Delta SkyMiles (Pre-WorldPerks Merger) - Please Confirm: No penalty for cancel & redeposit of SM Award

I am about to redeem some miles for a domestic award ticket ....I called CS but got India and I want to make sure that if I go ahead and book this award ticket then decide not to make the trip there will be no penalty/charge for redepositing my miles......

Thanks.....

I am about to redeem some miles for a domestic award ticket ....I called CS but got India and I want to make sure that if I go ahead and book this award ticket then decide not to make the trip there will be no penalty/charge for redepositing my miles......

Thanks.....


I just went through this a week or two ago. I was given one of two opitons. 1) redeposit for $75-I am gold medallion. 2) Put the ticket into 'suspense' with the option of reticketing within 12 months at no charge.

I elected for option #2 since the ticket was a first class award that I booked back when FC awards were only 40k miles :p

I just went through this a week or two ago. I was given one of two opitons. 1) redeposit for $75-I am gold medallion. 2) Put the ticket into 'suspense' with the option of reticketing within 12 months at no charge.

I elected for option #2 since the ticket was a first class award that I booked back when FC awards were only 40k miles :p

Hm...mmm. I just scored a first class ticket on Malaysian Airlines from LAX to BOM . I asked what would happen if after I cancelled the trip once I was ticketed . I was told that I would get all my miles recredited with a $35 service charge. Note that I have no status with Delta. Just as an aside, unrelated to this thread I just want all of you with bad experiences with obtaining a delta reward, that I obtained this F reward on the dates I wanted in less than five minutes on the phone with customer service. This is for a trip in less than seven weeks. Contrast this to Continental where I am a Gold and could not obtain any ticket for love or money or any combination of its dozen or so partners.

Just as an aside, unrelated to this thread I just want all of you with bad experiences with obtaining a delta reward, that I obtained this F reward on the dates I wanted in less than five minutes on the phone with customer service. This is for a trip in less than seven weeks. Contrast this to Continental where I am a Gold and could not obtain any ticket for love or money or any combination of its dozen or so partners.

I usually have no problems getting the award tickets I want either Fleur_de_lys, and the closer to departure date, the easier it is.

I just returned two certificates and was charged $100 each. Are there different policies depending on whether it is a ticket or a certificate? Otherwise I would have put it in to a ticket and then redeposit the miles.

I just went through this a week or two ago. I was given one of two opitons. 1) redeposit for $75-I am gold medallion. 2) Put the ticket into 'suspense' with the option of reticketing within 12 months at no charge.

I elected for option #2 since the ticket was a first class award that I booked back when FC awards were only 40k miles :p

Are you simply changing the dates, leaving origin and destination intact, or can you book a brand new itin so long as it is a F domestic award? Secondly, does the 12-month period begin to run when the award was first ticketed or when placed in 'suspense'?

Are you simply changing the dates, leaving origin and destination intact, or can you book a brand new itin so long as it is a F domestic award? Secondly, does the 12-month period begin to run when the award was first ticketed or when placed in 'suspense'?

Origin and destination have to stay the same or there's the $100 change fee New flight has to be non revenue (award) first class. Since the ticket is LAX-FLL I'm sure I'll use it later in the year.

The CSR told me I have 1 year to rebook. I took that to mean that the clock started running on the day I cancelled the exisitng itinerary.

Again, my main objective was to avoid having to pay $75 redeposit fee and fork over an additonal 5000 miles when I decide to make the trip at a later date.

MO

- Change of dates (not the route) is free if travel is one year from the original date of ticket issuance
- Change of routing is USD 100
- Redeposit of award certificates or tickets is USD 100 for general members and USD 75 for Medallion members