Advice on how to change a flight???
May 22, 2018, 1:15 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2017
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With many Main Cabin fares often within $20-50 of BE, I often wonder why anyone would book BE -- especially SO far in advance. I can understand same-day, or next day, where changes are unlikely, but MONTHS? To save... what?
Sorry, OP. I know this doesn't help you, but it's just a rant as we see this all-to frequently.
BE defaults must be a HUGE revenue stream for DL.
Sorry, OP. I know this doesn't help you, but it's just a rant as we see this all-to frequently.
BE defaults must be a HUGE revenue stream for DL.
If I'm on regional jet I'm getting either an aisle or window, so don't care about seat assignment and I'm waiting to board until the very end because less time on a regional jet the better. It's a short trip so I'm bringing barely anything as it is. The days I'm travelling are confirmed with short of a medical emergency aren't going to change (in this case it was apartment hunting in a large city). My bag is going to be valet tagged either way. The chance for an upgrade to a "first class" seat is meaningless since I'll still be 10+ for 0 on the list. Why pay an additional $20 for a main cabin fare that gives no benefit?
Plus when the regional jet inevitably goes mechanical (as happened on both the outbound & return), I get rerouted on a nicer mainline via MSP instead of DTW, and politely requesting a seat from the terminal CS agents gets me an aisle or window on the now mainline segments.
May 22, 2018, 3:44 pm
#17
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