Problems and Issues with SkyMiles Award Availability Calendar: The Definitive Thread
#2
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lubbock TX
Programs: Sadly no longer platinum with anyone. Plain old Delta Skymiles member and Marriott Rewards member
Posts: 502
FINALLY!!!! A calendar showing award availability
Just got this email, so i'm sure the rest of you should have received it, or will be receiving it soon.
You're looking for a faster, easier way to book Award Travel, right?
Well, check out our new, online SkyMiles Award Calendar, which enables you to shop for Award Travel by viewing a monthly calendar of Award seat availability. Here's how it works:
Simply log into your SkyMiles account at delta.com/awardticket.
Enter your origin/destination, dates of travel, number of passengers and cabin preference.
Click "Go" to see SkySaver and SkyChoice availability for each day of the month.
This easy-to-use feature allows you to search and view all our available Delta Award seats, making delta.com the best place to shop for Award Travel. Plus, you'll avoid direct booking fees* when you shop online and take advantage of our added convenience and greater flexibility.
Mix and match First Class, BusinessElite®, Coach, SkySaver and SkyChoice travel into one Award Ticket with Combinable Awards to create your ideal travel itinerary and save thousands of miles in the process.
And to top it off, we'll give you 1,000 bonus miles** every time you book and ticket Award Travel for yourself, your family or friends at delta.com.
So go ahead and check your calendar. Then, check ours…24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You keep us flying,
Jeff
You're looking for a faster, easier way to book Award Travel, right?
Well, check out our new, online SkyMiles Award Calendar, which enables you to shop for Award Travel by viewing a monthly calendar of Award seat availability. Here's how it works:
Simply log into your SkyMiles account at delta.com/awardticket.
Enter your origin/destination, dates of travel, number of passengers and cabin preference.
Click "Go" to see SkySaver and SkyChoice availability for each day of the month.
This easy-to-use feature allows you to search and view all our available Delta Award seats, making delta.com the best place to shop for Award Travel. Plus, you'll avoid direct booking fees* when you shop online and take advantage of our added convenience and greater flexibility.
Mix and match First Class, BusinessElite®, Coach, SkySaver and SkyChoice travel into one Award Ticket with Combinable Awards to create your ideal travel itinerary and save thousands of miles in the process.
And to top it off, we'll give you 1,000 bonus miles** every time you book and ticket Award Travel for yourself, your family or friends at delta.com.
So go ahead and check your calendar. Then, check ours…24 hours a day, seven days a week.
You keep us flying,
Jeff
Last edited by jasonpbyu; May 10, 2007 at 10:32 am Reason: test
#3
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Somewhere between here and there...
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I know Jeff said he was waiting to get the kinks worked out before making an official announcement, but we've known about this (and have been using it) for months.
#5
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lubbock TX
Programs: Sadly no longer platinum with anyone. Plain old Delta Skymiles member and Marriott Rewards member
Posts: 502
Crikey! Where have i been then? LOL. Thought I was going to bring great news to everyone, but alas, it's old news to most. Figured as a Platinum i'd have early access if anyone did. Guess not
However the calendar simply exposes the extremely limited availability of Sky Choice awards.
#6
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Location: IND
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Crikey! Where have i been then? LOL. Thought I was going to bring great news to everyone, but alas, it's old news to most. Figured as a Platinum i'd have early access if anyone did. Guess not
However the calendar simply exposes the extremely limited availability of Sky Choice awards.
However the calendar simply exposes the extremely limited availability of Sky Choice awards.
#9
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Phila Delta ex-PM, ex-UA-PE
Posts: 2,659
While it's better than what they had before (+/- 1 day), personally I don't think it's as easy as it could be. Why did they lay out the days of the month in one row, and not in a traditional (weekly) calendar format? Continental.com has a nice interface, they should have more closely emulated that.
Jeff
Jeff
#10
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 1
Skymile Award Ticket Calendar time updated?
Hello, I have searched thoroughly through google and the forum here to find the time that the fares change on delta's website to book an award ticket. I know they update in the middle of the night, but I was wondering if there is a definitive time that the calendars are updated to show additional skysaver flights.
I am trying to catch a flight to hawaii on skysaver. There are dates available but I would rather not arrive at 10:30pm since I cannot get a rental car.
Thank you in advance.
I am trying to catch a flight to hawaii on skysaver. There are dates available but I would rather not arrive at 10:30pm since I cannot get a rental car.
Thank you in advance.
Last edited by acslat3r; Sep 1, 2007 at 6:38 pm Reason: cleaned up the grammar a bit.
#11
Join Date: Jan 2006
Programs: Skyteam
Posts: 5,759
Problems and Issues with SkyMiles Award Availability Calendar: The Definitive Thread
There were errors processing your calendar search.
Anyone else having this problem? I've cleared my cookies and restarted my IE several times with no vail. This is driving me nuts!
Anyone else having this problem? I've cleared my cookies and restarted my IE several times with no vail. This is driving me nuts!
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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I don't know if this is a different manifestation of this: ???en_US.error.dynamic??? - but I'm just as frustrated as you and wonder why Delta doesn't fix its website.
#13
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: BRI
Programs: UA Premier Gold, DL FO, DL MM, Marriott Gold, Hyatt platinum
Posts: 914
I've encountered the same problem -- and error message --on three different computers. It usually occurs on a second or third pass when I change days, class of service or cities. At times, I've blown through the problem by hitting the 'refresh' button. Usually, however, it means starting from scratch.
#14
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: UA Gold, MR Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 209
Award calendar feature not accurate?
First time trying to use the award calendar feature on delta.com since the "new version" has been put in place, and it seems to be showing inaccurate information (thus making it relatively useless) or I don't know what I'm looking at
Example: Looking for a business award RSW-BRU, departure 12/28, return 1/6. The calendar shows SkySavers are available, but when you actually click to select a specific flight, all the options show are 250k miles.
What am I missing? Or is this a known bug and I missed the discussion on the subject?
Example: Looking for a business award RSW-BRU, departure 12/28, return 1/6. The calendar shows SkySavers are available, but when you actually click to select a specific flight, all the options show are 250k miles.
What am I missing? Or is this a known bug and I missed the discussion on the subject?
#15
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: KUL/TPA/OTP
Programs: UA1k, DL
Posts: 3,138
First time trying to use the award calendar feature on delta.com since the "new version" has been put in place, and it seems to be showing inaccurate information (thus making it relatively useless) or I don't know what I'm looking at
Example: Looking for a business award RSW-BRU, departure 12/28, return 1/6. The calendar shows SkySavers are available, but when you actually click to select a specific flight, all the options show are 250k miles.
What am I missing? Or is this a known bug and I missed the discussion on the subject?
Example: Looking for a business award RSW-BRU, departure 12/28, return 1/6. The calendar shows SkySavers are available, but when you actually click to select a specific flight, all the options show are 250k miles.
What am I missing? Or is this a known bug and I missed the discussion on the subject?