Originally Posted by
gooselee
Quite the opposite.
P is two fare classes above G in domestic first.
Z is the lowest fare class in int'l biz, with the the hierarchy being JCDIZ.
T is third from the bottom on coach, not counting basic economy (YBMSHQKLUTXVE).
So I'm curious to see what the required booking class is for int'l biz, and what the previous booking class was for coach.
But at least for domestic first, being able to use SB certs on P fares instead of just G is actually a very big positive.
Where did this information come from?
Log into your skybonus.delta.com account and click on any int'l business class cert (e.g. trans-Atlantic 'delta one').
What I quoted here is for int'l (trans-Atlantic, trans-Pacific, Africa, S. America, etc.) bus. class certs. All of them.
I was also seeing T as a coach class. But, these are J-class certs, and also the fare mapping I did just matched up to domestic 'first' and discount Y, but nothing to int'l business. That is why I was wondering, is T being changed to be int'l business deep discount/award/SB class or what.
Currently it reads (for trans-Atlantic, to use that example):
This certificate entitles you to a complimentary (except 3rd party taxes and fees) roundtrip/one-way Delta One™ ticket between the US/Canada and Europe. If G or Z class is not offered or available, then Q class can be used. If Z is not offered or available on KL/KL* , then H can be used. If I class is not offered or available on AZ/AZ*, then H can be used. If Z is not offered or available on AF/AF* , then H class can be used. If booking AF/AF* all travel within France or between CDG-AMS/MRS/NTE or FCO-TLS should be booked in J class.
But on top of that it says:
Note: For tickets issued on/after 7/15/16 for travel on/after 1/1/17 the required booking classes are P and T.
Other region int'l business SB certs have different language, but same classes currently, and all the same note in red at top of new classes being (only?) P and T.
It is unclear is it P and T classes ONLY in replacement of all the current ones (G, Z, Q, and I, H, and J for AF certain routes), or only for some. Very unclearly worded by DL. That is why I posted here, to try to get some clarity on this, on is this making things better or worse for SB cert redemption as of July 15th for traveling in 2017 and onwards, is T class being changed to be int'l business SB/award class, or what.