Feb 1, 2022, 4:17 pm
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Index of DL forum threads on how to sit up front
Complimentary Upgrades
How do comp upgrades work?
This is the thread you are currently reading
for questions including but not limited to
Use this thread for posting or researching data points pertaining to complimentary upgrades (how many were on the list, your position, whether you cleared, etc.)
Upgrades on AeroMexico flights (Consolidated Thread)
Certificate Upgrades
Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs)
Regional Upgrade Certificates (RUCs)
Buying Up Using Cash
First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
Using SkyMiles for Upgrades
Upgrading With Companions
Upgrading w/companions, eligibility, timing, Sep 2020 onward (consolidated)
Complimentary Upgrades
How do comp upgrades work?
This is the thread you are currently reading
for questions including but not limited to- I'm new to status and upgrades, how do I request a comp upgrade?
- when will my name appear on the list? when will I clear?
- do I need to do anything if my status went up since I booked?
- when will my name show up on the list?
- why is my position so low?
- oddities/anomalies involving the upgrade list
- and so on
Use this thread for posting or researching data points pertaining to complimentary upgrades (how many were on the list, your position, whether you cleared, etc.)
- 2023 Upgrade Success (Or Lack Thereof) Thread
- 2022 Upgrade Success (or lack thereof) Thread
- 2021 Upgrade Success (or lack thereof) thread
- ... and so on
Upgrades on AeroMexico flights (Consolidated Thread)
Certificate Upgrades
Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs)
- Using Global Upgrades on Delta (GUCs) post 2/1/2022 Changes
- OLD 2014-2021 version of the thread (davetravels, RIP
): The Official - GLOBAL UPGRADE CERT success thread - Yay! I got it! - Global upgrades on partners (see also the wiki at the top of the main GUC thread, which has good "executive summary" info for using GUCs on partners, including some that don't have their own dedicated threads):
- Air France (AF): Using GUC on AF - Consolidated Threads 2020 Onward
- KLM (KL): Using Delta Global Upgrade (GUC) with KLM Consolidated
- Korean Air (KE): Using GUC on KE bookings - Consolidated Thread
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): GUC now able to be used on Virgin Atlantic (VS)???
Regional Upgrade Certificates (RUCs)
- Using Regional Upgrades on Delta (RUC) post 2/1/2022
- OLD 2014-2021 version of the thread: Using Regional Upgrades
Buying Up Using Cash
First Class Monetization, or FCM: The Definitive Thread
Using SkyMiles for Upgrades
- Mileage Upgrade Awards (NOT the same as Upgrade With Miles, see thread wiki for explanation of the difference): Delta Mileage Upgrade Awards
- Air France (AF): Question re: upgrade with Miles on Air France
- Virgin Atlantic (VS): Definitive Thread: Use Sky Miles to upgrade on VS
Upgrading With Companions
Upgrading w/companions, eligibility, timing, Sep 2020 onward (consolidated)
Complimentary Upgrades on Delta, the Definitive Thread
Sep 1, 2022, 12:05 pm
#256
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Whether you actually get "upgrades" (I don't consider C+ to be a true upgrade) can depend on when you fly and your routes. For C+, it also depends on how early you purchase tickets.
Sep 6, 2022, 5:00 pm
#257
Join Date: Jun 2022
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How comes I never see "Request Upgrade" on my AMS SEA (or vice versa) leg but I can see the "Request Upgrade" link for the smaller legs (SEA is a transfer for me)? I always fly Premiun Economy, miles credited to FlyingBlue (current Gold status). Flights Delta marketed
Sep 6, 2022, 5:42 pm
#258
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You can see the list of "Everywhere Complimentary Upgrades are Available" on the Delta website:
https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles...llion-upgrades
Sep 8, 2022, 1:53 pm
#259
Join Date: Sep 2022
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Hi all,
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
Sep 8, 2022, 2:18 pm
#260
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Hi all,
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
Sep 9, 2022, 8:24 am
#261
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Hi all,
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
newbie here after some help! I’ve just become Delta Silver. I’ve got a few Delta flights booked, but these were through Virgin Atlantic. I’ve got the flights in my Delta skymiles account but delta tell me I can’t request an upgrade at all, because they were booked through virgin.
Any workarounds?? Thanks
Sep 11, 2022, 8:19 am
#262
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NYC
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I am either mis-remembering as i am out of practice or it has been "modified" post COVID, but when is the 5-day upgrade window happen for a flight that is leaving Friday afternoon (3pm) ?
Sep 11, 2022, 8:26 am
#263
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Sep 14, 2022, 1:16 pm
#266
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Did you ask the GA when this happened?
Sep 14, 2022, 1:22 pm
#267
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Do you know anything about the standby? Could it have been a displaced (revenue) passenger who was ticketed in D1 and involuntarily rerouted, for example? Also, pilots deadheading to a flying assignment can be entitled to D1, but they shouldn't be confirmed on the flight rather than listed as standby.
Did you ask the GA when this happened?
Did you ask the GA when this happened?
Sep 14, 2022, 2:41 pm
#268
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Gate agent and red coat say no one was issued from standby and said no one was transferred due to IRROPS and said app is wrong saying someone got D1 off standby.
two Seats are for sale but apparently are pilot deadheads and they need to volunteer it. I asked what happened if I spent the money and she said it’d force them to only have one seat for pilots.
diamond rep confirmed the seats are for sale and asked if I could find a different rep in house. She has me on hold trying to help now.
two Seats are for sale but apparently are pilot deadheads and they need to volunteer it. I asked what happened if I spent the money and she said it’d force them to only have one seat for pilots.
diamond rep confirmed the seats are for sale and asked if I could find a different rep in house. She has me on hold trying to help now.
Sep 19, 2022, 8:52 am
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Flew YVR-SEA today and was not on the UG list. Possibly because first flight was on Westjet but was DL 006 ticket stock.
Got to the gate and GA’s refused to UG me with three empty FC seats because “it’s an international flight”. I said DL’s policy was complimentary UG’s for elites for Canada to US but three agents refused and said the same thing. They said I had to put myself on the list and that they can’t even add me to the list due to it being an international flight. DL app showed me as Upgrade requested status but I can’t change the status as I’m already checked in. When I try to uncheck in and recheck in the app bumps me back to Westjets app.
What’s going on here and what did I do wrong? Short flight so I don’t really care, just annoying as it seems like the problem was easier to fix than the GA’s made it out to be.
Got to the gate and GA’s refused to UG me with three empty FC seats because “it’s an international flight”. I said DL’s policy was complimentary UG’s for elites for Canada to US but three agents refused and said the same thing. They said I had to put myself on the list and that they can’t even add me to the list due to it being an international flight. DL app showed me as Upgrade requested status but I can’t change the status as I’m already checked in. When I try to uncheck in and recheck in the app bumps me back to Westjets app.
What’s going on here and what did I do wrong? Short flight so I don’t really care, just annoying as it seems like the problem was easier to fix than the GA’s made it out to be.
Sep 19, 2022, 9:10 am
#270
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Flew YVR-SEA today and was not on the UG list. Possibly because first flight was on Westjet but was DL 006 ticket stock.
Got to the gate and GA’s refused to UG me with three empty FC seats because “it’s an international flight”. I said DL’s policy was complimentary UG’s for elites for Canada to US but three agents refused and said the same thing. They said I had to put myself on the list and that they can’t even add me to the list due to it being an international flight. DL app showed me as Upgrade requested status but I can’t change the status as I’m already checked in. When I try to uncheck in and recheck in the app bumps me back to Westjets app.
What’s going on here and what did I do wrong? Short flight so I don’t really care, just annoying as it seems like the problem was easier to fix than the GA’s made it out to be.
Got to the gate and GA’s refused to UG me with three empty FC seats because “it’s an international flight”. I said DL’s policy was complimentary UG’s for elites for Canada to US but three agents refused and said the same thing. They said I had to put myself on the list and that they can’t even add me to the list due to it being an international flight. DL app showed me as Upgrade requested status but I can’t change the status as I’m already checked in. When I try to uncheck in and recheck in the app bumps me back to Westjets app.
What’s going on here and what did I do wrong? Short flight so I don’t really care, just annoying as it seems like the problem was easier to fix than the GA’s made it out to be.
As usual, complain to DL.