Delta Premium Select
Apr 25, 22, 9:51 am
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2021
Posts: 184
Delta Premium Select
Hi All, I need to use my Virgin vouchers from cancelled flights last year and looking at Delta Premium Select on the way out to New York. It will be Virgin Premium on the way back.
Is it really worth it? Or should I get an Economy seat at least one way. Dont mind splashing the cash but only if its worth it. Have been Business on various airlines over the years but not often enough for it not to be a BIG treat. I have tried BA PE and its complete rubbish. Wouldnt do it again in a million years.
Could I ask your advice. Going with my 20 year old son who is dying to try Business Class but not this time!
Is it really worth it? Or should I get an Economy seat at least one way. Dont mind splashing the cash but only if its worth it. Have been Business on various airlines over the years but not often enough for it not to be a BIG treat. I have tried BA PE and its complete rubbish. Wouldnt do it again in a million years.
Could I ask your advice. Going with my 20 year old son who is dying to try Business Class but not this time!
Apr 25, 22, 11:13 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: UA silver, Bonvoy silver
Posts: 1,913
Hi All, I need to use my Virgin vouchers from cancelled flights last year and looking at Delta Premium Select on the way out to New York. It will be Virgin Premium on the way back.
Is it really worth it? Or should I get an Economy seat at least one way. Dont mind splashing the cash but only if its worth it. Have been Business on various airlines over the years but not often enough for it not to be a BIG treat. I have tried BA PE and its complete rubbish. Wouldnt do it again in a million years.
Could I ask your advice. Going with my 20 year old son who is dying to try Business Class but not this time!
Is it really worth it? Or should I get an Economy seat at least one way. Dont mind splashing the cash but only if its worth it. Have been Business on various airlines over the years but not often enough for it not to be a BIG treat. I have tried BA PE and its complete rubbish. Wouldnt do it again in a million years.
Could I ask your advice. Going with my 20 year old son who is dying to try Business Class but not this time!
Apr 25, 22, 11:35 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM MM SC; GE; Bonvoy Titanium; IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,252
Have you looked at this thread: Premium Economy Modifications
I flew DL JFK-LHR in PS a few months ago - it was a semi-late booking and D1 was sold out. I had dinner in the SkyClub first and slept through the in-flight service so I appreciated the slightly more comfortable seat but the meal would have been the same food as Y. Whether or not that's worth it to you is your decision.
I flew DL JFK-LHR in PS a few months ago - it was a semi-late booking and D1 was sold out. I had dinner in the SkyClub first and slept through the in-flight service so I appreciated the slightly more comfortable seat but the meal would have been the same food as Y. Whether or not that's worth it to you is your decision.
Apr 25, 22, 5:06 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 2
Hi - more advice along a similar vein (and sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place!)
Flying LAX->MXP in August with the family. Premium select is substantially more expensive than Comfort+. A few questions:
a) Is the quality difference significant (seat/food)?
b) Are complementary upgrades even possible/realistic if we book in Comfort+? (Don't know if they do these internationally... If it matters, my wife and I are both platinum, kids are neither, but can split up the reservation)
c) Is it cheaper/more efficient to book in cash/use miles to upgrade, or book in miles/use cash to upgrade? Is there even a difference there?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks all!
Flying LAX->MXP in August with the family. Premium select is substantially more expensive than Comfort+. A few questions:
a) Is the quality difference significant (seat/food)?
b) Are complementary upgrades even possible/realistic if we book in Comfort+? (Don't know if they do these internationally... If it matters, my wife and I are both platinum, kids are neither, but can split up the reservation)
c) Is it cheaper/more efficient to book in cash/use miles to upgrade, or book in miles/use cash to upgrade? Is there even a difference there?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks all!
Apr 25, 22, 5:17 pm
#8
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: DL PM; IHG PlatAmb; Hilton Dia; Marriott Plat; Radisson Gold; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,713
Hi - more advice along a similar vein (and sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place!)
Flying LAX->MXP in August with the family. Premium select is substantially more expensive than Comfort+. A few questions:
a) Is the quality difference significant (seat/food)?
b) Are complementary upgrades even possible/realistic if we book in Comfort+? (Don't know if they do these internationally... If it matters, my wife and I are both platinum, kids are neither, but can split up the reservation)
c) Is it cheaper/more efficient to book in cash/use miles to upgrade, or book in miles/use cash to upgrade? Is there even a difference there?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks all!
Flying LAX->MXP in August with the family. Premium select is substantially more expensive than Comfort+. A few questions:
a) Is the quality difference significant (seat/food)?
b) Are complementary upgrades even possible/realistic if we book in Comfort+? (Don't know if they do these internationally... If it matters, my wife and I are both platinum, kids are neither, but can split up the reservation)
c) Is it cheaper/more efficient to book in cash/use miles to upgrade, or book in miles/use cash to upgrade? Is there even a difference there?
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks all!
The food is not different currently, who knows when/if that will change.
It's a completely different seat, similar to a domestic first class seat. For some people that makes a huge difference. For others, it does not.
The price in miles for both coach and premium select will vary over time, and the spread between them will as well. There's no way to know whether upgrades will be available later in cash or miles. Whether it makes sense to book in cash or miles depends on what the current prices in cash and miles are. You should not book in cash and expect to use miles to upgrade at a rate much different than 1 cent per mile.
Apr 26, 22, 3:21 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 118
I flew Premium Select last week, AMS to BOS. I usually fly premium economy. The seat was nice, the food seemed a little better, but the difference for me was the noise canceling headphones that allowed me to actually watch a movie and be able to hear it…ear buds never work. My seat mate made lots of trips to the galley for alcoholic drinks and snacks. I paid for the upgrade with miles, but doubt I would do it again.
Apr 26, 22, 6:13 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL, UA, AA (the airline)
Posts: 1,440
I flew Premium Select last week, AMS to BOS. I usually fly premium economy. The seat was nice, the food seemed a little better, but the difference for me was the noise canceling headphones that allowed me to actually watch a movie and be able to hear it…ear buds never work. My seat mate made lots of trips to the galley for alcoholic drinks and snacks. I paid for the upgrade with miles, but doubt I would do it again.
Apr 26, 22, 9:56 am
#11
Join Date: Dec 2020
Programs: British Airways Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Delta Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium, Singapore Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 149
To me, PS offers a significantly better seat with improved pitch, leg room, and there are typically just 2 seats rather than 3 on the sides of the aircraft. As a taller person and one that tends to travel with one companion, this makes for a much better experience on long haul flights. That said, it all comes down to price. $250 upgrade one-way per person is about the maximum I would pay for PS over Delta Comfort/Economy Exit Row seating. And that's assuming I could book two adjacent PS seats on either side of the aircraft.
Apr 26, 22, 2:54 pm
#12
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Programs: Delta PM, United Silver, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 581
I wouldn't pay £500/person for the upgrade, but the recent flight I had in Premium Select offered it for about $150/person upfare. We bought two and thought it was well worth that amount.
Apr 26, 22, 3:03 pm
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Programs: Delta Gold Medallion, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,010
Do not pay more than $249 for Delta PS whether its domestic US or to europe. Absolutely no difference in food/beverage offerings than C+. It's literally an over-hyped C+ seat.
Signed, someone who flew BCN-JFK on the $249 PS upgrade offer and was lackluster.
Signed, someone who flew BCN-JFK on the $249 PS upgrade offer and was lackluster.
Apr 27, 22, 8:03 pm
#14
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL, UA, AA (the airline)
Posts: 1,440
So, for you Premium Select connoisseurs, if you have a choice, do you pick the bulkhead, or last row before the divider?
I had a bulkhead PS on my last trip, and the problem I had was the people behind me seemed to have difficulty getting in and out, which would bug me on an overnight leg.
I had a bulkhead PS on my last trip, and the problem I had was the people behind me seemed to have difficulty getting in and out, which would bug me on an overnight leg.
Apr 27, 22, 8:51 pm
#15
Join Date: Dec 2020
Programs: British Airways Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Delta Platinum, Bonvoy Titanium, Singapore Krisflyer Gold
Posts: 149
So, for you Premium Select connoisseurs, if you have a choice, do you pick the bulkhead, or last row before the divider?
I had a bulkhead PS on my last trip, and the problem I had was the people behind me seemed to have difficulty getting in and out, which would bug me on an overnight leg.
I had a bulkhead PS on my last trip, and the problem I had was the people behind me seemed to have difficulty getting in and out, which would bug me on an overnight leg.
