Delta Sells First Class For $37 — So Why Chase Status For Upgrades? [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb:

• Remember, there are Diamonds spending $40,000 a year with Delta because they think they’re going to get upgrades. But Delta does this – $37 upgrades. That’s why Delta says only 13% of first class seats go to upgrades now. A decade ago it was more than half the seats. That’s why if you’re chasing status, mid-tier is often now the sweet spot just to get extra legroom coach (and priority boarding so you don’t have your carry-on confiscated at the gate).
  

  $37 for FC BOS>JFK
  byu/GloriaChin indelta

• When you act like animals, you deserve what today’s basic economy flying experience
  

  Who raised you bro?
  byu/huthealex inamericanairlines

• When hotel service charges actually go to the employees.
  

  A sweet payday for the staff at JW Marriott Phuket.

  The Service Charge bonus from Dec 19 2025 – Jan 18 2026 was 111,889 baht each. pic.twitter.com/auwEvsUnFm

  — ᒍᑌᔕT ᗰIKE (@JustMikeMcKay) January 23, 2026

• Infinite money glitch.
  

  1) Use Canadian Dollars to Buy Casino Chips
  2) Exchange Casino Chips for American Dollars
  3) Exchange American Dollars for Canadian Dollars
  4) Goto 1 https://t.co/KlTSbAVB3O

  — Kent Fellows (@GK_Fellows) January 23, 2026

• Minnesota ICE protest encouraging people to book rental cars and cancel them this seems really unfair
• Oh, come on, American.
  

  @AmericanAir Sure would have nice to allow me to move to the empty seat across the aisle pic.twitter.com/E65SbtguuF

  — LPC (@LisaPlogCarey) January 23, 2026

  @AmericanAir this is unacceptable! We all know the A321T is being retired, but at least try to keep it a bit up to standard. #dirty #disgrace #americanair pic.twitter.com/I7qwW19QjI

  — markusontheline (@markusontheline) January 23, 2026

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