Originally Posted by
thesaints
Purchased a flight to LHR on delta.com.
Flight is on VS metal, ticket is a 006, as expected.
Fare code appears as "O" on receipt.
O is the fare for Y award travel on DL, but also stands for discount-Y on VS (50% base miles).
As it turns out, I make more miles if the flight is credited using partner airline rules than the delta rules, so I'm cool with that.
Yet, I don't understand why delta would have used VS fare codes on a 006 ticket...
Where are you seeing the fare class displayed?
If you're viewing your reservation on the VS website, the fare class you're seeing is the VS fare class, not the DL fare class (even if it's on 006 stock). The fare class that displays on the DL website should be different.
For example, a W (premium economy code share) fares on Delta could be W, S, H, or K tickets on Virgin. The DL and VS fare codes are not perfectly aligned.