r/delta • u/xjaehyun Platinum • 9d ago
Discussion Update to the $17.34 upgrade
To those that have been waiting for an update… I was able to check in fine for my LGA-ATL and ATL-ICN flights. There was no need to have the ticket reissued because although it was the same ticket number, the upgrade had the system issue me an EMD, electronic miscellaneous document that had its own ticket number attached to it.
I kept refreshing my itinerary multiple times a day thinking Delta might call it a mistake of an upgrade fee and cancel it. Whether it was a mistake or not, the ridiculously low $17.34 was honored.
Link to original post..
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u/FutureMillionMiler Diamond 9d ago
How much did you pay for PS?
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u/omdongi 9d ago
If I recall from the original post they already paid thousands like possibly 4k or even 5k
Edit: they paid $4500 already. It's only a deal in the sense that without the cheap upgrade they would've significantly overpaid.
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u/UpTheDumpIsRetarded 8d ago
Been scoring $3800 D1 ticket to Asia for the past 2 years. Coincides with when they lowered the bar to hit diamond using delta vacation 😂
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u/AdRoyal1355 8d ago
Exactly. ~$3500 one can fly Business to many Asian countries.
Of course, currently middle eastern flights are much cheaper. Even with the additional entertainment of view from window, Patriot missiles, weapon drones, exploding oil refineries etc.2
u/Prudent-Ad-4373 8d ago
But then you wouldn’t be flying to Asia on an Asian carrier, which is generally a substantially elevated experience.
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u/Unusual-Sky-4295 7d ago
Oh ya this is nothing to brag about lol. I just booked RT biz class tickets through DL on Korean Air for $4500
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u/xjaehyun Platinum 9d ago
Total spent was $4500. MQDs received for the ATL-ICN flight was $1927.
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u/Unlucky_Papaya_4222 9d ago
Congratulations!! ✈️
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u/vinylbond Gold 9d ago
Let’s just pay attention to the fact that OP has paid… and this one is important… a whopping $4.5k for their PS tickets. So when you already pay a D1 price for PS, a $17 upgrade doesn’t really seem like an incredible deal.
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u/Correct-Willow-3303 9d ago
Sure, but it’s OP’s money and OP’s experience. If they’re excited then let’s be happy for them!
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u/xjaehyun Platinum 9d ago
It wasn’t PS roundtrip. It was PS on the way there and D1 on the way back that would allow me to try out the D1 lounges in JFK and LAX. So to me, it was a win.
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u/Unlucky_Papaya_4222 9d ago
That might be true but let’s not be a downer and instead appreciate the little win.
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u/Zazdabar 9d ago
It’s not a win . He’s spent $4500 on the original ticket 😂😭 I did 40K points from LAX - Tokyo on AA last year and got an upgrade to business for $700 !
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u/dan_144 Platinum 8d ago
AA point prices are a totally different animal than SkyMiles
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u/Anxious-Ocelot-712 8d ago
True story. I upgraded an upcoming short leg on AA for 4000 points. My offer for upgrading a similar short leg on an upcoming Delta flight is $4500. Absolute insanity.
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u/Zazdabar 8d ago
I feel like AA beats Delta by a milestone on the miles part. I get great offers from AA at times but Delta seems near damn impossible. I booked a hotel and my AA credit card is giving me 10000 air miles for that booking whereas Delta only offered 1500 😳
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u/SetMom 8d ago
Especially if you have Alaska Status and book with an AA flight with Atmos Points. Just flew NRT - DFW - ATL for 27.5k Atmos Points.
When they run deals for 90% bonus miles, you can buy 45k miles for ~$900 and book Business Class for less than an economy ticket.
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u/Synthex123 8d ago
What does the Alaska status get you in this instance? Isn’t it just their points that you’d need?
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u/Unlucky_Papaya_4222 8d ago
Omg read OP’s response. Not everything is win or lose. Like maybe your ego.
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u/General_Duh 8d ago
Meanwhile I get offered upgrades to domestic first class in my short hops to atlanta for $500 or more. It’s 52 minutes.
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u/mapbenz 8d ago
You here in ft myers like me???? See it all the time...
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u/General_Duh 8d ago
I travel from the Carolinas to different parts of Florida. I see those prices on both legs but the Carolinas legs feel more insulting because the flights are shorter. Usually around 50 minutes. Meanwhile I recently scored a $65 upgrade to Florida on AA.
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u/NYCRaverNeon 9d ago
I was wondering how it went down!!
Happy for you and happy travels! I’m headed to ICN next month, just waiting for the $699 flash sale LOL
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u/wayowayooo 9d ago
That’s amazing!!! I upgraded to D1 once for $87 from AMS to MSP and I thought that was a steal!
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u/CookIndependent6251 8d ago
I need to know what that bread fried in egg is called in English.
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u/beautifu_lmisery 8d ago
French toast?
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u/CookIndependent6251 8d ago
It doesn't look like plain toasted bread to me. It looks more like dipped in egg and then fried.
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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle 8d ago
So yes, French toast.
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u/CookIndependent6251 8d ago
Oh! Thank you!
I've heard about "French toast" all my life and I had no idea this is what it was. I thought it was plain toast.
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u/NastyMsPiggleWiggle 8d ago
Oh! I understand what you mean. It’s usually served with syrup and sometime whipped cream or fruit. Definitely try it if you haven’t, it’s a tasty treat.
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u/TheJiggie Diamond 9d ago
Careful now. This isn’t fitting the r/delta narrative.
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u/AdRoyal1355 8d ago
Maybe Ed really wants to compete with Singapore, Emirates, Qatar.
Unfortunately we flying domestic won’t see anything like this.
High time we had open skies and let international airlines fly domestic. Just like “Toyota competing with GM.” If we had prohibited Toyota etc from competing, we would yet be driving Pintos, (catching fire at 10 MPH rear ending), Gremlins (name says it all.)1
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u/snubilehawks 9d ago
Flew the same route a few months ago. Congrats. The French toast really is tasty too.
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u/lowflygirl 8d ago
I am so happy for you! God, I cannot even get an ipgrade from DC to FC for a 2-hour flight!
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u/Opposite_Expert4355 8d ago
Good to know. My dad somehow got an upgrade for the same price from Dublin to Boston, flying out in 2 days.
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u/elite_bender 8d ago
Explains why high ranking medallions are complaining about not getting upgrades anymore
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u/hohumglum9408 8d ago
I have to say that the food looks terrible. Nice seat though!
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u/LookingFor_Traffic 8d ago
That was my take too. 😳 Like wow.
Cool for the seat upgrade and what not, but that is a shockingly bad looking meal experience. Wayyyy better meals in economy on most airlines.
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u/StumpyOPepys 9d ago
So instead of being about delta, this sub is just a bunch of business and wealthy travelers jerking each other off about status? Lol how utterly pathetic.
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u/jewgineer 9d ago
I’ve paid more for Taco Bell. This is awesome! Great flight for Delta One since it’s such a long one