Not sure why I was upgraded to business on AF :)
Dec 18, 2019, 8:00 am
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Not sure why I was upgraded to business on AF :)
Was on a long AF trip home yesterday from OUA (Burkina Faso) to SFO, booked in Prem Economy. The ticket was purchased through Delta.com and I'm Diamond.
While in CDG relaxing in the lounge and awaiting my connection to SFO, I noticed my e-boarding pass was updated to Business class and I have no idea why. NOT that I was complaining of course, lol! I don't have any GUCs so that was not it. There were still about 10 empty seats in the business cabin on the way home, so looks like nobody else was moved up. This happened to me on AF once before, where I was moved into Premium Economy from OUA to CDG. Does AF upgrade medallion members on international flights here and there? Never happened to me on KLM or Delta [posted this on an incorrect AF thread elsewhere, sorry if you've endured this question twice].
While in CDG relaxing in the lounge and awaiting my connection to SFO, I noticed my e-boarding pass was updated to Business class and I have no idea why. NOT that I was complaining of course, lol! I don't have any GUCs so that was not it. There were still about 10 empty seats in the business cabin on the way home, so looks like nobody else was moved up. This happened to me on AF once before, where I was moved into Premium Economy from OUA to CDG. Does AF upgrade medallion members on international flights here and there? Never happened to me on KLM or Delta [posted this on an incorrect AF thread elsewhere, sorry if you've endured this question twice].
Dec 18, 2019, 8:06 am
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Was the Premium Economy cabin full? I'm guessing that you got an OPUP, and there have been reports of AF sometimes giving them to DL DMs rather than (or in addition to) AF/KLM high tier elites.
If PE was full but not overbooked but coach was overbooked, AF might have decided to OPUP some folks from coach to PE and some from PE to business class in order to create some free PE seats for them.
There's also a chance that your assigned seat was broken or was needed for someone with special needs or passengers needing to sit together and AF decided that the easiest way to solve the problem would be to give an otherwise empty business class seat to a DM.
If PE was full but not overbooked but coach was overbooked, AF might have decided to OPUP some folks from coach to PE and some from PE to business class in order to create some free PE seats for them.
There's also a chance that your assigned seat was broken or was needed for someone with special needs or passengers needing to sit together and AF decided that the easiest way to solve the problem would be to give an otherwise empty business class seat to a DM.
Dec 18, 2019, 8:38 am
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Was the Premium Economy cabin full? I'm guessing that you got an OPUP, and there have been reports of AF sometimes giving them to DL DMs rather than (or in addition to) AF/KLM high tier elites.
If PE was full but not overbooked but coach was overbooked, AF might have decided to OPUP some folks from coach to PE and some from PE to business class in order to create some free PE seats for them.
There's also a chance that your assigned seat was broken or was needed for someone with special needs or passengers needing to sit together and AF decided that the easiest way to solve the problem would be to give an otherwise empty business class seat to a DM.
If PE was full but not overbooked but coach was overbooked, AF might have decided to OPUP some folks from coach to PE and some from PE to business class in order to create some free PE seats for them.
There's also a chance that your assigned seat was broken or was needed for someone with special needs or passengers needing to sit together and AF decided that the easiest way to solve the problem would be to give an otherwise empty business class seat to a DM.
Dec 18, 2019, 9:25 am
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PE oversales are relatively common compared to other sources of op-ups because the cabin is so small.
Dec 18, 2019, 10:13 am
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Already asked and answered in the AF forum: Upgraded to business on CDG-SFO but don't know why - ??
Dec 18, 2019, 10:44 am
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Dec 18, 2019, 10:56 am
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As others have noted, the OP cross posted. Please follow the conversation here:
Upgraded to business on CDG-SFO but don't know why - ??
Ryandc99 Moderator Delta Air Lines
Upgraded to business on CDG-SFO but don't know why - ??
Ryandc99 Moderator Delta Air Lines