dealOCD

Thanks in advance for any clarity and suggestions! We are moving cross country and Id like to get as much stuff to the new place as we travel to/from prior to officially moving and waiting for items to eventually arrive.

Husband is a gold for next flight, then makes platinum for subsequent flights. I am silver. child no status. Both of us have amex with baggage waiver.

1) does husband get two bags free with gold and three with platinum up to 70lbs and additional bag with Amex waiver or is that just limited up to two bags total?

2) when my daughter and I travel with him well we be able to get the same baggage waivers he does if they can link our travel itineraries? He books on concur through work so not sure if they can do that.

3) Also, if they do link travel itineraries, will it effect his upgrade changes as hed be linked with 2 people and upgrades would be limited to +1. This has seemed tricky in past as Id like to link to his for upgrade but if traveling with child they wont just link him to a child not in his itinerary and wont just let me link to his without the little one so the little one is not left behind (of course if we did get an upgrade, even to comfort, shed be with either one of us, we wouldnt leave her on own.)

Thanks for input from those of you who have been there done that!

I cant get it to upload my snippet but this is the link with the basic chart https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...p/checked.html

iflyalexair

As a matter of written policy, all passengers in the same reservation (up to 8 companions) get the benefits of the highest statused member automatically. You might have success in having "linked" PNRs, but that would be a ticket counter discretionary call.

To answer your questions:
1) As a gold, he'll get two checked bags up to 70 lbs each. You don't get an extra bag for having the amex when you are > gold. As a platinum, he will get three bags up to 70 lbs. each. (again, no extra for the amex)

2) As stated above, you aren't entitled to it. Rule states you need to be on the same reservation to get the benefit. Since you're silver, you'll get one bag for free up to 70 lbs (as would your child, assuming she has a confirmed seat). You mentioned that you have the amex. As long as you are the primary card holder (not your husband), you, and those in your reservation, will get 2 bags at 70 lbs. (1 for being silver plus one for the amex.)

3) Medallion upgrade status is determined by the highest person in a reservation, with up to one companion. So, if you and your husband are together in a reservation, you both will clear at the gold or platinum level. You don't drag him down. This was a recent change, and with that change, you must be in the same reservation. There is no longer "linking." The best you can do now is let him be in his own reservation since you can't book together. Then you and your non-statused child will get the equivalent of silver benefits, including upgrades.

flyerCO

If you check-in together even on different reservations, as long as you're flying the same flights they'll treat you as if on one together.

iflyalexair

They might, and they likely will. Nevertheless, it isn't guaranteed and could get messy if you had a difficult agent.

dealOCD

Thanks for clarification and the reminder that I will still get two bags as silver plus my daughter. Yes my husband and I each have separate Amex delta platinum cards.

Just remembered I can have a box as luggage too, thereby not having to bring empty luggage back. Have only done that with a case of wine, crossing my fingers and every bottle survived unbroken!

dealOCD

Ah so when we check our bags in person...especially at the medallion check-in they make the call. Thats great...but true they could be helpful or not but good to know they can decided. Perhaps we would risk one extra bag. Well have to rent a bigger car when we get there too lol

BHammy

Delta's verbage is as follows:
"The benefit extends to up to 8 travel companions, who must be listed on the Card Member’s reservation — for a total of 9 passengers."

So it's not just ON the same reservation (not IN same itinerary), but listed, as in linked as traveling together.

I've done this several times, once with 8 companions, only one of which was on my reservation.

matthew64832

"listed on the reservation" is the same as saying "on the same PNR". However, as has been said several times, checkin agents will usually extend the benefits to other companions at their discretion.

iflyalexair

This.

tentseller

I have had "PNR entourage" on my NGO trips where We all got the 3 bags.

Same itinerary, different PNR is a YMMV situation.

MSPeconomist

Do you mean "PNR entourage" or are you traveling for National Public Radio?

tentseller

Noted with thanks and corrected

flyingdoc747

xliioper

Did linking tickets actually permit the selection of a preferred seat online, or did the agent just move your mother to a preferred seat? Linking does not mean your tickets on the same reservation. The agents are most likely just doing people favors by moving companions to preferred seats rather than following some form of internal policy. The documented policy says that companions must be on same res for preferred seats/luggage benefits. What's the point of putting that requirement in there if they don't really mean it?

flyingdoc747