Originally Posted by
tardyturtle
For me this seems to happen when I do a fairly large number of searches in a short period of time (eg scoping out the award flight options). Waiting a few minutes or using a different browser fixes the problem. I always wondered if this is a way to limit scripts from scraping their site.
Thanks for the feedback!
Initially, the purchase experience was based off a referral link from Google Flights. I then launched Delta.com directly from a different browser, and searched for the specific date and flight number myself - still the same error message when using eCredit
Anyway, the quoted fare bucket was dwindling down to 1, so I pulled the trigger without using the eCredit - of course, no issues with the booking on a cash fare
Then I realized the purchased ticket omitted my SkyMiles # (despite being logged in during the purchase), and was auto-assigned a middle seat in row 48

. Eventually I was able to get one of the last available premium economy seats (sold as C+ on a domestic route) after the system (finally) recognized my Plat status.
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