Does companion lower your spot on the upgrade list?
I don't feel like I've seen this articulated... but my recent experience suggests otherwise.
Flew with the family over the holiday and we always book multiple PNRs since the DL system won't upgrade any of us otherwise. Mr. Curl (Silver) on one res, me (GM) and BabyCurl (member) on the other. Same fare class on all, booked at basically the same time, give or take 5 minutes. Mr. Curl hits his Amex $25K spend right before our trip (needed not for waiver as he was already over spend, but the 10K MQM bonus) so now he is GM too. at T-72, both ways, Mr. Curl gets F, and Baby Curl and I get C+. Eventually an hour or two before the flight, we get bumped too. So, I'm curious, why did he get FC at T-72 and we got battlefield UG at the gate? (both ways, there showed several FC seats available a few days out) We are both GM, both DL Amex plat, same fare class, same last name. (though mine comes before his in alphabet) Does having a companion downgrade you on the list to the bottom of your medallion level? |
Who bought the ticket first?
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Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224352)
I don't feel like I've seen this articulated... but my recent experience suggests otherwise.
Flew with the family over the holiday and we always book multiple PNRs since the DL system won't upgrade any of us otherwise. Mr. Curl (Silver) on one res, me (GM) and BabyCurl (member) on the other. Same fare class on all, booked at basically the same time, give or take 5 minutes. Mr. Curl hits his Amex $25K spend right before our trip (needed not for waiver as he was already over spend, but the 10K MQM bonus) so now he is GM too. at T-72, both ways, Mr. Curl gets F, and Baby Curl and I get C+. Eventually an hour or two before the flight, we get bumped too. So, I'm curious, why did he get FC at T-72 and we got battlefield UG at the gate? (both ways, there showed several FC seats available a few days out) We are both GM, both DL Amex plat, same fare class, same last name. (though mine comes before his in alphabet) Does having a companion downgrade you on the list to the bottom of your medallion level? |
Originally Posted by pvn
(Post 29224372)
Who bought the ticket first?
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
(Post 29224386)
Apparently at the time of the upgrade, there was only one FC seat released (or remaining as available after others higher on the list had been cleared) in the appropriate inventory bucket for free elite upgrades on the flight.
Also, I confirmed, I booked the two tickets first, then Mr. Curl's two minutes later. |
Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224352)
...Mr. Curl hits his Amex $25K spend right before our trip (needed not for waiver as he was already over spend, but the 10K MQM bonus) so now he is GM too. ...
EDIT - I see he got the upgrade before you. The bump terminology confused me. Hmmm... |
Originally Posted by NoStressHere
(Post 29224417)
Had the bonus actually been applied and recognized in the Delta system? Did the ticket/pnr actually show as a gold? (timing)
EDIT - I see he got the upgrade before you. The bump terminology confused me. Hmmm... |
Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224437)
flight was 12/24, BabyCurl and I got UG to C+ on 12/21. (nothing for Mr. Curl that day, still Silver) Mr. Curl gets "welcome to GOLD" email the morning of 12/22. that's when I went in and played with the UG requests and he moved up to FC.
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Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224416)
Here's the interesting thing... we were already in the 72 hour window when he became GM. (we'd moved to C+ already at 72hrs) I went in his account, checked and unchecked his UG requests and then he went from coach to FC. So, it was like he leap-frogged us when he became GM.
Also, I confirmed, I booked the two tickets first, then Mr. Curl's two minutes later. |
thanks for the explanation, MSP, does that mean that single travelers will leap frog you then, if only one seat at your UG window? (I.e. it would go to the next single traveler)
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Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224502)
... does that mean that single travelers will leap frog you then, if only one seat at your UG window? (i.e. it would go to the next single traveler)
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Originally Posted by curl
(Post 29224502)
thanks for the explanation, MSP, does that mean that single travelers will leap frog you then, if only one seat at your UG window? (I.e. it would go to the next single traveler)
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They really have no choice.
One seat open. Two options a) take HALF of the next available GM or b) Take the next available solo |
Originally Posted by NoStressHere
(Post 29225265)
They really have no choice.
One seat open. Two options a) take HALF of the next available GM or b) Take the next available solo If at the gate, they ask the next group if they want to split. |
Originally Posted by sethb
(Post 29247668)
If it's not at the gate, they have a third option: Take nobody yet.
If at the gate, they ask the next group if they want to split. |
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