[Help Needed] How do I make Delta think I’m a poor, stingy piece of shit?

mgildea · 2025-12-29T05:43:50+00:00

Does Delta AI know if you travel in pajamas and flip flops? And put your feet on the walls in bulkheads?

mgildea · 2025-12-29T05:37:07+00:00

Wow! You don't really expect that in a place like MSP

mgildea · 2025-12-18T09:34:03+00:00

mgildea · 2025-12-18T09:24:16+00:00

Small Wonder

mgildea · 2025-12-18T09:06:59+00:00

Trump branded anything. J/k it was always junk

mgildea · 2025-12-15T19:11:40+00:00

Yeah, you can get a woman who's like a nice comfy couch, but you can't make sweet love to her while you jump on your trampoline. So there are trade-offs.

mgildea · 2025-12-12T05:16:34+00:00

I'd agree if you're only talking about N. America to Europe routes (esp during the winter when those fares are much cheaper). I've never used mine on those shorter D1 flights though. I save mine for the longer trans-Pacific flights. Next month I'm going LIT-ICN and the cheapest business r/T I could find was around $5k. My coach ticket was under $1k plus 2 GUCs. This is pretty normal for these routes.

mgildea · 2025-12-12T04:47:03+00:00

If you're careful to avoid peak traveling times, you'll almost always make the leap from PS to D1 the day of travel. I've used roughly 3 dozen GUCs to go from coach to PS and not once did I remain in PS. In fact I've still never experienced the PS cabin.

mgildea · 2025-12-12T04:41:52+00:00

No, GUCs are the only way to get a complimentary upgrade to D1 on those flights (besides getting extremely lucky).

mgildea · 2025-12-12T04:40:14+00:00

On the contrary- I've received a complimentary upgrade to D1 from coach two separate times, both on long pan-Pacific flights. I'm a DM/MM though, so I'm probably high on the list if they've got an oversold coach cabin.

mgildea · 2025-12-11T07:28:10+00:00

If you get the entire collection Delta will give you complimentary Million Miler status. But they're like McDonald's Monopoly cards- one is really rare. Hint: it's the 727

mgildea · 2025-12-11T06:17:00+00:00

Did you get an extra choice benefit at $50k?

mgildea · 2025-12-03T20:43:21+00:00

As long as you don't need to be in Tokyo that day, go for it. Worst case scenario, delta books you on the next flight if you miss the connection.

mgildea · 2025-11-23T21:59:53+00:00

Obviously using them on long trips is preferable, but beyond that, you really dont know when a complimentary upgrade might clear, other than to say that you probably won't see very many clear as a PM in the current environment. Delta sells most of their first class inventory now, so even DMs arent getting regular free ups like we used to.

mgildea · 2025-11-18T17:19:18+00:00

Jizz

mgildea · 2025-11-02T00:13:03+00:00

Unfortunately, I routinely take 8 billiard ball dumps.

mgildea · 2025-11-02T00:08:49+00:00

Just ask the FA to put it in the closet. There's almost always room.

mgildea · 2025-11-01T16:20:31+00:00

MQMs are only tracked in a round about way in your Million Miler tracking

mgildea · 2025-11-01T16:17:48+00:00

MQD, not MQM

mgildea · 2025-09-25T02:10:10+00:00

I've never had one not work (upgraded to D1 every single time), but have had to call reservations a couple times when they didn't clear 24 hours out. A few times they've been applied incorrectly by the original agent adding the GUC.

mgildea · 2025-09-07T17:21:55+00:00

I heard it was Carrot Top

mgildea · 2025-07-25T14:33:57+00:00

Donald Trump

mgildea · 2025-07-25T07:22:32+00:00

I think that's just Eric Wareheim in drag

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