Comments on: Delta’s Unfilled First Class: SkyMiles Members Frustrations Are Growing [Roundup]

By: whitney

whitney — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 05:15:01 +0000

On a good day, I’ll just call what these seats truly are, Premium Economy seats, not First Class.

By: Caesonia

Caesonia — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:38:13 +0000

I have had this happen, and there were like, two of us, and two open seats. I was at the top of the list. The gate agent just kept syaing systems were just coming up. Yes there was an outage, but you are apparently able to board, so you can make the change.

I just asked the fellow actually swiping the boarding passes, and he made the change right there. I just push to make them do it. It’s obnoxious to have to do that, but they have the time to do it.

OTOH, I have had Delta upgrade me while on the plane, along with a few others, after boarding was complete. So, they can and do get it right.

By: Paul T

Paul T — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 03:34:54 +0000

I never see empty seats on my Delta flights and I fly enough to be Diamond with them. Maybe this flight was very delayed and they were trying to get it out but every week my flights have upgrades completed it’s seats are available. Two weeks ago I didn’t clear and the gate agent came on to the plane to move me up as a seat opened up in First. That’s been my experience with them.

By: Chasmosaur

Chasmosaur — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 01:11:30 +0000

@Christian – I don’t think American has partnerships with Virgin Atlantic – that’s more of a Delta thing – but the VA lounge in T3 is quite nice.

By: Douglas Troy

Douglas Troy — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 22:36:25 +0000

I fly DL out of Atlanta exclusively and it has been years since I saw an empty first class seat. I’m not sure where or when these empty seats are going.

By: John L Kaul

John L Kaul — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:36:42 +0000

When a forever Delta First Class passenger cant even buy his way into the Club with an AMEX Platinum card it’s time to go somewhere else. America Airlines has the welcome mat out and I intend to check them out. I’ve never felt so unwelcome and unwanted and taken for granted in my entire 70 year life.

By: Jim sutton

Jim sutton — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:42:41 +0000

Here is the fix, since Delta gate agents get bonus pay for the onetime departures and are refusing upgrades…..just start taking your sweet time boarding when they refuse to upgrade anyone, tell them to kiss your ass by making them pay for their lazy work ethics.

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:07:46 +0000

I am a millionmiler with Delta. I am Platinum. And I avoid Delta like the plague. They are the most uncomfortable first class seats out there. Atlanta is a mess… horrible airport..long delays with “legal transfer times” /causing missed flights. Upgrade system a mess. Some of the gate agnets (mot all..many are good) are rude, difficult, unwilling to talk civilly (I learned early on to never ever speak harshly at a gate agne…. so please and thank you from me) as they rudely push you on the plane ignoring simple pleasant requests. And impossible to to use the amazing am0unt of miles I have. They are the the highest miles needed for first class tickets to Euorpe. And the itty bitty business class seats to Euope on most routes are exrutiating with tiny little “holes” to put your feet

By: David Guenthner

David Guenthner — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:14:42 +0000

I am a Delta Platinum who tried to use upgrade certificates for a Detroit-Phoenix trip. We were on a waitlist for five months and Rev Mgmt NEVER made seats available. That experience made me much less interested in chasing status.

By: T-

T- — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:14:32 +0000

HEADLINE: DELTA AIRLINES earned the right to restrict their frequent flyer/credit card spender requirements. The rest of you are just jealous.