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  1. 10-Jul-2011, 08:15 AM #1
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    Default Delta moving coach passengers to business due to overbooking in Europe?

    I was talking to a Delta pilot today and he said he'd heard that, due to a passenger's rights bill passed in Europe, Delta was upgrading coach passengers to business class to avoid fines. Allegedly this is leaving a lot of non revvers high and dry?

    Has anyone else heard about this?
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  • 10-Jul-2011, 09:24 AM #2
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    well, my husband flies EU all the time and it's never been mentioned. I monitor flights and I haven't seen evidence. Why would that leave more nonrevs? If they upgrade anyone for any reason, that leaves a seat in coach...
    I have no idea what sort of pax rights would merit an upgrade to business. I work with several travel forums and I've never heard of it.
    Currently, US carriers aren't bound by the Eu BOR but it seems they are wanting to change that. I doubt it will happen.
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    Hopefully it was just a pilot spreading a rumor. I'd hate to be stuck in Europe.

    Hey Mrs. which would you rather fly out of to get back to the states? AMS or CDG?
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    if coach is oversold and there's seats available in first class/business, they will upgrade coach passengers into first class/business. Doesn't really have a net effect on nonrevvers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThomasD59 View Post
    if coach is oversold and there's seats available in first class/business, they will upgrade coach passengers into first class/business. Doesn't really have a net effect on nonrevvers.
    That wont happen on international flight. Not without them paying a fee. I have been sitting in LHR and got on in Business class, when stand-by passengers were still sitting at the gate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobrakev View Post
    That wont happen on international flight. Not without them paying a fee. I have been sitting in LHR and got on in Business class, when stand-by passengers were still sitting at the gate.
    That's certainly not DL policy for overbooked INT. They just did it on Boss' flight last wk. Over a dozen were upgraded gratis and they got rev standbys on. No nonrevs made it.
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    Yep, saw the same thing in MAD. 30 or more HKs on each flight, they flat out filled the front of the plane. Zero non-revs got on. They ended up getting an eZED on IB to get back to the states.
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