<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mrs767er @ Nov 15 2009, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
Ask HalTz--he&#39;s parent of commuter line employee under DL system and the French stations he deals with are not putting them up front.
Go figger....[/b]
I also think it has to do with location as you say. For example, in SYD I suspect you are handled by a 3rd party (maybe Toll, maybe another airline like QF) - the checkin staff either don&#39;t get benefits themselves, or work for another airline, and hence the DL "culture" of upgrading staff is lost on them. If I went on a ZED on DL outta SYD i&#39;m 99.9% sure i&#39;d be down the back.

Wheras if you were at a self handling station in the states, you have a much better chance imo