For those who have started traveling again... I recently started flying for work and am noticing increased discrimination on Delta Airlines. As a brown person have experienced that in the past, but lately it’s blatant. I’m a diamond and a million miler however, I see more and more out of turn upgrades. Have you experienced and what dis you do about it?

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No direct experience (I'm white) but: just how "ridiculously nice to deal with" are you?

Former hotel worker here (my student job). Not quite the same as airlines, but the "overselling and upgrading" models compare.

Confession: I would blatantly ignore loyalty scheme status and upgrade the "budget re-seller reservation, but the guest is just really pleasant and not at all PITA" over the "gazillion points - known 'will complain regardless of room given' case" any time. In fact, I'd take active pleasure in not upgrading entitled people who thought of themselves as VIPs and would not tire of telling me so - as would everyone else there.

It's the small scale revenge customer service staff get for being screamed and cussed at all day!

Now, don't get me wrong: I fully believe that there is such a thing as "racial discrimination" and that it is structural.

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