Originally Posted by CaliguyNYC

So any word on earning and redeeming skymiles on 9W? Btw if you can only earn miles (not MQMs) on DL code shares, that would suck. MQMs I get but come on DL give us options. Take my mom, she will only fly to BOM on flights that arrive before 7/8pm or so. She doesn't want to take a taxi at 2am or make family come pick her up. VS's day flight JFK-LHR connecting to 9W's second flight to BOM that arrives at 11am or so is perfect (she uses BA's option despite all of our miles being Skyteam). She won't fly through the Middle East, so perfect for DL and is willing to pay a reasonable premium for that. I hope DL looks at the big picture wrt India and not be so myopic that we are left with very few options. The ME3 have multiple departures from BOM and usually two options to big cites in Europe and the US.Between AMS, CDG & LHR, DL fliers to BOM and DEL should be very well covered as would people flying to smaller cities that don't have many international options. All DL needs is BLR, MAA, HYD and they should be fine in India until they figure out non stops.