Medallion status changes, effects on existing reservations
Oct 7, 2022, 7:28 pm
#31
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DL claims that C+ is a separate cabin class, so "upgrades" to C+ require availability of the right upgrade inventory bucket.
Oct 7, 2022, 10:33 pm
#32
Join Date: Sep 2012
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When you go into the seat map, you should be able to select C+ seats. In cases where you cannot due to limited bucket availability (as described above) those upgrades should automatically clear if/when bucket availability arises.
Oct 8, 2022, 4:58 am
#33
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: DTW
Programs: DL PM
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Based on personal experience, some flights will auto-upgrade and some you may need to go in and manually select C+.
I don’t have a logical explanation of why some got auto and some had to be manual other than how much available inventory there is because my wife qualified for PM a couple weeks before me and she was auto upgraded on a flight, but when I qualified I had to manually upgrade on the same flight (separate PNRs to maintain upgrade eligibility with 1 kid on each PNR)… when I qualified there were still C+ seats available, but a lot less inventory than when my wife qualified.
I don’t have a logical explanation of why some got auto and some had to be manual other than how much available inventory there is because my wife qualified for PM a couple weeks before me and she was auto upgraded on a flight, but when I qualified I had to manually upgrade on the same flight (separate PNRs to maintain upgrade eligibility with 1 kid on each PNR)… when I qualified there were still C+ seats available, but a lot less inventory than when my wife qualified.