DL: CMB-AMS-LAX-HNL-OGG-LAX-SAN-LAS O/W $298, 16,257 miles, 1.7cpm
May 31, 2017, 4:22 pm
#123
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May 31, 2017, 4:45 pm
#124
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I just did a very lazy Google Flights search for CMB-LAS and found it for $427 in November.
CMB-AMS-SEA-LAS-DTW-AMS-CMB.
$427 / 21,842 MQMs, 3,168 redeemable miles / $288 MQDs
https://goo.gl/flights/65ge
CMB-AMS-SEA-LAS-DTW-AMS-CMB.
$427 / 21,842 MQMs, 3,168 redeemable miles / $288 MQDs
https://goo.gl/flights/65ge
May 31, 2017, 4:47 pm
#125
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CMB-AMS-SLC-LAS-DTW-AMS-CMB.
$2720 through Delta or $2,672 through KLM / 32,369 MQMs, 28,413 redeemable miles / $2,583 MQDs
https://goo.gl/flights/pC2j
May 31, 2017, 5:43 pm
#126
Join Date: Mar 2016
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Booked with stopover in Hawaii and Amsterdam
Spent an hour on the phone with the diamond medallion line and they had to manually issue this ticket [ask the delta agent to call the rate desk or manual issue]. System does not price with stopovers correctly. They said the system was trying to force a stopover on a particular routing, but according to the fare rules it didn't matter.
Putting a stopover in Amsterdam requires the first segment to be booked on a KLM flight # because the codeshare for Delta isn't from CMB - AMS, but CMB - AMS - (e.g. SEA, MSP, etc...). But the fare desk said since it was through fare they could do it as a Delta flight (good thing if you want to use a global)
I booked the following with a stopover in AMS and HNL
DL8209 CMB - AMS (March 3rd)
DL143/DL2215 AMS - SEA - HNL (March 4th)
DL1104 HNL - SLC (March 7th)
DL1483 SLC - LAS (March 8th)
A/I: $370 usd total (56414 LKR) and I think around ~16K MQM
Putting a stopover in Amsterdam requires the first segment to be booked on a KLM flight # because the codeshare for Delta isn't from CMB - AMS, but CMB - AMS - (e.g. SEA, MSP, etc...). But the fare desk said since it was through fare they could do it as a Delta flight (good thing if you want to use a global)
I booked the following with a stopover in AMS and HNL
DL8209 CMB - AMS (March 3rd)
DL143/DL2215 AMS - SEA - HNL (March 4th)
DL1104 HNL - SLC (March 7th)
DL1483 SLC - LAS (March 8th)
A/I: $370 usd total (56414 LKR) and I think around ~16K MQM
May 31, 2017, 6:15 pm
#127
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So here it is...an astonishing 44k miles. Let's see how this goes. I guess I could do a trip report. I'm almost tempted to check an old bag that I have laying around to see if it actually makes it through the first itinerary.
May 31, 2017, 6:19 pm
#128
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The bag would also be interesting, and if they lose it you get miles and/or money
May 31, 2017, 6:20 pm
#129
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May 31, 2017, 6:34 pm
#130
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May 31, 2017, 7:58 pm
#131
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May 31, 2017, 7:59 pm
#132
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Found it.
CMB-AMS-SLC-LAS-DTW-AMS-CMB.
$2720 through Delta or $2,672 through KLM / 32,369 MQMs, 28,413 redeemable miles / $2,583 MQDs
https://goo.gl/flights/pC2j
CMB-AMS-SLC-LAS-DTW-AMS-CMB.
$2720 through Delta or $2,672 through KLM / 32,369 MQMs, 28,413 redeemable miles / $2,583 MQDs
https://goo.gl/flights/pC2j
Another question: Doesn't it make sense to book with the airline you DONT want to credit to? For instance, if you book with KLM, you will get up to 200% base miles x medallion bonus, up to 200 mqm, and a ridiculous amount of mqd by crediting the miles back to delta. Am I missing something?
Last edited by FlyerJudd; May 31, 2017 at 9:22 pm
May 31, 2017, 8:43 pm
#133
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Now that we all have tickets to Sri Lanka (or at least *from* Sri Lanka), we'll need an ETA. When I was last in CMB in 2004, Americans did not need visas. Has anyone applied for a Sri Lankan ETA recently?
As both my wife and I are traveling, should we apply as a "group" or two individuals on the ETA site (http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/)?
As both my wife and I are traveling, should we apply as a "group" or two individuals on the ETA site (http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/)?
May 31, 2017, 9:38 pm
#135
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For those of you who want to add a stopover, you don't need to call Delta to get it ticketed. Simply edit the dates in the link generated by ITA Powertools, and make sure the fare class is U. For example you can add a layover in AMS like so:
PHP Code:
http://www.delta.com/air-shopping/priceTripAction.action?tripType=multiCity¤cyCd=USD&exitCountry=us&itinSegment[0]=0:U:CMB:AMS:DL:8209:DEC:12:2017:0&itinSegment[1]=0:U:AMS:MSP:DL:161:DEC:14:2017:0&itinSegment[2]=0:U:MSP:LAS:DL:2051:DEC:14:2017:0&cabin=B5-Coach&fareBasis=USFWLK&price=0&numOfSegments=3&paxCount=1&vendorRedirectFlag=true&vendorID=Google