Earning on DL for W Class (C+)..?
Jun 24, 2016, 4:11 pm
#61
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But there is good news from Alaska Mileage Plan on this. Via our community, a friend put me in touch with somebody that was able to forward the info to the right people at Alaska MP. I asked if I could post this to the community.
David, we are very close to having a solution for electronic posting. In the meantime, if there are any W Class of service flights on DL in which you did not receive credit, can you send those itineraries to [email protected] We will credit the original class of service for these flights. Thank you for sharing this issue with us. DL and AS both agree that you should receive credit for these.
-David
Jun 24, 2016, 4:14 pm
#62
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If only there was a bonus for comfort+, some of Delta's pricing for it is quite attractive.
Jun 24, 2016, 4:51 pm
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Also, I think the current W pricing is a promo for the launch of discrete sales of the product and I doubt it will last all that long... otherwise I can't see a reason I'd ever not book W (I'm seeing ~$20 - $50 difference RT, usually on the lower end) for everything I've looked at in the last month).
Last edited by IsleOfMan; Jun 24, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Jun 24, 2016, 10:35 pm
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Thanks for sharing. This is good news indeed. I look forward to an automated posting of these!
Jul 5, 2016, 5:12 pm
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Well, that settles that - I hadn't checked in on this thread recently. Very sad, considering Virgin Atlantic is crediting 100% base miles plus a 50% class bonus - so 250% of miles flown for Gold members. Crediting to Alaska (75+) yields only 112.5% of miles - le sigh.
This fact made me go back and look at other earnings, and I'm going to have to make some choices on future travel. On F&P fares, AS yields 325% where VS yields 350%. AS still takes it on A fares, yielding 275% vs the 250% that VS offers. G fares work out to 225% with AS, vs 250% with VS. I really need to come up with a way to redeem VS miles as beneficially as AS!
This fact made me go back and look at other earnings, and I'm going to have to make some choices on future travel. On F&P fares, AS yields 325% where VS yields 350%. AS still takes it on A fares, yielding 275% vs the 250% that VS offers. G fares work out to 225% with AS, vs 250% with VS. I really need to come up with a way to redeem VS miles as beneficially as AS!
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Jul 5, 2016, 5:33 pm
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Well, that settles that - I hadn't checked in on this thread recently. Very sad, considering Virgin Atlantic is crediting 100% base miles plus a 50% class bonus - so 250% of miles flown for Gold members. Crediting to Alaska (75+) yields only 112.5% of miles - le sigh.
Jul 5, 2016, 5:48 pm
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Depending on the underlying class, DL C+ fares can credit up to 100% + 25% class bonus (for full Y) on AS. Although, the 50% number will probably be typical (for L,U,T,X,V underlying fares). I'd be surprised if VS keeps the earning rate given how cheap C+ fares can be down in the X/V fare class spectrum. They are quite a bit different from the true Premium Economy W fares sold by VS.
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Jul 6, 2016, 9:40 am
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Jul 6, 2016, 10:46 am
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Jul 14, 2016, 9:42 pm
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How Long to Post DL miles?
I booked and flew four segments in C+ on DL in mid June.
YVR-MSP-IND (IND to PIT by car)
PIT-MSP-YVR
Miles not posted to MP account yet. Is it normal to wait a month for DL miles to post?
I've done two other trips on AA since and they posted pretty much immediately.
Thanks.
YVR-MSP-IND (IND to PIT by car)
PIT-MSP-YVR
Miles not posted to MP account yet. Is it normal to wait a month for DL miles to post?
I've done two other trips on AA since and they posted pretty much immediately.
Thanks.