C+ Upgrades Coming to TATL Soon?
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C+ Upgrades Coming to TATL Soon?
I have a TATL flight booked for travel in Feb. Up until this afternoon, I was seated in C+ which I was able to select at booking. This evening, however, my seats have been moved back to Main Cabin. The C+ cabin cannot be selected but there is no option to manage upgrade preferences on those flights. There has been no schedule or aircraft change on this itinerary.
Anyone else seeing something similar?
I suspect they are in the process of rolling out the upgrade to C+ options on TATL flights in the not too distant future.
Anyone else seeing something similar?
I suspect they are in the process of rolling out the upgrade to C+ options on TATL flights in the not too distant future.
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I booked and selected a C+ seat today ATL-LHR for Dec. 11. Just checked the reservation and it's still there.
I personally don't believe they'll transition TATL to upgrades because of EU 261. If C+ is a separate fare class they could have to pay 75% of the cost of the ticket if a passenger is downgraded, which is not the case with a seat assignment. I think that if they were going to do it, they would have done it a while ago.
I personally don't believe they'll transition TATL to upgrades because of EU 261. If C+ is a separate fare class they could have to pay 75% of the cost of the ticket if a passenger is downgraded, which is not the case with a seat assignment. I think that if they were going to do it, they would have done it a while ago.
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I booked and selected a C+ seat today ATL-LHR for Dec. 11. Just checked the reservation and it's still there.
I personally don't believe they'll transition TATL to upgrades because of EU 261. If C+ is a separate fare class they could have to pay 75% of the cost of the ticket if a passenger is downgraded, which is not the case with a seat assignment. I think that if they were going to do it, they would have done it a while ago.
I personally don't believe they'll transition TATL to upgrades because of EU 261. If C+ is a separate fare class they could have to pay 75% of the cost of the ticket if a passenger is downgraded, which is not the case with a seat assignment. I think that if they were going to do it, they would have done it a while ago.
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Just checked a reservation for early February AMS-SEA....same story. Moved from C+ to seat 17J and everything in front of it greyed out.
Doing a dummy booking for this flight shows the C+ seat map completely open (no seats sold).
Doing a dummy booking for this flight shows the C+ seat map completely open (no seats sold).
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Looks like 22JAN is the first date, at least on AMS-SEA.
Here is availability on 21JAN:
And on 22JAN, you see W class added:
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Here is availability on 21JAN:
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** AMADEUS AVAILABILITY - AN ** SEA SEATTLE.USWA 84 SU 21JAN 0000 1 DL 143 J9 C9 D9 I9 Z3 Y9 B9 /AMS SEA 950A 1123A E0/333 10:33 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E9
Code:
** AMADEUS AVAILABILITY - AN ** SEA SEATTLE.USWA 85 MO 22JAN 0000 1 DL 143 J9 C9 D9 I6 Z0 W9 Y9 /AMS SEA 950A 1123A E0/333 10:33 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E9
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Looks like 22JAN is the first date, at least on AMS-SEA.
Here is availability on 21JAN:
And on 22JAN, you see W class added:
bawm
Here is availability on 21JAN:
Code:
** AMADEUS AVAILABILITY - AN ** SEA SEATTLE.USWA 84 SU 21JAN 0000 1 DL 143 J9 C9 D9 I9 Z3 Y9 B9 /AMS SEA 950A 1123A E0/333 10:33 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E9
And on 22JAN, you see W class added:
Code:
** AMADEUS AVAILABILITY - AN ** SEA SEATTLE.USWA 85 MO 22JAN 0000 1 DL 143 J9 C9 D9 I6 Z0 W9 Y9 /AMS SEA 950A 1123A E0/333 10:33 B9 M9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E9
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Yep, looks like it's bookable on Delta.com now
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
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Yep, looks like it's bookable on Delta.com now
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
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Yep, looks like it's bookable on Delta.com now
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
They really need to add the upgrade functionality or they're going to have a lot of angry Medallions. I did a dummy booking and it just said "Not Complimentary Upgrade Eligible" for the TATL leg, I couldn't check the box to upgrade to C+, and it tried to sell me an upgrade on the seatmap for 1/4 of what they wanted for at booking C+ as W
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I suppose the one upside of DL not offering Comfort+ on aircraft with Premium Select is that people won't book W class (the almost near universal fare basis for premium economy on other airlines, including on most of DL's partners) and think they are getting real premium economy.
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I suppose the one upside of DL not offering Comfort+ on aircraft with Premium Select is that people won't book W class (the almost near universal fare basis for premium economy on other airlines, including on most of DL's partners) and think they are getting real premium economy.