If given a choice on the DL website of flights that carry a DL codeshare flight number vs. the flight number of a ST partner (often the very same flight connection), I always pick the DL coded flights for several reasons. The main reason is that if I cancel the trip for any reason, the residual credit will be a DL credit, which I will most assuredly use before it expires. I may not be in a position to use a credit on some partner airline before it expires.
I notice on the current DL pdf. schedule, there are more and more codeshare flights listed with DL flight numbers, both with ST partners and with other partners such as WestJet, GOL and Olympic ex-ATH.
Also, I know that a reservation made with DL coded flights on the website has the risk-free cancel with 24 hours policy. I am not sure what happens if I select a flight connection that uses another carriers flight number, for example KL or AF.
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I'm about 99% sure that anything you buy on Delta.com will fall under Delta's rules, particularly as far as cancellation goes. If you buy a ticket FROM DELTA - on KE9001 ATL/ICN - operated by DL, (made up numbers), or DL 9001 LAX/ICN operated by KE, and you cancel, your credit would be a Delta credit. Delta would have no way to issue you a Korean Air credit, as far as I know.
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I'm about 99% sure that anything you buy on Delta.com will fall under Delta's rules, particularly as far as cancellation goes. If you buy a ticket FROM DELTA - on KE9001 ATL/ICN - operated by DL, (made up numbers), or DL 9001 LAX/ICN operated by KE, and you cancel, your credit would be a Delta credit. Delta would have no way to issue you a Korean Air credit, as far as I know.
Don't want a KE credit... might never use it before it expires. But my larger point was that when I plug in a route from BOS to a European destination, I am often offered a DL flight to AMS and then a DL coded flight to my intended destination. Then frequently, the next choice offered on the website is the same DL flight to AMS connecting to the same flight as before but with the KLM flight number. Usually the price is identical.
I am curious if I should select the flight combination with the KL flight number, do I lose my risk free cancel capability? And if I need to cancel the entire trip for some reason, does the residual credit follow me to my DL account or is it more complicated with the KL flight number?
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I don't think Delta would have any way of issuing a KLM credit voucher. I was just using Korean Air as an example. If you book on Delta.com, and cancel, you should have a Delta credit less any change fee/penalty.
If you book:
BOS/AMS/MUC - - and BOS/AMS is on DL & AMS/MUC is on KLM - no matter how the flight is coded, you will still have the 24 hour cancellation deal available to you, if you book it online at Delta.com. I think you'll find that most of us here, under these same circumstances would still prefer to book the itinerary with all DL flight numbers whenever possible, just for a level of comfort.
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I don't think Delta would have any way of issuing a KLM credit voucher. I was just using Korean Air as an example. If you book on Delta.com, and cancel, you should have a Delta credit less any change fee/penalty.
If you book:
BOS/AMS/MUC - - and BOS/AMS is on DL & AMS/MUC is on KLM - no matter how the flight is coded, you will still have the 24 hour cancellation deal available to you, if you book it online at Delta.com. I think you'll find that most of us here, under these same circumstances would still prefer to book the itinerary with all DL flight numbers whenever possible, just for a level of comfort.
So if I pick the KL flight number, what happens if I cancel later on after the 24 hours? Do I still receive the complete residual value after the change penalty?
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So if I pick the KL flight number, what happens if I cancel later on after the 24 hours? Do I still receive the complete residual value after the change penalty?
I would say yes with 99% certainty. Anyone else think otherwise?
But, if the DL coded flights are the same price, why not book the DL coded flights?? Just curious.
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I would say yes with 99% certainty. Anyone else think otherwise?
But, if the DL coded flights are the same price, why not book the DL coded flights?? Just curious.
Absolutely, I do. But many partner flights were not codeshared, just offered. The current DL pdf. schedule has numerous new codeshare destinations with a DL flight number, especially on non-ST partners like GOL and WestJet.
I would say yes with 99% certainty. Anyone else think otherwise?
But, if the DL coded flights are the same price, why not book the DL coded flights?? Just curious.
There's often problems with seat assignments and Skymiles numbers getting lost between DL and the operating carrier.
If you have an AF ticket for Af metal and get a seat assigned on af.com you usually won't lose the seat. Get a DL ticket for AF metal with a seat from dl.com and you have a good chance of losing the assignment.
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There's often problems with seat assignments and Skymiles numbers getting lost between DL and the operating carrier.
If you have an AF ticket for Af metal and get a seat assigned on af.com you usually won't lose the seat. Get a DL ticket for AF metal with a seat from dl.com and you have a good chance of losing the assignment.
Yes, but either way, the OP wants to buy a ticket FROM DELTA - to fly on KLM, and wants to know if it makes any difference as to whether or not it makes any difference if he buys a seat on a flight as KL1234 AMS/ATH or DL9234 AMS/ATH. I don't see any difference, and besides, if you have a Y ticket - USA/AMS/ATH, you can't get a seat assignment for AMS/ATH til you check in.
Just a side note, that, I recently booked YYZ/CDG and CDG/ATL - both AF metal - on Delta.com, and my good seats actually STUCK that I chose on Delta.com!
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