I am sorry, but the non-rev should be given the seat vacated by the Medallion that was moved to B/E. If the Medallion buys a full fare coach ticket, they are running the risk of getting upgraded or not, but when it comes to a Medallion with a coach ticket vs. a non-rev person, give the Medallion the B/E seat and put the non-rev in the back. They should be happy to be getting a free seat.

I think it's great that Delta is able to give their employees this benefit! It helps employee morale (which is good for me, as a customer, in the long-run) and it gives them experience with, and exposure to, the product (which again, is good for me as a customer).

I can't believe that there are people out there who begrudge employees this benefit!

I am not saying, "don't let them fly for free"... I am saying "give them the coach seat and let the medallion fly up front".

This might sound harsh, but it is true:

The Medallion's spending is what keeps DL in the air. The employees could be replaced and trained. There are only so many high $$$ spenders for airfare. THEY should be rewarded whenever possible.

This thread is about "first class stowaways." Please stick to the original topic. OT posts will be immediately deleted by one of your 3 DL Mods.
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Obscure2k
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For my part, I am so viciously protective of the seats up front that I would have told the FA's right away when I heard somebody sitting down going ,"Shhh,shhh just sit."

I boarded a plane about a year or so ago, EWR-SLC right before departure, to find someone sitting in my seat, 4C. Since it was a medallion upgrade, and I checked in way late for this flight, I thought that perhaps DL had given my seat away and I'd be in the back.

Confused, I asked the person in my seat if he was assigned 4C and he said that he was. I showed him my boarding pass, and told him I had also been assigned 4C. He shrugged his shoulders so I asked to see his boarding pass. He had 30D or something like that. I said, "Nice try pal, better jump out of my seat and head back." Those around that had overheard the confrontation had a pretty good laugh.

Similar to this problem is people that poach the Medallion, First Class security line. This happens REGULARLY at SLC in the mornings when the main security line is so long. I had a couple take one look at the regular line and then walk to the medallion line right in front of me. I could see from their boarding passes in their hands that they were in coach, and they didn't have anthing on their ticket signifying they were medallions.

After the ID checker let them pass, I asked why she let them through the medallion line when they weren't entitled. She just shrugged and said "whatever!" Since she was a TSA agent and probably not responsible (nor could TSA be held responsible for something as easy as this) I asked if she wasn't enforcing the rules, then who is supposed to? She didn't know.

I guess I need to get around to writing a letter to DL to ask, but I think we should kick non medallions out of the premium security lines. And Delta should hire someone for the busy hours. This could be a part time, $10 per hour job and would actually make the line move pretty quick.