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Jan 1, 2017, 2:34 am
#4756
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: San Diego
Programs: IHG Spire Amb, HH Diamond, DL Diamond and 1MM
Posts: 3,611
Jan 8, 2017, 1:06 pm
#4757
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 8
SLC-CDG return LHR-SLC 90k miles
i had originally booked an award ticket for May flying SLC direct to CDG and returning LHR direct to SLC. Coach ticket was 80k miles all on DL metal. Last Friday I saw roundtrip business class on same itinerary for 90k miles. Cost 150.00 to cancel Coach ticket redeposit miles and book J but 150 well worth it for 9 hour flight. After I completed my booking award tickets jumped back to 180k for Business class. Great deal
Jan 8, 2017, 1:23 pm
#4758
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ZRH / SEA, DL PM
Posts: 1,165
SEA-LHR-SVO 70k business
SEA-LHR on new Virgin 787 service from SEA connecting to SU 330 to Moscow for 70k in business. I had to call reservations to get this ticketed, because delta.com does not find any connections to/from VS flights in LHR.
Clarified: You can book VS online, but VS <=> SkyTeam connections in LHR do not show up. I found availability for individual flights online and called to get them ticketed in a single award.
Super excited to try new VS service from SEA and have flat bed all the way to Moscow. I think it's the only transatlantic route with true business class seat between SEA and SVO/DME. And I've taken this SU flight from LHR to SVO before and it was wonderful.
Clarified: You can book VS online, but VS <=> SkyTeam connections in LHR do not show up. I found availability for individual flights online and called to get them ticketed in a single award.
Super excited to try new VS service from SEA and have flat bed all the way to Moscow. I think it's the only transatlantic route with true business class seat between SEA and SVO/DME. And I've taken this SU flight from LHR to SVO before and it was wonderful.
Last edited by AntonS; Jan 8, 2017 at 1:44 pm
Jan 8, 2017, 1:41 pm
#4760
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ZRH / SEA, DL PM
Posts: 1,165
The total for SEA-LHR-SVO was $87 SU surcharge + $63 taxes = $150 and 70k miles.
You can get VS J online, but if you need connection VS <=> SkyTeam in LHR, you need to call.
Last edited by AntonS; Jan 8, 2017 at 1:56 pm
Jan 9, 2017, 2:34 pm
#4761
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: DL FO
Posts: 668
had to rebook some friends' tickets due to family emergency but was able to still get them what they what wanted:
DTW-EWR (21 hours in NYC)
JFK-LHR (23 hours in London)
LHR-AMS-SVO (destination)
LED-CDG (23 hours in Paris)
CDG-LHR-JFK-DTW
140k + $339 in taxes x2, all in F/J, and including 2 Dreamliners (JFK-LHR on VS and CDG-LHR on AF). A very helpful agent in SIN was able to put this together segment by segment. Took about 1.5 hours but he was patient and great.
DTW-EWR (21 hours in NYC)
JFK-LHR (23 hours in London)
LHR-AMS-SVO (destination)
LED-CDG (23 hours in Paris)
CDG-LHR-JFK-DTW
140k + $339 in taxes x2, all in F/J, and including 2 Dreamliners (JFK-LHR on VS and CDG-LHR on AF). A very helpful agent in SIN was able to put this together segment by segment. Took about 1.5 hours but he was patient and great.
Jan 10, 2017, 10:22 pm
#4762
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ZRH / SEA, DL PM
Posts: 1,165
JFK-SVO nonstop is also a good option on SU unless 23 hour stops in LHR/CDG are planned.
Last edited by AntonS; Jan 10, 2017 at 10:28 pm
Jan 10, 2017, 10:50 pm
#4763
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Delta Platinum & MM, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, National Car Executive
Posts: 400
I have rarely booked award tickets on any airline for less than the "published" low level redemption but recently booked 6 round trips for 75k each for BOS-CUN in Y on Delta. My whole family traveled on Dec 26 and Jan 1 on the seasonal non-stop flight. I looked nearly every day for 6 months and was ready to pay cash if the price came down to a reasonable level. Y was over $2,000 on this route for these extremely high demand days and never came down. So basically I spent 450k in miles instead of $12k in cash. This was 2.67 cents per mile and a good redemption in my mind. BTW, both flights went out completely full.
Jan 17, 2017, 12:26 pm
#4766
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,644
Jan 17, 2017, 8:34 pm
#4767
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: ATL
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, AA EXP, UA Silver, former DL DM
Posts: 2,001
Jan 20, 2017, 12:09 am
#4769
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area
Programs: DL SM, UA MP.
Posts: 12,729