KL: IAH-JNB/CPT starting @ $735ai
#46
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 6
Thank you! Unfortunately, one night in the Intercontinental Hotel costs about $400, ouch. Hopefully I'll be able to catch a snooze in a Skyteam lounge if one is opened overnight. I would have traveled over a day (it'll take me half a day to get to IAH) and don't want to spend my first day in CPT sleeping.
Anyone want to join me for the bus tour in CPT over the weekend?
Anyone want to join me for the bus tour in CPT over the weekend?
#50
formerly ThePinkUnicornShirtGuy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Franklin, TN
Programs: Delta Diamond
Posts: 418
Gotta make a rare post but ty OP for finding this fare.
I'm booked for a safari, great white shark cage tour, some wine tasting and just going to backpack/hostel it up on a nice 10-day.
Would it be impossible to get Delta/KLM to give me 23 hour layovers in Paris/AMS?
I'm booked for a safari, great white shark cage tour, some wine tasting and just going to backpack/hostel it up on a nice 10-day.
Would it be impossible to get Delta/KLM to give me 23 hour layovers in Paris/AMS?
#51
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Programs: Frontier Gold, DL estranged 1MMer, Spirit VIP, CO/NW/UA/AA once gold/plat/comped gold now dust.
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Sometimes combinations fall into your lap if scrolling through a powerful system like ITA (look for the lonest total trip times and then examine the details). To do it manually you'd need to look at departures and arrivals of all the U.S.-AMS/PAR links. What it usually comes down to is booking on an early or late flight to a U.S. gateway that might not be your first choice, and then getting the domestic flights to work from there (e.g. IAH-MSP-AMS-CPT-AMS-DTW-IAH).
Usually they won't help you on the phone with something like this.
#52
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Utah
Programs: DL DM UA AA Hilton Starwood
Posts: 581
This might sound silly, but reading from the KLM site, a flight booked in R class earns 25% mileage for Flying Blue members.
IAH-JNB-IAH is about 21k +. It is saying that you would earn only a little over 5k for booking that round trip.
Why are they only getting that for their members, but giving 21k in Delta miles? Or are they truely paying 21k if you enter your DL Skymiles after booking at the KLM site?
Must know for sure before I book this. I would hate to only get 5k for this.
Thanks.
IAH-JNB-IAH is about 21k +. It is saying that you would earn only a little over 5k for booking that round trip.
Why are they only getting that for their members, but giving 21k in Delta miles? Or are they truely paying 21k if you enter your DL Skymiles after booking at the KLM site?
Must know for sure before I book this. I would hate to only get 5k for this.
Thanks.
#53
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: DL DM, MM
Posts: 2,970
How did you pick your safari?
#54
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 6
This might sound silly, but reading from the KLM site, a flight booked in R class earns 25% mileage for Flying Blue members.
IAH-JNB-IAH is about 21k +. It is saying that you would earn only a little over 5k for booking that round trip.
Why are they only getting that for their members, but giving 21k in Delta miles? Or are they truely paying 21k if you enter your DL Skymiles after booking at the KLM site?
Must know for sure before I book this. I would hate to only get 5k for this.
Thanks.
IAH-JNB-IAH is about 21k +. It is saying that you would earn only a little over 5k for booking that round trip.
Why are they only getting that for their members, but giving 21k in Delta miles? Or are they truely paying 21k if you enter your DL Skymiles after booking at the KLM site?
Must know for sure before I book this. I would hate to only get 5k for this.
Thanks.
I called both Delta and KLM to confirm that my SM number was linked to the ticket and I believe other posters have confirmed 100% accrual in their Delta account using this itinerary.
#55
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: New York city, NY
Programs: DL DM 1MM, DL reserve, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 407
I just returned from Cape Town and acquired full milage (R) class. JFK-YUL-AMS-CPT on the return CPT-JNB-AMS-JFK. Full MQM plus DM 125% miles. Milage run fare $920. I had 4hrs to kill in JNB and with lots of stores, restaurants and the Air France lounge (showers) it goes by quick.
*note no milage for CPT-JNB code share with BA, but nonetheless a great short under two hour flight on a new Product, new for me
I've written a trip report about it.
*note no milage for CPT-JNB code share with BA, but nonetheless a great short under two hour flight on a new Product, new for me
I've written a trip report about it.
#57
Join Date: Oct 2011
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#58
formerly ThePinkUnicornShirtGuy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Franklin, TN
Programs: Delta Diamond
Posts: 418
#59
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: New York city, NY
Programs: DL DM 1MM, DL reserve, Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 407
#60
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX|AKL|AMS|GVA|AGP|CPT - or somewhere in between
Programs: DL DM; 2MM
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