Advanced Medallion Complimentary Upgrades Are Back!
Jun 10, 2020, 3:25 pm
#1
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Advance Medallion Complimentary Upgrades Are Back!
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this, but Delta has resumed Complimentary Medallion Upgrades in advance, as of June 10!
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
Last edited by JW6130; Jun 11, 2020 at 8:32 pm
Jun 10, 2020, 4:04 pm
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this, but Delta has resumed Complimentary Medallion Upgrades in advance, as of June 10!
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
I know we all complained previously that upgrades were an endangered species, but are they basic extinct at this point given the capacity restrictions?
Jun 10, 2020, 4:19 pm
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There probably won’t be many advanced F UGs but the biggest driving force to bring back advanced UGs was probably to allow DMs and PMs access to C+ at booking.
Jun 10, 2020, 5:01 pm
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this, but Delta has resumed Complimentary Medallion Upgrades in advance, as of June 10!
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
Here's the link, since it is buried on Delta.com, and only accessible in one place: https://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-u...us-travel-faqs
Jun 10, 2020, 6:02 pm
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I’m sure that DL was getting crushed in the surveys and comment forms over this. They couldn’t justify not giving elites upgrades while continuing to sell those seats. At least they fixed this mistake, now a bunch more to go.
Jun 10, 2020, 6:04 pm
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Yeah was briefly discussed in that other thread.
Incidentally I just received an email that I was upgraded to C+ for an upcoming flight so guess the automated sweep is running.
Incidentally I just received an email that I was upgraded to C+ for an upcoming flight so guess the automated sweep is running.
Jun 10, 2020, 6:06 pm
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Jun 10, 2020, 9:19 pm
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My Trips at delta.com still has the statement "To ensure space for safer travel in our premium cabins, Upgrades will now be processed at the gate, still in priority order. We appreciate your understanding." and I did not get upgraded to C+ in any of the upcoming reservations yet. We shall see.
Jun 10, 2020, 10:17 pm
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Try going into your reservations on Delta.com and selecting Comfort + seats. That option worked for me before the automated process got to my flights.
When I selected Comfort + seats, they magically showed as 'Free,' and they stuck when I saved them.
When I selected Comfort + seats, they magically showed as 'Free,' and they stuck when I saved them.
Jun 10, 2020, 11:26 pm
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SLC-ATL June 14
Today I tried to upgrade my main cabin to comfort plus on a June 14 flight SLC-ATL. It showed 2 seats remaining for sale at 11:15 in comfort plus. I am Delta Platinum. This was not an E fare. Would not let me upgrade "for free", but offered a 120.00 paid upgrade.. I took a screen shot of the page. I tried again a couple of hours later--all seats on plane sold out. (At reduced capacity.). Is it worth complaining about?
Jun 11, 2020, 12:02 am
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My August flights hadn't auto-upgraded yet, but I was able to choose C+ seats for free.
Jun 11, 2020, 12:17 am
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Excellent suggestion! It worked for me too.
Jun 11, 2020, 8:07 am
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It seems to be going in stages/sweeps... a flight that was sooner got upgraded first, and a later flight I got an email about 6 hours after that it was processed.
