Originally Posted by
storewanderer
Do we know for sure that the Basic fare type will even be bookable with points...?
Could this be the next screwing that is coming?
To redeem points you have to book the Anytime or Business Select? They better clarify this, and fast.
I would assume that WN will be offering awards in Basic. Note that DL has BE awards as long as flights are 100% DL metal (and there are BE revenue fares on route). Any awards that include at least one partner flight are only offered as higher mileage Main awards (they do sell revenue BE fares on partner metal, they just don't offer BE awards on them). DL BE awards are supposed to be subject to 9900 mile (US/Canada), 19900 mile (international) deductions for redeposits, but there have been a number of reports that they haven't actually been making deductions on redeposits. These are similar to $99/$199 cancel fees on DL revenue BE fares. Below are example one-way awards. Most DL TATL awards have a roundtrip booking requirement for cheapest awards, just as cheapest revenue fares have roundtrip booking requirements on TATL routes. Note that neither BE, nor Comfort+ awards are offered on partner metal (while they show as Sold Out, the reality is they are never offered).
