Originally Posted by
Tiera001
Greetings! My husband and I are planning a trip to New Zealand this Christmas season. I watched the cost of a Delta flight for about 6 months and it never dropped below 3k for a ticket. I finally bit the bullet and bought 2 economy seats for my husband and I. In total we have around 1 million Delta Skymiles saved and want to upgrade to Delta One. I'm shocked that the cost of a DeltaOne flight is nearly $14k or 920K points per ticket. How can this be that a million points won't be enough to upgrade up both? We are both new to points and maybe I'm just living in an alternative reality that doesn't exist. I'm aware we are traveling during the costliest time period. Am I missing something here or is this just the reality that a million points isn't going to get us that much? Thanks for any outside perspective you can give me.
Originally Posted by
Tiera001
Thanks everyone. That is helpful to know...disappointing, but oh well. I have another hurdle, even though there are seats available to upgrade to first class, for some reason I am unable to do so online.....it says the seat is unoccupied, but may be occupied before the flight.
Anyway Delta now does not have long haul international first class (1st class). Just international business class (~2nd class). Other airlines have the same,
DL should really refer to DeltaOne as DeltaTwo. But some to many get fooled by DL marketing.
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https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/t...-and-delta-one
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Delta Air Lines offers Delta One or first class premium fares on its flights. Somewhat confusingly, first class isn't the most premium class — Delta One is. The difference:
- Delta One is the airline’s international business class offering, which is available (mostly) on long-haul international flights and certain long-distance domestic routes. It offers lie-flat seats and premium food and beverage service.
- Delta first class is typically available on shorter or domestic flights. It offers larger seats with more leg room but the seats don't turn into flat beds.
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Another thread by OP (locked)-->
SkyMiles and AMEX Travel issue
Enjoy your time in New Zealand. Some places can get very busy Christmas - New Year.