Refundable Ticket to "hold" seat
Apr 18, 2017, 12:01 pm
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Refundable Ticket to "hold" seat
Did a search but don't think I found what I was looking for.
I am wondering if anybody has purchased a fully refundable ticket to "hold" a seat. I currently have a reservation with a GUC applied (DTW-NRT and vice versa), but hasn't cleared. DTW-NRT is looking quite full and upper deck is already gone for one of the legs.
My idea is to book a refundable D1 international ticket to "hold" the seat. Then once the GUC clears, I would cancel the refundable D1 ticket.
Thoughts on this?
I am wondering if anybody has purchased a fully refundable ticket to "hold" a seat. I currently have a reservation with a GUC applied (DTW-NRT and vice versa), but hasn't cleared. DTW-NRT is looking quite full and upper deck is already gone for one of the legs.
My idea is to book a refundable D1 international ticket to "hold" the seat. Then once the GUC clears, I would cancel the refundable D1 ticket.
Thoughts on this?
Apr 18, 2017, 12:10 pm
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I'm not sure if Delta will detect that you have two reservations on the same flight. Would you be booking the refundable D1 ticket in your name or somebody else's?
Honestly though, while this could work, I think that it is abusive. It is a violation of the CoC:
Honestly though, while this could work, I think that it is abusive. It is a violation of the CoC:
5) Multiple bookings of a fictitious nature are prohibited by DL. In the event DL determines that an individual has confirmed such bookings to one or more destination(s) on or about the same date(s), the carrier reserves the right to cancel all confirmed space associated with the multiple reservations without notice to the passenger or the person making the booking.
Apr 18, 2017, 12:12 pm
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Apr 18, 2017, 12:16 pm
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Did a search but don't think I found what I was looking for.
I am wondering if anybody has purchased a fully refundable ticket to "hold" a seat. I currently have a reservation with a GUC applied (DTW-NRT and vice versa), but hasn't cleared. DTW-NRT is looking quite full and upper deck is already gone for one of the legs.
My idea is to book a refundable D1 international ticket to "hold" the seat. Then once the GUC clears, I would cancel the refundable D1 ticket.
Thoughts on this?
I am wondering if anybody has purchased a fully refundable ticket to "hold" a seat. I currently have a reservation with a GUC applied (DTW-NRT and vice versa), but hasn't cleared. DTW-NRT is looking quite full and upper deck is already gone for one of the legs.
My idea is to book a refundable D1 international ticket to "hold" the seat. Then once the GUC clears, I would cancel the refundable D1 ticket.
Thoughts on this?
If there is such a thing as karma, this is what should occur.
^ Why do the folks who come up with these solipsistic schemes never consider the impact they will have on others who are content to work within the system rules and norms?
Apr 18, 2017, 12:18 pm
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I agree with you on all points, but I mainly wanted to compliment your use of solipsistic ^
Apr 18, 2017, 12:19 pm
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Apr 18, 2017, 12:21 pm
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Apr 18, 2017, 12:56 pm
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Plus taking one more seat out of inventory will lower your odds of your GUC clearing. And if you go to the gate with your GUC, there's no guarantee you'll be the highest priority left.
Plus if a human looks at it and sees that you have a GUC wait-listed, and you're holding a J class seat on the same flights, anyone with 2 brain cells that can bump together is going to figure out what you're trying to do and I'd say DL would be well within their rights to cancel your Skymiles account.
Plus if a human looks at it and sees that you have a GUC wait-listed, and you're holding a J class seat on the same flights, anyone with 2 brain cells that can bump together is going to figure out what you're trying to do and I'd say DL would be well within their rights to cancel your Skymiles account.
Apr 18, 2017, 1:06 pm
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American has definitely nailed people for it (in fact if this were the AA board, I would point out they absolutely would go after your frequent flyer account for doing it). And there was a FTer flying United who got busted for something similar (the bookings were for his wife who conveniently "decided not to fly" at the last minute on at least 90% of her bookings with her husband).