Originally Posted by
xliioper
There's supposed to be a 9,900 mile deduction for US/Canada Main Basic awards and a 19,900 mile deduction for international ones. There have been some reports they are not actually assessing this deduction, but it is definitely documented .
https://www.delta.com/us/en/baggage/overview
excuse my first reply above.. I was confused. Turns out for HND-SEA, I'm not even seeing "Basic" as an option anymore. I'm only seeing Main Basic and Main. I'm trying to understand what difference there is between them as the web site isn't showing it clearly. I was going to book one refundable award flight today.. but now I'm confused if it will be refundable if I choose Main Basic, and / or what are the benefits of Main over Main Basic. Tia