Comments on: More tips on finding discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc.) http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/09/more-tips-on-finding-discounted-first-class-fares-y-up-q-up-etc/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:54 -0700 hourly 1 By: Edward Johnson http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/09/more-tips-on-finding-discounted-first-class-fares-y-up-q-up-etc/#comment-29198 Edward Johnson Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:59:48 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=122#comment-29198 Mr. Richardson, I agree with you, especially since they have merged with Northwest Airlines. I was a frequent flyer with Northwest for quite some time and the end of last year they told me I had not qualified for Gold because they were changing their cut off dates. Originally, with Northwest, your anniversary date of when you signed up to be a frequent flyer was the cutoff date for earning elite qualifying miles. My anniversary was February, and as you know, Delta just goes by the calendar year, Jan 1 to Dec 31 to earn miles for elite status. Anyway, I would love to have your miles if someone else hasn't already spoken to you about them. My email is alexjensen32 at yahoo.com your email is not posted so I cannot email you with the request, and I don't want to bother you on your phone. I am sorry to hear about what happened with your wife and kids.... Mr. Richardson, I agree with you, especially since they have merged with Northwest Airlines. I was a frequent flyer with Northwest for quite some time and the end of last year they told me I had not qualified for Gold because they were changing their cut off dates. Originally, with Northwest, your anniversary date of when you signed up to be a frequent flyer was the cutoff date for earning elite qualifying miles. My anniversary was February, and as you know, Delta just goes by the calendar year, Jan 1 to Dec 31 to earn miles for elite status. Anyway, I would love to have your miles if someone else hasn’t already spoken to you about them. My email is alexjensen32 at yahoo.com your email is not posted so I cannot email you with the request, and I don’t want to bother you on your phone. I am sorry to hear about what happened with your wife and kids….

]]> By: Manny Richardson http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/09/more-tips-on-finding-discounted-first-class-fares-y-up-q-up-etc/#comment-28864 Manny Richardson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:35:09 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=122#comment-28864 I now regret the day that I ever started flying with Delta. I am a platinum medallion member, which doesn't mean anything. Today, August 05, 2009, my 2 children, ages 8 and 5, were just pulled off of flight 121 from JFK to Sao Paulo (GRU) Brazil. They were told that they had to balance the plane. Well, the 2 of them together do not weigh more that 120 pounds. Because they were pulled off, my wife had to get off. Delta had no regard for my family's safety. They came from Atlanta to New York to caught this flight. I have been waiting in Brazil on a business trip for 4 days to get them here. Now they are stranded in New York with no change of clothes because Delta would not take their bags off the plane. On top of that, how are they supposed to get their bags. If anyone wants my skymiles, shoot me an email or call me at 404-556-2297. This will probably be my last flight with Delta. I am going to check into becoming a member of Continental. Another thing that is causing a problem is that I can’t find an international number to call Delta. Their 1800 numbers do not work when you are in another country. There is nothing I can do about it. I am helpless!!! I now regret the day that I ever started flying with Delta. I am a platinum medallion member, which doesn’t mean anything. Today, August 05, 2009, my 2 children, ages 8 and 5, were just pulled off of flight 121 from JFK to Sao Paulo (GRU) Brazil. They were told that they had to balance the plane. Well, the 2 of them together do not weigh more that 120 pounds. Because they were pulled off, my wife had to get off. Delta had no regard for my family’s safety. They came from Atlanta to New York to caught this flight. I have been waiting in Brazil on a business trip for 4 days to get them here. Now they are stranded in New York with no change of clothes because Delta would not take their bags off the plane. On top of that, how are they supposed to get their bags.

If anyone wants my skymiles, shoot me an email or call me at 404-556-2297. This will probably be my last flight with Delta. I am going to check into becoming a member of Continental.
Another thing that is causing a problem is that I can’t find an international number to call Delta. Their 1800 numbers do not work when you are in another country. There is nothing I can do about it. I am helpless!!!

]]> By: Update/Correction re: discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc. | Upgrade: Travel Better) http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/09/more-tips-on-finding-discounted-first-class-fares-y-up-q-up-etc/#comment-28310 Update/Correction re: discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc. | Upgrade: Travel Better) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:12:06 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=122#comment-28310 [...] Journal’s mistake in my two earlier posts on the subject of Y-UP and Q-UP fares (here and here). I erroneously called these fares coach fares with an automatic upgrade to first. They’re [...] [...] Journal’s mistake in my two earlier posts on the subject of Y-UP and Q-UP fares (here and here). I erroneously called these fares coach fares with an automatic upgrade to first. They’re [...]

]]> By: Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Reader mail: Why are there no Y-UP fares to Europe or Asia? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/05/09/more-tips-on-finding-discounted-first-class-fares-y-up-q-up-etc/#comment-582 Upgrade: Travel Better » Blog Archive » Reader mail: Why are there no Y-UP fares to Europe or Asia? Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:46:29 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=122#comment-582 [...] Related: - First class for less than coach? - More tips on finding discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc.) - Update/Correction re: discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc.) - Y-UP and Q-UP first class fares apparently not enough: Welcome M-UP and B-UP fares - More trans-Atlantic flights, but lower prices? « Airlines boycott Bristol, UK airport, forcing it to close [...] [...] Related: – First class for less than coach? – More tips on finding discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc.) – Update/Correction re: discounted first class fares (Y-UP, Q-UP, etc.) – Y-UP and Q-UP first class fares apparently not enough: Welcome M-UP and B-UP fares – More trans-Atlantic flights, but lower prices? « Airlines boycott Bristol, UK airport, forcing it to close [...]

]]>