Originally Posted by
bgriff
That's how many other programs work but not DL. Any flights traveling after Jan 1 will cost at least 70K each way, no matter when you book. (And of course, since there's not an award chart and no guarantee of pricing, in theory they could change it again on us at any time for any effective date.)
Normally DL changes pricing based on the booking date. Such as recent change to US-ZAR pricing for J awards. However sometimes they do just change it right away for any after a certain travel date. If one thing is consistent about DL, it's the inconsistencies.