Originally Posted by
Orange County Commuter
Yes, you could book a fake ticket and cancel it. However, I actually do know somebody who used to do this quite often for various reasons, and he finally got a letter from Delta that said do it again and your account is closed. Apparently, even Delta IT can tell that you’re probably not going to fly two flights to two different destinations within a few hours of each other.
And presumably this would be even more risky next year anyway, because the visit passes from the Amex Plat will likely need to be deposited into a specific SkyMiles account.