Delta Reserve Benefits
Mar 10, 2010, 2:20 pm
#1
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Delta Reserve Benefits
Anyone knows the in-airport benefits of Delta Reserve?
I was trying to get thru the breezeway in O'Hare. however the lady at the counter said he had never heard of Delta Reserve and that wasn't allowed boarding early.
I also have to clear that O'hare Delta check in kiosks did not print my boarding pass with my number and had to be keyed in manually. But then their ticketing printer crashed so they couldn't print a brand new one.
I'm thinking for paying 450 dollars, you should at least get priority boarding!!
Anyone had similar experience?
I was trying to get thru the breezeway in O'Hare. however the lady at the counter said he had never heard of Delta Reserve and that wasn't allowed boarding early.
I also have to clear that O'hare Delta check in kiosks did not print my boarding pass with my number and had to be keyed in manually. But then their ticketing printer crashed so they couldn't print a brand new one.
I'm thinking for paying 450 dollars, you should at least get priority boarding!!
Anyone had similar experience?
Mar 10, 2010, 2:31 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Mar 10, 2010, 2:38 pm
#3
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Did you have a chance to take a look at it? That's my point, it doesn't list anything about priority boarding.
Mar 10, 2010, 2:51 pm
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Mar 10, 2010, 2:57 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CT
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Your not paying for priority boarding, you are paying for
1. Skyclub entrance
2. one Free companion FC ticket
3. MQM's
4. (somewhat) priority in fare class for upgrades
Of course #1 does me no good as Diamond but I feel the card is worth it for the other 3 for now.
I would like a No SkyClub option for say 250 annual fee?
1. Skyclub entrance
2. one Free companion FC ticket
3. MQM's
4. (somewhat) priority in fare class for upgrades
Of course #1 does me no good as Diamond but I feel the card is worth it for the other 3 for now.
I would like a No SkyClub option for say 250 annual fee?
Mar 10, 2010, 2:58 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: MSP
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If you charge over $60,000 per year to the Delta Reserve card you will be awarded 30K MQM, which will give you silver medallion status. After you reach silver medallion you can board early.
Mar 10, 2010, 3:06 pm
#9
Used to be " vincentppetty "
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Reserve
Yeah ... no Priority Boarding -- just the MQMs (if you can ever get them to give them to you!!), SkyClub and the highest priority upgrade status within your Elite Status and Fare Class
Mar 10, 2010, 4:42 pm
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Mar 10, 2010, 5:04 pm
#12
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Mar 10, 2010, 6:36 pm
#13
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Programs: Delta Reserve - Platinum Medallion, SPG Plat, Hertz 5*
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Unofficially, you DO get priority boarding (or so I think).
A coworker and I were still General Members... meaning usually Zone 4 boarding. We both applied for the card roughly the same time and started having Zone 2 boarding on a weekly basis. He cancelled his card and when it was removed from his account, he went back to Zone 4. We're both FO now so it doesn't matter to us or most people, but if you don't have medallion status it could help you.
A coworker and I were still General Members... meaning usually Zone 4 boarding. We both applied for the card roughly the same time and started having Zone 2 boarding on a weekly basis. He cancelled his card and when it was removed from his account, he went back to Zone 4. We're both FO now so it doesn't matter to us or most people, but if you don't have medallion status it could help you.
Mar 11, 2010, 8:13 am
#14
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I can just see someone trying to get priority boarding, showing their Reserve card and saying, "My 100 closest anonymous friends on Flyer Talk told me the Reserve card makes me eligible for priority boarding."
Mar 11, 2010, 8:49 am
#15
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ATL
Programs: DL PM Reserve
Posts: 567
I can speak from experience.
Last year, I had 2 flights prior to hitting FO, but after getting the DL Reserve card.
The first flight was purchased with the DL gold card, and while my account listed "reserve" on the website, I did not have Breezeway on my BP.
The second trip was purchased with the DL Reserve card, and flown while I was still non-medallion, but I had Breezeway on my BP.
I had an agent research it for me. The answer I got was that it is an unofficial benefit of the card, but the ticket has to be purchased with that card.
Last year, I had 2 flights prior to hitting FO, but after getting the DL Reserve card.
The first flight was purchased with the DL gold card, and while my account listed "reserve" on the website, I did not have Breezeway on my BP.
The second trip was purchased with the DL Reserve card, and flown while I was still non-medallion, but I had Breezeway on my BP.
I had an agent research it for me. The answer I got was that it is an unofficial benefit of the card, but the ticket has to be purchased with that card.