Booking for someone else- select preferred seats?
Mar 18, 2019, 9:02 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 36
Booking for someone else- select preferred seats?
A friend of mine is traveling to Greece. Her and her companion have no status, so when she goes to book the ticket she's not even given the option to pay for Preferred seats. I'm Platinum and when I look I can choose Preferred seats. If I booked for her and her companion (I'm not traveling) could I pick Preferred seats for them?
Mar 18, 2019, 9:08 am
#2
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,062
No, booking for them won't provide access. They must be travelling with you on same PNR for complimentary access. Option to pay for Preferred Seating is provided 45 days prior to departure.
https://pro.delta.com/content/agency...d-seating.html
https://pro.delta.com/content/agency...d-seating.html
Mar 18, 2019, 9:26 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
A hack that used to work, (but may not work anymore), is to book all three of you, select the seats you want, and then call in and remove yourself from the reservation while you are still within the 24 hour cutoff. I think this does not work anymore for Comfort+ seats, but it *might* work for preferred seats.
Mar 18, 2019, 9:32 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: MSP
Programs: DL GM, MR Gold, Hilton Gold, National Exec
Posts: 535
A hack that used to work, (but may not work anymore), is to book all three of you, select the seats you want, and then call in and remove yourself from the reservation while you are still within the 24 hour cutoff. I think this does not work anymore for Comfort+ seats, but it *might* work for preferred seats.
Since he's PM, I would book using whatever method desired for the others, then book an award ticket for himself, then redeposit.
Mar 18, 2019, 9:51 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 2,235
Why does anyone think these work arounds are fair????? Do you want to "show off" that you can get things? I find this unacceptable and not fair to the rest of us who
play by the rules. Good seats can be difficult enough, without having to compete with people who did not even earn status.
play by the rules. Good seats can be difficult enough, without having to compete with people who did not even earn status.
Mar 18, 2019, 10:01 am
#7
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Why does anyone think these work arounds are fair????? Do you want to "show off" that you can get things? I find this unacceptable and not fair to the rest of us who
play by the rules. Good seats can be difficult enough, without having to compete with people who did not even earn status.
play by the rules. Good seats can be difficult enough, without having to compete with people who did not even earn status.
No different than the people who would book D1 close in and then cancel it so their upgrade would clear rather than having someone but it
Mar 18, 2019, 10:12 am
#8
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta PlM, 1M
Posts: 6,365
It does not matter that on an empty flight the seats you can chose are about the same, all that counts is the seats one can actually chose.