Originally Posted by
yydv
Can flights be booked on award tickets, or do they have to be in cash? Looking at Delta-marketed Delta-operated flight from CDG to US.
Outside of calling Delta and getting someone knowledgeable, is there any way to check for MUA availability? Delta is not on ExpertFlyer which is how I would normally check.
MUAs are only available on cash (paid) tickets. If you've already booked an award, there's no point in calling. For DL flights, you must book at least a K or higher fare class revenue fare for coach (all PS fares are eligible -- P/A/G). C+ fares are only eligible if underlying coach fare basis is K or higher. CDG to US would be eligible on DL metal, but not US to CDG. Upgrade bucket availability for MUAs is not public, but seems to correlate fairly highly with Z bucket availability. MUA mileage amounts were increased when they dropped availability for all DL metal except ex-UK/FR/Ghana flights on 8/22/23, so prepare for mileage sticker shock.
