Originally Posted by
willoL
Did you call back or ask,
paterwdb ? What was the result?
Anyone have VIP Select data for a trip like this? Domestic Delta to an International connection? And/or at JFK specifically?
We will be doing a short positioning flight on Delta from BOS-JFK ahead of a pair of very long haul flights on KE to Asia. It is a separate booking, however.
I wondered if Delta VIP Select could solve the JFK inter-terminal problem for us (because I read the train currently doesn't run to T1 due to construction, and I can't get an answer about accessibility on the temporary shuttle bus!) as well as eliminating my need for wheelchair service for my (usually) minor mobility needs. I can't walk long distances & tire easily, so I always book wheelchair service, but only need it about 1/3 of the time, and almost entirely for distances. In an unfamiliar airport, though, I always use the service because I can't predict what will be expected of me, and I can't afford to crash in the middle of a marathon journey like the trip from New England to Asia...
My husband will have his assistant call and see if this can be booked, but if the FT community already knows it isn't allowed, I won't waste her time.
This might be possible, since KE interlines with DL for baggage. With EK, it involved claiming domestic bags, and then checking into EK since they don't interline, and DL VIP basically said no way. I think you could probably book the DL arrival service, and then just put concluding destination as the KE lounge, and I don't imagine it would be a problem. I would just call and book it as an arrival rather than connection, and when they ask if you want to be delivered to ground transportation, tell them you just want to be delivered to the KE lounge.