I think I’m just psychologically primed to pay upcharges, I’m surprised it took DL this long to do it. Or maybe they waited until upgrade fees were pervasive?
Random list of upgrades I pay for where there is a free alternative:
$30 for earlier boarding group on Southwest
$100 for Global Entry/TSA Pre
$8 for the 91 express, or other toll road (241/261/73)
$? For expedited shipping
$5/mo for this Korean drama site to remove the ads
Amazon Prime for same-day delivery
$2 on Uber Eats to be the first house the driver goes to (yep paid that for dinner tonight)
+$20/day to park next to the terminal vs economy lot and taking a shuttle
I’ve probably paid a dollar to skip a level on Candy Crush Saga (lord why did I just admit that)
I think from that viewpoint, the G+/LL program is reasonable and falls in line with the outside world…but I suppose that’s also the problem. RIP berm.