DL availability on Flying Blue
Jul 10, 2017, 6:57 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2015
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DL availability on Flying Blue
Quick question: is there a chance that flying blue search engine won't display all possible awards available?
Have found what I am pretty sure is low level award availability on DL site for DL biz class flight 87,500 for one way biz from USA to Europe. Then when I search same reqs on flying blue, nothing pops up. And then the first biz class showing on flying blue is for a date that when I search on DL has that same flight for more than 100K DL points.
I guess my question is, is it possible that flying blue just doesn't display all award spots available on DL and I should try and call Flying blue, or is there just a ton of subjectivity to the availability and I should give up unless it shows on FB web search?
thanks
Have found what I am pretty sure is low level award availability on DL site for DL biz class flight 87,500 for one way biz from USA to Europe. Then when I search same reqs on flying blue, nothing pops up. And then the first biz class showing on flying blue is for a date that when I search on DL has that same flight for more than 100K DL points.
I guess my question is, is it possible that flying blue just doesn't display all award spots available on DL and I should try and call Flying blue, or is there just a ton of subjectivity to the availability and I should give up unless it shows on FB web search?
thanks
Jul 10, 2017, 7:00 am
#2
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Nov 19, 2017, 11:06 am
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Im seeing no availability BOS-HNL via the FB site but loads on DL. Obviously its a lot cheaper mile wise on FB so I was hoping to book with my FB miles. If I phone listing specific DL flights will they have access to all this inventory, or is lot of it not available to FB. Sadly my dates are quite constrictive.
Nov 19, 2017, 10:37 pm
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Im seeing no availability BOS-HNL via the FB site but loads on DL. Obviously its a lot cheaper mile wise on FB so I was hoping to book with my FB miles. If I phone listing specific DL flights will they have access to all this inventory, or is lot of it not available to FB. Sadly my dates are quite constrictive.
Nov 19, 2017, 11:42 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Rotterdam
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I searched quite a few DL tickets and found out that in the engine its mostly for travel on monday, tuesday, wednesday. DL tickets are only available for the lowest amount of FB needed per sector. DL specifically designates seats avaiable for FB miles, so that might be a reason why on DL higher amount of miles is needed. That might be that DL customers already bought several award tix for this flight.
Further more I was unable to get any new availibility via the phone on at least 6 tries. So I have no reason to believe DL availiblity is not accurate in the search engine.
Further more I was unable to get any new availibility via the phone on at least 6 tries. So I have no reason to believe DL availiblity is not accurate in the search engine.
Nov 20, 2017, 2:11 pm
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Im seeing no availability BOS-HNL via the FB site but loads on DL. Obviously its a lot cheaper mile wise on FB so I was hoping to book with my FB miles. If I phone listing specific DL flights will they have access to all this inventory, or is lot of it not available to FB. Sadly my dates are quite constrictive.
