VacationMode

I'm no expert on the matter so happy to be corrected on this, but in my experience the price only tends to go up as the departure date nears/seats fill up.

ATOBTTR

The upgrade prices offered via "My Trips" are dynamic and they can go up and down. That said my gut instinct tells me that even if these prices were to drop, it would not be significant relative to the current price while the price could go up significantly relative to the current price. I.e., if you're considering a buy-up to PS, $250 is a pretty good deal (IMO) and I'd jump on it now and not worry about trying to save a few more bucks.

elsenor

Thank you for that. My *only* hesitation is that at the moment, I don't have anyone sitting in my row and there's a good amount of additional space in the cabin. Maybe if the seats fill up, I'll go for it. But if it stays the like it is, I might opt for the poor man's layflat...

MSPeconomist

1. How soon is the trip?

2. Before accepting these seat upgrade offers in the app, always compare what it would cost to upfare your ticket.

3. Remember that these seat upgrade fees are nonrefundable unless your flight is cancelled or significantly rescheduled/dealyed.

ATOBTTR

You can hope for that and during COVID that strategy has worked to some extent. But know that seat maps are not indicative of loads, especially now with Basic Economy tickets where passengers won’t receive seat assignments until check-in/at the gate. The flight could be more full than the seat map indicates. The same applies for non-rev passengers who will receive seat assignments at the gate.

ETA: edited to make correction noted by SuperG

SuperG1955

Do you mean non-rev passengers?

ATOBTTR

Yes I did mean non-rev passengers. I have edited my post to correct that typo. Thanks.

MSPeconomist

I had assumed that this was some new "politically correct" terminology.

Zorak

I'm no expert either, and I have no idea how common this is, but I have seen the price drop even in the days before departure. I'm guessing that's more the exception than the rule however.

SuperG1955

Thanks for making sure that the newbies know that we exist.

lindsheyy

Is there any way that I can see what my MQM / MQS / MQD accruals are for future flights that I've already booked? I cannot, for the life of me, find this information, and trying to figure out how far I am from my status match challenge.

ATOBTTR

If these are for Delta-operated/marketed flights the info won’t be “listed” anywhere but you can determine it.

-MQMs: You can use a website like Great Circle Mapper (http://www.gcmap.com/) to determine the flight distance. Even on longhaul flights the mileage distances noted on GCMap will be within a few digits of what you can expect to earn for MQMs (before any class of service bonuses).
-MQSs: How many segments do you have? That’s how many segments you’ll get. AAA-HUB-BBB is two segments (except for the rare cases where you’re on a “direct” flight with a “stopover” but I don’t think DL has many of those types of flights remaining these days).
-MQDs: Pull up your confirmation email or the receipt on DL.com. Your MQDs will be equal to the base fare plus any carrier imposed surcharges (but not taxes and fees).

If you’re on any partner marketed flights, you’ll need to refer to DL’s partner earnings page to determine how each will be calculated.

And just to verify you’re not on a Basic Economy ticket?

lindsheyy

Ah ok perfect thank you! No, not on a basic economy ticket, so will figure out the stats via the ways you outlined above. Thanks again!

ATOBTTR

One thing I forgot to mention in my post on the MQMs was to factor in the 500 MQM minimum
if the segment is shorter than 500 miles. GCMap actually has that capability under the “Distance” tab where you can set a 500 mile minimum distance.

Goodoldflyer

-MQMs: You can use a website like Great Circle Mapper (Great Circle Mapper) to determine the flight distance. Even on longhaul flights the mileage distances noted on GCMap will be within a few digits of what you can expect to earn for MQMs (before any class of service bonuses).


I thought they were based on fares, not distance.