Not even C+ for Gold!!! Screw Delta
Oct 1, 2017, 12:45 pm
#16
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- Book early and pick an exit row seat, then you have a seat with more legroom than most C+ seats. Other than drinks/snack basket on longer flights it's just as good or better than C+
- My last flight ATL-TYS on a CR9 had 22 on the F upgrade list after it was cleared, so over 1/3 of the Y/C+ pax were UG eligible medallions.
- My last flight ATL-TYS on a CR9 had 22 on the F upgrade list after it was cleared, so over 1/3 of the Y/C+ pax were UG eligible medallions.
Oct 1, 2017, 12:50 pm
#17
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For every route except TATL, they are upgrades. DM/PM C+ upgrade windows open at booking, GM at 3 days, and SM at 1 day. Not quite clear to me if OP's window just opened (which would mean we are 3 days out from flight), or if he posting from the plane. Sunday is considered a business travel day (although Sunday morning is generally somewhat lighter for biz travelers as they typically want to fly later in the day).
Oct 1, 2017, 12:54 pm
#18
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Absolutely pissed to high hell.
I strategically booked a large plane from ATL with 40+ lie flat seats. A month out half were empty and C+ is less than 30% full.
Forward to this week. Only 4 pax cleared first class upgrade and 1 pax cleared C+. As a gold I am sitting at the damn crap economy seats. This is truly unacceptable.
First I am not traveling on a business traveler day.
Second I always get C+ upgrade even when I was SPG crossover status.
Where the hell did all the FC and C+ customers come from?!? This is truly unacceptable!!!
I strategically booked a large plane from ATL with 40+ lie flat seats. A month out half were empty and C+ is less than 30% full.
Forward to this week. Only 4 pax cleared first class upgrade and 1 pax cleared C+. As a gold I am sitting at the damn crap economy seats. This is truly unacceptable.
First I am not traveling on a business traveler day.
Second I always get C+ upgrade even when I was SPG crossover status.
Where the hell did all the FC and C+ customers come from?!? This is truly unacceptable!!!
Oct 1, 2017, 1:02 pm
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Why are there no upgrade lists? You can request an upgrade even if the FC cabin is full. The same should be true for C+ "upgrades."
Oct 1, 2017, 1:03 pm
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Posted to the wrong thread. This can be deleted.
Oct 1, 2017, 1:11 pm
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GM window has been 3 days for quite some time now. Even going back to EC days when it was not a separate class of service.
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Oct 1, 2017, 1:14 pm
#22
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Possibly Delta reduced the number of medallion upgrades and selling it as revenue seats?
I was travelling SEA to ATL and I requested RUC FC upgrade. I was # 1 is the list but never got it even though it showed a seat vacant. Interestingly, when I searched to buy a ticket for the same flight, it showed two FC seats available for purchase. My guess is Delta sold these tickets instead of RUC.. Best approach I find is to reduce my expectation.
I was travelling SEA to ATL and I requested RUC FC upgrade. I was # 1 is the list but never got it even though it showed a seat vacant. Interestingly, when I searched to buy a ticket for the same flight, it showed two FC seats available for purchase. My guess is Delta sold these tickets instead of RUC.. Best approach I find is to reduce my expectation.
Last edited by Love_Travel; Oct 1, 2017 at 1:26 pm
Oct 1, 2017, 1:15 pm
#23
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My last few CRJ9 flights have been elite-packed lately. 25 on the list is the record. Lots of FOs and GMs though since I cleared at #4 with 4 remaining.
I wasn't on the UG list because I came in on an AF flight and DL wasn't even able to print me a boarding pass, so I couldn't get an estimation of how the list was distributed. I did hear a couple of presumably DMs complaining that they were skipped because the GA called rows 1-4, and then went straight to Sky for boarding.
Oct 1, 2017, 1:39 pm
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Why should a tall pax be charged extra so he/she can fit their knees in - without being wedged in! It's certainly not their fault that they were born tall! This is OUTRAGEOUS!!! Every plane should be REQUIRED to have seats with assorted amounts of leg room, that should be strictly allocated based on the height listed on your driver's license!
Oct 1, 2017, 1:45 pm
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I think the US government should look into this as discrimination!
Why should a tall pax be charged extra so he/she can fit their knees in - without being wedged in! It's certainly not their fault that they were born tall! This is OUTRAGEOUS!!! Every plane should be REQUIRED to have seats with assorted amounts of leg room, that should be strictly allocated based on the height listed on your driver's license!
Why should a tall pax be charged extra so he/she can fit their knees in - without being wedged in! It's certainly not their fault that they were born tall! This is OUTRAGEOUS!!! Every plane should be REQUIRED to have seats with assorted amounts of leg room, that should be strictly allocated based on the height listed on your driver's license!
Wow, he only has 4 hours to respond to the pile-on? SMH.
Oct 1, 2017, 1:55 pm
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Absolutely pissed to high hell.
I strategically booked a large plane from ATL with 40+ lie flat seats. A month out half were empty and C+ is less than 30% full.
Forward to this week. Only 4 pax cleared first class upgrade and 1 pax cleared C+. As a gold I am sitting at the damn crap economy seats. This is truly unacceptable.
First I am not traveling on a business traveler day.
Second I always get C+ upgrade even when I was SPG crossover status.
Where the hell did all the FC and C+ customers come from?!? This is truly unacceptable!!!
I strategically booked a large plane from ATL with 40+ lie flat seats. A month out half were empty and C+ is less than 30% full.
Forward to this week. Only 4 pax cleared first class upgrade and 1 pax cleared C+. As a gold I am sitting at the damn crap economy seats. This is truly unacceptable.
First I am not traveling on a business traveler day.
Second I always get C+ upgrade even when I was SPG crossover status.
Where the hell did all the FC and C+ customers come from?!? This is truly unacceptable!!!
Oct 1, 2017, 1:55 pm
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Oct 1, 2017, 2:08 pm
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Anyway, it's ultimately up to the moderators, and you're free to submit your closure request to them via the red exclamation mark.
Oct 1, 2017, 2:27 pm
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