Comfort Basic is Rolling Out
Nov 11, 2025 | 6:50 am
#61
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Except you dont get to select which middle for the kids. Do you really want to play the seat swap game?
Nov 11, 2025 | 7:43 am
#62
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Yeah if/when the day comes that I am sitting in my C+ aisle seat and a family comes in with only middles and asks me to move so they can sit together, its going to be hard no.
Thats right up there with being asked to change my F aisle seat to row 1 window on a 739 - not going to happen.
Thats right up there with being asked to change my F aisle seat to row 1 window on a 739 - not going to happen.
Nov 11, 2025 | 8:17 am
#63
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Nov 11, 2025 | 9:10 am
#64
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Nov 11, 2025 | 9:25 am
#65
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Yes, I suppose two bookings - one adult, one child in Comfort+ and one adult, one child in Comfort Basic could work, and then just put the kids in the middle after the (somewhat rude to other passengers) seat swap game. That doesn't avoid the greater risk of split automated rebookings during IRROPS though.
Nov 11, 2025 | 9:56 am
#66
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At $400, the change fee for this fare class is higher than the 90th percentile of C+basic tickets sold.
Nov 11, 2025 | 1:16 pm
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We also have 2 aisle seats so getting someone to swap their aisle seats with ours seems doable. If not then they are old enough to sit by themselves in the same cabin as us.
Nov 11, 2025 | 1:17 pm
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Nov 13, 2025 | 6:35 pm
#70
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And of course the fare defaults to "comfort basic".
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Nov 14, 2025 | 6:57 am
#71
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And of course the fare defaults to "comfort basic".
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Nov 15, 2025 | 4:01 pm
#72
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I'm not sure why Delta would be against allowing us to customize our default search parameters when logged in. It wouldn't affect the broader search algorithms for crawlers, and people that never would book them don't have to deal with ever seeing them. Even if you accidentally purchased one of these fares you can immediately cancel for a full refund. The obvious answer, then, (IMO) is constrained Delta IT resources.
Nov 15, 2025 | 4:36 pm
#73
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And of course the fare defaults to "comfort basic".
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Set the trap and catch a few unsuspecting newbies to DL who have no idea what they just booked.
A "premium" likely middle seat with a $400 change fee.
Next DL will call avoiding C+ basic a new perk for PM and DM who never even look at the Comfort Fare let alone click on it.
Nov 15, 2025 | 4:49 pm
#74
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This sets the stage for First Class seat selection in First "Classic."
Nov 16, 2025 | 12:10 pm
#75
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Of course, because that's how all basic has worked (aside from the occasional sale matching Spirit).