It is VIRGIN that are charging you the $40 each way for advance seating NOT DELTA. Charging for advance seat assignment is a common practice with European Airlines. You CAN choose your seat for free 24 hours ahead of the flight or when you check in, but if you want to get a seat asignment before that then it costs you. Unfortunately you just got caught in the "code share" fiasco where you buy a ticket on one airline with one set of rules, then you find out the flight is actually "operated" by a totally different airline with a different set of rules. Advance seat assignments are free on DELTA but cost $25 -$40 on VIRGIN.
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