No More Newspapers in SC
Jan 29, 2018, 9:54 pm
#151
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MEM
Programs: Starbucks Green Card
Posts: 5,431
Jan 30, 2018, 4:50 am
#152
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, United Silver
Posts: 6,334
Jan 30, 2018, 8:26 am
#153
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
Jan 30, 2018, 9:01 am
#154
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, United Silver
Posts: 6,334
Jan 30, 2018, 9:09 am
#155
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
Jan 30, 2018, 9:29 am
#156
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Delta Diamond, Marriott Ambassador & Lifetime Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, United Silver
Posts: 6,334
In the past, absent a certificate redemption, if I've wanted an upgrade to Los Angeles I have flown through San Diego and if I've wanted an upgrade to San Francisco I've flown through Seattle. My friend flies Minneapolis-Los Angeles every Monday and Friday. As a diamond, he gets an upgrade about 40% percent of the time. I've tried getting him to try one of the alternative Los Angeles area airports.
Jan 30, 2018, 1:29 pm
#157
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 169
In the past, absent a certificate redemption, if I've wanted an upgrade to Los Angeles I have flown through San Diego and if I've wanted an upgrade to San Francisco I've flown through Seattle. My friend flies Minneapolis-Los Angeles every Monday and Friday. As a diamond, he gets an upgrade about 40% percent of the time. I've tried getting him to try one of the alternative Los Angeles area airports.
Jan 30, 2018, 10:08 pm
#158
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
If you are flying during peak business travel times (Monday/Thursday/Friday, sometimes Sunday night) it can be very hard. Other times should be OK as a plat.
Jan 31, 2018, 9:13 am
#159
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Long Island, NY
Programs: Marriott Titanium Elite/Lifetime Titanium, Delta Platinum Medallion, Hertz #1 Gold
Posts: 722
I'd think a digital app with the proper papers for DL ala Air France would be fine.
Jan 31, 2018, 10:03 am
#160
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,421
I highly doubt DL took a survey. Maybe an internal survey at best. Worse than fleecing benefits is doing so blaming the customer while you’re at it.
Jan 31, 2018, 10:04 am
#161
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: Formaldehyde Medallion DL DieMiles
Posts: 12,646
That it is my home airport. If that isn't a good enough parameter, I don't really have an answer for you 
I took a Chron and a WSJ on Friday. I ate off of a real plate.
Although I may just be blowing air out of one orifice or another, I would expect that, as a percentage of travelers, DL @sfo probably fills its premium cabins with fewer complimentary upgrades than any other market in the USA.
I took a Chron and a WSJ on Friday. I ate off of a real plate.
Although I may just be blowing air out of one orifice or another, I would expect that, as a percentage of travelers, DL @sfo probably fills its premium cabins with fewer complimentary upgrades than any other market in the USA.
A bit of exaggeration? Perhaps. But I have been guided by that advice when planning SFO trips.
Feb 4, 2018, 3:20 pm
#162
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: DL
Posts: 42
Anyone have any new information on getting the newspapers back? I did email several weeks ago and received the obligatory 'we are listening' response.
And I squawked via the online customer care complaint route. Was quoted the 'we took a survey' blah, blah, blah.
And I squawked via the online customer care complaint route. Was quoted the 'we took a survey' blah, blah, blah.
Feb 5, 2018, 11:03 am
#164
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: Formaldehyde Medallion DL DieMiles
Posts: 12,646
Maybe we need to do a survey on surveys...
Feb 5, 2018, 11:08 am
#165
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
If DL did do a survey, I doubt they asked a question like "Do you mind if we remove print material from Sky Clubs?" Most would probably answer "YES." Rather, they probably asked participants to somehow rank or score many amenities in some kind of order and print material fell lower.