Originally Posted by
vinnyc
Apologies, I made a mistake in the program: this would not be the Delta "
Miles + Cash" Program (which allows to reduce the payment in miles on award tickets), but the Delta
"Pay with Miles" Program, which is only available to cardholders of the American Express Delta credit cards (Gold, Platinum, Reserve etc...) to pay a revenue tickets with miles, by tranches of 5,000 SkyMiles (you need to have a minimum balance of 5,000 DL miles in order to pay with your miles).
Details are on this link:
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...ith-miles.html
And apparently, according The Points Guy, tickets paid under the program Pay with Miles are still considered as
revenue tickets, which would seem to make my strategy work (and earn XP):
https://thepointsguy.com/2015/04/is-...deal-or-a-dud/
https://thepointsguy.com/2014/12/del...miles-in-2015/
Cheers,
-vinnyc
sorry to have misunderstood your case. Yes, maybe it can work, especially considering that those flights would be booked under DL code, so they will follow the old rules for miles earning, and credit XP if they are still considered as revenue tickets.