For there to be enough oxygen masks. Funny situation all around.
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Hmm. Recently got DL Gold due to corporate status match. (Also was screwed during the April meltdown--as non-elite--but financially compensated so not sure if that had any bearing). First flight as GM (LGA-FLL/PBI) and me and my companion got upgraded right at T-72h. Of course on the return flight we were waaay down the list. Could definitely believe there was manual intervention.
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FWIW, I've flown 5 segments this year in Y when I was on paid F tickets, due to IROPS. Twice, F left empty. You (at least me) learn to get over being slighted pretty quickly because there's always next week and always that D1 trip to Bali/Australia that you are stockpiling for. I'm sure this makes me a lemming!
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We seem to be getting a lot upgrade complaints here lately. Whether it be not getting one at all or thinking the list went out of order, etc. I guess Delta broke me a couple of years earlier than most of you. I'm gold but I certainly don't try for it. I book nothing less than C+ and most of the time I find a good GAP fare. I also have a paid sky club membership. Life is much easier not playing the upgrade game.
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some frogs have (or at least claim to have) the strength to jump out of the pot, but it seems that far more are willing to simmer a while longer
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