2.5M Skymiles = 4 hours in Delta private jet
Oct 25, 2016, 10:19 am
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2.5M Skymiles = 4 hours in Delta private jet
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fly-ev...090026526.html
So now you can exchange 2.5 million Skymiles for a $25K Delta private jets card. $25K is said to be about the equivalent of four hours flying time in a private jet.
The article also mentions that the "upgrade" program to move DMs onto empty DPJ flights has been suspended quietly. If the article is correct, only one couple ever got that kind of upgrade.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...te-jet-upgrade
The technology just wasn't there to offer the upgrades in real time.
Too bad, the ultimate would be a Porsche ride to a DPJ.
David
So now you can exchange 2.5 million Skymiles for a $25K Delta private jets card. $25K is said to be about the equivalent of four hours flying time in a private jet.
The article also mentions that the "upgrade" program to move DMs onto empty DPJ flights has been suspended quietly. If the article is correct, only one couple ever got that kind of upgrade.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...te-jet-upgrade
The technology just wasn't there to offer the upgrades in real time.
Too bad, the ultimate would be a Porsche ride to a DPJ.
David
Oct 25, 2016, 10:23 am
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That's pretty useless, as you can get $0.01/SM as 'face value'. If it was any better than 1CPM it would be more interesting. Keep in mind, that also only gets you a $25k retail card, so you don't even get any further discounted pricing by using SM.
Oct 25, 2016, 10:47 am
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I really was more interested in the quiet death of the much ballyhooed DPJ upgrade program after exactly one couple was upgraded.
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Oct 25, 2016, 11:43 am
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Oct 25, 2016, 12:16 pm
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They did reroute some HVCs on the meltdown days in August.
But it seems that the meltdown and the one couple upgraded to ATL are the sum total of moving Delta HVCs to private jet flights.
But now we can trade our skymiles for a private jet flight!
David
But it seems that the meltdown and the one couple upgraded to ATL are the sum total of moving Delta HVCs to private jet flights.
But now we can trade our skymiles for a private jet flight!
David
Oct 25, 2016, 12:54 pm
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The irony here is the concept that a significant number of folks would have 2.5 MM SkyMiles...
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Oct 25, 2016, 1:09 pm
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The irony here is the concept that a significant number of folks would have 2.5 MM SkyMiles...
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Back to being (somewhat) serious though, I agree. Not many people have 2.5 million miles in their account and for those that do - is 2.5 million miles really worth a 4 flight in a private jet? All of the sudden 700K-800K+ for a r/t J ticket to Australia isn't starting to look like such a bad deal.....
Oct 25, 2016, 1:11 pm
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The irony here is the concept that a significant number of folks would have 2.5 MM SkyMiles...
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Even worse is the assertion " There are “thousands” of SkyMiles members that have at least 2.5 million points in their accounts..."
After years of incentivizing an attitude of "Use those miles today, because they'll be worth less (or worthless) tomorrow" they expect folks to be able to pony up a minimum of 2.5 MM?
Oct 26, 2016, 2:12 am
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I suspect there are more people than we think with millions of miles but they're very unlikely to blow them on a Delta Private Jets experience. I know a bunch of people that have been saving miles for retirement leisure travel.
Oct 26, 2016, 7:16 am
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Oct 26, 2016, 9:17 am
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Should also note that they say its roughly 4 hours on a 'light' jet, and if you've ever been on a light private jet....its not that great. If you wanted to use it on a larger more comfortable one then its likely only enough for an hour or two.
Oct 26, 2016, 9:48 am
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That's more or less what I try to tell them when the topic comes up in conversation. I know someone who has hoarded over four million UA miles, for example.
Oct 26, 2016, 2:32 pm
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I've not been hoarding them, just been watching them be devalued as I simply haven't had the time or opportunity to burn them.
David