Originally Posted by
xliioper
If you are booking non-stop DL metal flights with no connections on KL/AF websites, they will usually be DL fares/codings, not KL/AF, but on an KL/AF a ticket. Although it shouldn't be any cheaper than booking on DL website as inventory availability should be same in both cases with DL coding. The TATL JV partners coordinate fare filings, but inventory availability can vary from flight to flight depending on who is coding flight. Although in many cases they will be the same. At any rate, DL metal flights will show up on DL website once you attach Skymiles number even if KL coded. I doubt the 006 ticket number is actually a "credit" and is just instantiated due to the DL metal on ticket.
The flights that I booked on KLM (completely Delta metal) have a connection each way. I called Delta to make sure that the price differential I was seeing between KLM and Delta was accurate and unfortunately it was. I do see the flight on both my Delta account and on KLM. The ticket # associated with the unused e-ticked (Delta's terminology) starts with an 074. I'm not planning on being able to use that ticket but was really more concerned that there would be a problem with the flight. My flight isn't until Oct so won't be able to update this until then.
Appreciate all the input!
Last edited by IDtoTX; Feb 11, 2026 at 1:01 pm
Reason: updated terminology