Any success using GUCs for Delta One Suites?
Nov 5, 2017, 8:03 pm
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Any success using GUCs for Delta One Suites?
There was another discussion on how difficult it is/going to be. Just wondering if anyone has been successful getting the GUC upgrade to D1 Suites either in advance or at the gate. If successful, were you in regular economy or in Premium Select?
Nov 5, 2017, 9:41 pm
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I have a flight in a few days. Currently D1 is sold out, so I am waitlisted. Trying to decide if I will pull the GUC and apply it to PE.
Nov 5, 2017, 9:57 pm
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Anyway, that's a tough choice. Good luck and I hope you receive your upgrade!
Nov 5, 2017, 10:07 pm
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Yeah you have to specify and some phone agents may say its not allowed and you will have to ask for a supervisor. You pick for the GUC to either go from Main Cabin to PE, Main Cabin to D1, or PE to D1.
Nov 5, 2017, 10:09 pm
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The important thing to note is that the same GUC cannot take you from coach to PE and THEN from PE to D1.
Nov 5, 2017, 10:18 pm
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Nov 6, 2017, 4:45 am
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Additionally, if you're flying a route like DTW-NRT-MNL which uses an A350 for the first leg and a 767 for the second part you have to be careful with a GUC. If you use a GUC to go from Main Cabin to PE for DTW-NRT, you can't use the same GUC to go from Main Cabin to D1 for NRT-MNL.
Nov 6, 2017, 5:31 am
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Maybe two weeks ago I bought a D1 ticket OKC-HKG. I could have flown the 350 from CTW to ICN or PVG but I do not find the product so compelling to deal with connecting in ICN or PVG to get to HKG.
I did try to upgrade with SMs on OKC-SLC-SEA-HKG (Sept 2018) and return (the same route) but no upgrades for SEA-HKG-SEA which made me think that HKG is now being treated like SYD and JNB in part because one can fly the 350 to HKG now.
I did try to upgrade with SMs on OKC-SLC-SEA-HKG (Sept 2018) and return (the same route) but no upgrades for SEA-HKG-SEA which made me think that HKG is now being treated like SYD and JNB in part because one can fly the 350 to HKG now.
Nov 6, 2017, 6:43 am
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Additionally, if you're flying a route like DTW-NRT-MNL which uses an A350 for the first leg and a 767 for the second part you have to be careful with a GUC. If you use a GUC to go from Main Cabin to PE for DTW-NRT, you can't use the same GUC to go from Main Cabin to D1 for NRT-MNL.
Nov 6, 2017, 8:06 am
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Because the 767 doesn't have Premium Economy. You can't use a GUC to go from Main Cabin to Premium Economy on the first leg of a trip and the same GUC to go from Main Cabin to D1 on the second flight of the same trip.
Nov 6, 2017, 8:15 am
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Nov 6, 2017, 10:32 am
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Wow now thats really crappy if agents are saying you can't upgrade the 2nd leg on a tpac where the first is a 350. I'd definitely push back on that.
Otherwise it breaks all of the DTW-NRT-xxx routes, and whatever else will have onward connections with the 350.
Otherwise it breaks all of the DTW-NRT-xxx routes, and whatever else will have onward connections with the 350.
Nov 7, 2017, 4:57 pm
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So this is interesting. This morning I went to check-in for my flight and my name is on the upgrade list for both Premium Economy and Delta One Suite.
Nov 7, 2017, 5:05 pm
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In your case, that's great since you said D1 was sold out and you were considering using your GUC on PS. If this happens to someone specifying D1 waitlist only, that could really suck if they get PS and not D1.
Good luck on getting D1 (often one or two passengers cancel D1 last minute or they miss their connection)! Let us know what happens.
Good luck on getting D1 (often one or two passengers cancel D1 last minute or they miss their connection)! Let us know what happens.