Earning MQM/RDM by booking with Third Party
May 18, 2014, 4:17 pm
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Earning MQM/RDM by booking with Third Party
I am trying to book an international flight from LAX - BEY RT on Delta.com, Air france and its other partners, however, theay all have fares for about $2k RT in Y. I would like to fly Skyteam to earn MQM and RDM
Now when I go to Expedia or Cheapoair, the fares are substantially lower, like $1,200.00 or so, and I am very eager to book through these trips, and these trips have fare classes in K, Q, and S, which, according to Delta.com all earn 100% RDM and MQM (to each respective leg and airlines partner);
but my question is, are these fare classes advertised on Expedia or Cheapoair, the same CAPABLE EARNING Fare classes that would benefit me to earn MQM/Miles
Now when I go to Expedia or Cheapoair, the fares are substantially lower, like $1,200.00 or so, and I am very eager to book through these trips, and these trips have fare classes in K, Q, and S, which, according to Delta.com all earn 100% RDM and MQM (to each respective leg and airlines partner);
but my question is, are these fare classes advertised on Expedia or Cheapoair, the same CAPABLE EARNING Fare classes that would benefit me to earn MQM/Miles
May 18, 2014, 4:33 pm
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I am trying to book an international flight from LAX - BEY RT on Delta.com, Air france and its other partners, however, theay all have fares for about $2k RT in Y. I would like to fly Skyteam to earn MQM and RDM
Now when I go to Expedia or Cheapoair, the fares are substantially lower, like $1,200.00 or so, and I am very eager to book through these trips, and these trips have fare classes in K, Q, and S, which, according to Delta.com all earn 100% RDM and MQM (to each respective leg and airlines partner);
but my question is, are these fare classes advertised on Expedia or Cheapoair, the same CAPABLE EARNING Fare classes that would benefit me to earn MQM/Miles
Now when I go to Expedia or Cheapoair, the fares are substantially lower, like $1,200.00 or so, and I am very eager to book through these trips, and these trips have fare classes in K, Q, and S, which, according to Delta.com all earn 100% RDM and MQM (to each respective leg and airlines partner);
but my question is, are these fare classes advertised on Expedia or Cheapoair, the same CAPABLE EARNING Fare classes that would benefit me to earn MQM/Miles
I have booked domestic tickets on Orbitz, and have always gotten the same MQM's as if I had booked the trips on DL.com. As you might expect, the MQD's were fewer due to the lower fare.
You should be fine so long as the ticket is booked on 006 stock and is confirmed in one of the fare buckets found on DL.com.
May 18, 2014, 5:47 pm
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I think you should be fine. I got "screwed over" once when I booked over the phone with a travel agency. Got 0 MQDs and 25% MQMs. But I had a really good fare that even Expedia didn't have so I guess I can't complain.
May 19, 2014, 2:56 pm
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If Delta.com has a higher fare then it might not be published. I know Travelocity will give you 24 hours to cancel. I would guess others do the same, I would book it and then call delta to take a look at it.
Aug 18, 2017, 10:47 pm
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Hi, my mom booked an airfare on Expedia. It's a 006 ticket, T class, mostly on DL with 2 short segments operated by China Eastern. Would I earn 5 pts per $ (no status), or by some other formula? Expedia says ticket cost=$600, taxes & fees=$400, does that mean only the $600 earn RDM?
If credit to VS, T earns 75% of miles flown, which would be way more than 600 x 5 DL miles.
If credit to VS, T earns 75% of miles flown, which would be way more than 600 x 5 DL miles.
Aug 19, 2017, 2:15 am
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If credited to DL, any 006-ticketed or DL-coded flights earn under the revenue based rules.
For the MU rules to apply, you'd need to be ticketed on their ticket stock and flying MU-coded flights.
For the MU rules to apply, you'd need to be ticketed on their ticket stock and flying MU-coded flights.
Aug 19, 2017, 7:16 am
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[edit] - here's what Expedia shows:
Last edited by italdesign; Aug 19, 2017 at 9:08 am
Aug 21, 2017, 8:41 pm
#9
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I booked a cheap Delta fare to Australia one time on cheapfareguru and only received I think 25% MQM. So before booking this, make sure the discount is enough to compensate for potential loss of benefits. I only book on Delta.com now (especially if someone else is paying!!).
