When I was on phones for good ol' NWA I had to wonder a lot of the time "Who would they like me to push out of an aisle seat for them?" DL or any airline set aside seats for elite ffs, but there are a fixed number on any flight. Some of the elite seats are middle seats. When they're gone, they're gone. And btw, I'm a Platinum medallion on DL, if you have 170000 miles this year you'd be Diamond by now, wouldn't you? You'll probably get bumped up front soon, if not already.
