Originally Posted by
dd93003
There isn't a problem, unless you consider a price you are unwilling to pay, a problem.
I will say it's strange to see a moderator of a Delta forum respond this way.
Of course price that one is unwilling to pay is a problem when the airline touts 25K mile awards all the time then makes them next to impossible to obtain.
Apparently you don't understand the role of moderators on FT. Unless they specifically say that they are posting with their "moderator hat" on, they are just like you and me. They have a right to their opinion. And sometimes the truth hurts.
Originally Posted by
iahphx
Aw, jeez, I can see I'm not alone with oddball award ticket "pricing" issues today.
All I can say is that I've been a CO plat for over 2 decades now. Sure, odd issues occasionally come up booking award travel there -- especially when you're trying to cobble together some limited award availability. But they always manage to get it to work. If there's a routing you have to take because the better routings are unavailable, they give it to you. Somebody fixes it. And if better seats become available later, and you ask for them, you get those, too.
I can see that's not necessarily the case with DL.
I have *never* been elite with CO but am planning on status matching this fall. I have *always* found them to be way more flexible in their routings for award tickets, not to mention their availability. Way more low level award options compared with DL. The main downside is no stopover allowed on domestic award tickets but I will live with that.