Delta Changed My Flights Again

[javamom]

here's to the second intinerary change from Delta... *sigh*

 

[Hugpug]

Don't feel so bad mine have been changed twice by American so far. Still OK just hope they don't change it again unless they get me there earilier. LOL-

 

[safetymom]

Change is a fact of life with the airlines. If you book months ahead you need to keep an eye on things.

 

[seashoreCM]

Is this a conspiracy on the part of the airlines to use the schedule changing trick to dump everybody's seat assignments so only those who know the secret (check back frequently and telephone in for new seats) will snag the best seats?

There is another forum which I will not name where airline passengers vent and lament about their claiming to be be the airlines' best customers (very frequent fliers sometimes still but frequently no longer furnished with expensive tickets) and ending up with the worst seats.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

I'm one of Delta's best customers, with my once (occasionally twice) a year trip to Disney on the lowest (Delta's U and T) fares. Just because I'm a nice friendly guy. I liked Delta in the pre-Song days when I booked 331 days out to get the cheap Thanksgiving weekend seats and could choose the wing exit row.

 

[WeLoveThePoly]

Me too.

I bought (Delta) tickets for our October trip back in early December. Since then we've had flight # changes, equipment changes, seat changes, departure/arrival time changes - you name it, it's changed. I just make sure to watch my itinerary daily to stay on top of things.

Debbie

 

[Sleepy]

We bought tickets a few months ago for an early Aug flight. SO far, the only change was flight number. Everything else is the same.

 

[p2oh]

My Sept/Oct flights have changed this is the first time I noticed, who knows how many times it has changed before this.

 

[safetymom]

I doubt there is a conspiracy about changing the seats. The airline needs to change equipment or whatever and I don't think they are worried if people keep their same seats.

www.flyertalk.com is a great website to learn more about the airline you like to fly.

 

[NotUrsula]

I agree that it isn't a conspiracy, because it isn't any kind of secret, but the bottom line sure does play into it. Schedule/equipment changes happen in order to reduce operations expense wherever possible, but the software that reassigns seats after schedule or equipment changes doesn't do it at random.

The two big factors that affect mass seat reassignments are the FF status of the passenger and/or the price paid for the ticket. The date that you bought it doesn't come into play at all.

I learned a long time ago that actually counting on seat assignments (or tight flight schedules) is foolish because they really mean nothing; the airline can and will vacate them at the drop of a hat. I feel that all of them should just stop giving out advance seat assignments in coach; it would be more honest and save a lot of angst.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Delta has changed my flights EVERY single time I've flown them in the past two year (I typically fly them 3-4 times a year). My Sept Disney flights just changed again yesterday.