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Old Jan 18, 2012, 2:25 pm
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SWU Success

The Delta forum seems to have gotten more and more negative, so thought I would share some good news I had today

Booked today SFO-CDG, via LA unfortunately, but AF metal from LAX-CDG, $2000 round trip and got to use upgrade certs on both legs DEP 01/28 Return 02/04.

Thank you Delta.
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Old Jan 18, 2012, 3:26 pm
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Originally Posted by BritNYC
The Delta forum seems to have gotten more and more negative, so thought I would share some good news I had today

Booked today SFO-CDG, via LA unfortunately, but AF metal from LAX-CDG, $2000 round trip and got to use upgrade certs on both legs DEP 01/28 Return 02/04.

Thank you Delta.
Nice!

DL ticket or AF? Which fare bucket?
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Old Jan 18, 2012, 4:22 pm
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Originally Posted by BritNYC
The Delta forum seems to have gotten more and more negative, so thought I would share some good news I had today

Booked today SFO-CDG, via LA unfortunately, but AF metal from LAX-CDG, $2000 round trip and got to use upgrade certs on both legs DEP 01/28 Return 02/04.

Thank you Delta.
Don't you mean, thanks Air France? Redeeming SWUs or SkyMiles has been relatively easy and at a reasonable price (for SWUs) on AF. The problem is trying to do so on DL metal, and at a reasonable price.
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Old Jan 18, 2012, 9:15 pm
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It is now near impossible to use a SWU on AF. Since mid-2011, only W & S can upgrade from Premium Voyageur to Affaires. I have checked a total of 50 flights XXX-CDG, and only A bucket is available. Sucks!
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 2:46 am
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Originally Posted by FlytheTail
Don't you mean, thanks Air France? Redeeming SWUs or SkyMiles has been relatively easy and at a reasonable price (for SWUs) on AF. The problem is trying to do so on DL metal, and at a reasonable price.
Great point. Thank you AF. DL M fares have only gone up, so no thanks to DL.

Originally Posted by drjazz
It is now near impossible to use a SWU on AF. Since mid-2011, only W & S can upgrade from Premium Voyageur to Affaires. I have checked a total of 50 flights XXX-CDG, and only A bucket is available. Sucks!
How are you searching? If you do matrix ITA and limit fare class I can almost guarantee it's there.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 3:31 am
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Originally Posted by drjazz
It is now near impossible to use a SWU on AF. Since mid-2011, only W & S can upgrade from Premium Voyageur to Affaires. I have checked a total of 50 flights XXX-CDG, and only A bucket is available. Sucks!
A is the discount PV bucket, so if they're selling A, you can purchase W and S, too. Seems best bet is to look for a DL W fare, as they tend to be cheaper than AF W/S fares.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 3:57 am
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It's a sad day when a "positive" FT posts consists of someone spending $2000 to use a SWU.

Thanks for making Plat+, you can now spend >$2000 for a TATL BE fare.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 6:00 am
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Originally Posted by drjazz
It is now near impossible to use a SWU on AF. Since mid-2011, only W & S can upgrade from Premium Voyageur to Affaires. I have checked a total of 50 flights XXX-CDG, and only A bucket is available. Sucks!
Just upgraded 2 DL Ws, BOS-ZYR-JFK - 1350 a piece, absolutely no issues.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 8:12 am
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Just upgraded 2 DL Ws, BOS-ZYR-JFK - 1350 a piece, absolutely no issues.
What city is ZYR?
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 8:17 am
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Originally Posted by jaimemayo
What city is ZYR?
Brussels Midi railway station. You can often buy AF tickets including a train from Brussels to Paris and then a flight from Paris to wherever, so ZYR is the "airport" code used for such bookings.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 8:18 am
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No, the sad part is that we have to settle for AF business class as a "great" use of our SWUs. Oh Skyteam, you really are the ugly stepchild of the alliances.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by BritNYC
The Delta forum seems to have gotten more and more negative, so thought I would share some good news I had today

Booked today SFO-CDG, via LA unfortunately, but AF metal from LAX-CDG, $2000 round trip and got to use upgrade certs on both legs DEP 01/28 Return 02/04.

Thank you Delta.
Looks like we may be on the same flights those days. I'm on AF 65 1/28. I've used SWU as well. I'm trying to change my flight to come back on 2/4 as well.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 7:56 pm
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Obviously, you can purchase ANY bucket. But, it is impossible to grab a "reasonable" upgrade fare (1500 vs 3000)

Originally Posted by mtkeller
A is the discount PV bucket, so if they're selling A, you can purchase W and S, too. Seems best bet is to look for a DL W fare, as they tend to be cheaper than AF W/S fares.
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Old Jan 19, 2012, 8:15 pm
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Originally Posted by brit44
Looks like we may be on the same flights those days. I'm on AF 65 1/28. I've used SWU as well. I'm trying to change my flight to come back on 2/4 as well.
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