Originally Posted by
sjpd
So I booked a dummy ticket and it looks like to get the fare I would like to buy (both itineraries), the rules are:
RESERVATIONS/TICKETING RES REQ 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPART
TKTG WITHIN 1 DAY AFTER RESERVATIONS
OR AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE DEPART
WHICHEVER IS EARLIER
WAITLISTING NOT PERMITTED ALL SEGMENTS
FURTHER RESTR APPLY SEE TEXT RULE
MINIMUM STAY FOR TRAVEL ON/BEFORE 19NOV 11
BEGIN TVL MON/TUE/WED/SUN RETURN AFTER 3 DAYS
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
FOR TRAVEL ON/BEFORE 19NOV 11
BEGIN TVL THU/FRI RETURN FIRST
FURTHER RESTR APPLY SEE TEXT RULE
MAXIMUM STAY 30 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
It looks like I need to stay 3 days at least to get this ticket, so if I fly in on a Thursday night I should be able to leave Sunday? Or Monday? And still be within the contract. I don't actually know what Delta considers "3 days".
Technically it is "back-to-back" ticketing and technically since you are returning 1 day after departing, you are circumventing the rules. Will DL catch you? If they do, will they do anything? The answer to both questions is "probably not." No matter how DL defines "3 days", Feb 1 to Feb 2 is NOT enough
. Neither is Feb 14 to Feb 15.
I don't think it is back-to-back since the 3 day minimum is no longer in effect (expires 11/19/11). Probably have to look at the full rules to know, but these look incomplete. In any case, it's highly unlikely that OP would have a problem with what he would like to do.