Litz From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1745 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1783 times:
What kind of options are there for people with several tens of thousands of skymiles and no medallion status ? Under the old system, it's very possible to be a semi-frequent flyer and end up just under the MQM's needed for Silver ...
I know on Northwest, you can pay a onetime charge of $75 and upgrade to 1st class ... Does DL have a similar option and/or the ability to use skymiles instead?
Deltaffindfw From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1386 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1728 times:
If First is fairly empty, then you can buy stand-by upgrades at the gate $75 and up depending on the length of the flight- but only if you have a certain fare code on your ticket (Y,B,M,K,Q - I think) - no web fares!!
Also, anyone can use miles to upgrade to first - subject to availability.
Juanchie From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 190 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1700 times:
I thought the upgrade to first class was only 50$? That may be only on shorter flights but I was pretty sure that was what it was up till December. But yeah, if you buy the ticket from a non-delta website you wont be able to.
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Deltaffindfw From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1386 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1682 times:
Price depends on length of flight. Don't be fooled though. You can buy tickets on delta.com that are not eligible also - aka e-savers.
DeltaMIA From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 1672 posts, RR: 19 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1641 times:
Depending on mileage the purchase price is $50, $75, or $100. All fares are eligible except for L, U, and T. As well as mileage redeemed coach tickets.
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B4real From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 2595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1610 times:
DeltaMIA has it best on the 'at-the-gate-for-sale-upgrades'. Starts at $50, goes up based on length.
Not determined to be available within 3 hours before departure, and then I think, only for sale within 90 mins. of departure at the gate only.
The mileage-based upgrades, however, can not be used on the lowest fare classes (T for sure, maybe L and U).
NW's is similar, though the starting price is $35 (a better value I think, I've bought it a # of times).
Upgradeplease From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 106 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1599 times:
YBMHQK Fares are eligible for gate upgrades. Non-medallions, with enough skymiles can upgrade on YBM fares at time of booking upon availability. 10,000 miles for domestic, 20,000 to Europe. Or you can travel with a medallion and get upgraded at 12 hours on a K or higher fare. (Domestic only)
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SafetyDude From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3795 posts, RR: 16 Reply 7, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1549 times:
I was upgraded once, and I was not even a SkyMiles member...then again, I was 12 and traveling by myself
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2756 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1538 times:
Cool! I'm flying to FLL this month on a 764. Would LUV to spend some time in the front cabin....
AAJAXFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1495 times:
Then GSPSPOT don't buy the lowest fare or any net savers.
If you want to upgrade, it's likely you're going to be paying another $200-300 in fare difference plus day-of-departure upgrade fees at minimum. I hope the mediocre First on the B767-400 for 90 minutes is worth that price.
Planefreak From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 202 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1475 times:
One important thing to remember about upgrades for non-medallion member is that now medallions have unlimited upgrades. There may not be seats left for the general public.
You might try buying a discounted A class (First class) ticket from Delta.com. This is a great deal to fly up front.
Greg From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 0 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1462 times:
It's the cheapest F class cabin in the sky.
While not being part of their ff program....I have yet to be denied a F-class seat.
In all fairness, we typically have full..or marginally discounted Y seats (which, I'm sure attribute to getting cleared relatively early in the queue).
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2756 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1462 times:
My fare class is "Q" going down, and for some reason, "H" coming back. Would there be any problems? (Already purchased).
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2756 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1457 times:
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