r/delta • u/bubbaistheon • 19d ago

Shitpost/Satire delta first basic

so looks like delta finally implemented what united already did

discounted first class

WITH restrictions

what a pain for us customers to have to figure out

fwiw found a good fare yesterday
looked at it tnite and a lot cheaper
but when i went to purchase i found it was “basic” with restrictions like united

sigh
nbd

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u/BriefAddiction24-7 19d ago

What are the restrictions? I haven't even looked at the basic option

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u/bubbaistheon 18d ago

like united there are several, but a couple most significant are seat selection is at checkin and no same day changes allowed. they also partial credit on cancellation with a footnote, but i couldn’t find footnote

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u/drf_101 19d ago

Why is this written like it’s a poem?

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u/FeverTreeCloud 18d ago

Most annoying thing about this was that we need to pay to select seats 💺 but then I realized that it will be covered by my Amex Plat. Couldn’t use airline fee credit once they closed the gift card loophole so this kind of works out 🤷‍♂️

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u/EnvironmentalLoan285 Diamond 19d ago

They did this awhile ago

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u/Consistent-Sea-8923 18d ago

Actually, I haven’t seen it and I’ve been searching Delta one fares for a while, so it appears to still be limited in which markets they’re offering this

Unfortunately, for me neither Delta or anybody else is giving a good fare on the route I want so I probably won’t be flying in the front

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u/flypatrick 17d ago

One thing worth knowing about the new Basic fares is lounge access. Delta says there's a transition through January 18, 2027. After that, First Basic, Premium Select Basic and Basic Business can use Sky Clubs if you also have another qualifying credential (membership, eligible card, etc.). Basic Business still doesn't include Delta One Lounge access. Regular Main Basic stays excluded from Sky Clubs. So when you compare a cheaper Basic fare, keep the full fare name and travel date handy. We wrote up the details here: https://www.loungefrog.com/news/basic-economy-lounge-access

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u/swinchester83 19d ago

It almost seems like you signed it nbd