Last week I used my Amex Platinum card to get into the Delta Sky Club lounge, and also purchased a 1-day Delta lounge pass for $50 for my traveling companion a few days before the flight. When we checked into the lounge, the rep at the check-in desk said that I could have gotten my friend a one-day pass for $29 with the Amex platinum card had I purchased it at the check-in desk on the day of our flight. I was not aware of that benefit (I'm sure its buried in this thread somewhere), but does anyone know whether that would still count as a reimbursable airline incidental fee had I done it that way?

tl;dr Does Amex credit $29 Delta lounge passes purchased at the lounge check-in desk the same as they do the $50 Delta lounge passes purchased in advance?

Data point:

Looks like the $50 GC loophole is over. I purchased 2 $50 GCs coded in my paper statement as tickets LA to LA and have not been credited.

A TSA precheck enrollment fee was credited in four days.

YMMV. Jim

Has it been 4 weeks yet?

Also, they've always posted like that: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/21907633-post395.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22191949-post474.html

It's not looking good on the automatic reimbursement. At the same time however, it's not entirely dead. There are a number of reports of MPX reimbursements happening automatically, albeit taking the full 4 weeks.

Date of transaction for the $50 GCs was 26 August.

Jim

I bought 2 DL $50 gift cards that posted 9/1. I went ahead and chatted with a AMEX and the rep said she manually applied the credit and should be seen within 5 business days.

I'll report back once I see the credit. But for those who have waited around the same time, you may want to consider the chat function if you are getting nervous.

FYI, I was never asked what the charge were for. I only told them that my incidental charges had not been credited.

One month later to the day I purchased my DL GCs:
http://i.imgur.com/cSU8hfP.jpg
Edit: you're going to have to chat with AMEX to get this done on any DL charge, folks. Something's screwed hard.

Automatic?

It doesn't appear like anything is being reimbursed automatically (at least on DL).

So I just finished a chat with amex. Stated I had not received a credit for my plat card yet for the airline fees. They asked what day and the amount. The guy found the 2x$50 ecerts. Asked what they were for. Stated they were "extras" associated with a flight I had purchased the same day. Rep asked if they were for baggage. I hesitated, and before I responded he said he would just classify it as "other" and will be credited manually.

FYI credit posted this morning.

4 $50 cards purchased 8/30. went through chat and was told reimbursement will post within 48 hours. reimbursement for GC's is apparently not dead, but definitely delayed

I had to do a chat to get my lounge access and cert credited too. I just purchased to delta comfort seats too so we will see if those get auto credited this time or if I have to do it via chat again.

tl;dr Does Amex credit $29 Delta lounge passes purchased at the lounge check-in desk the same as they do the $50 Delta lounge passes purchased in advance?[/QUOTE]

Yes the $29 is a part of the approved fees...$21 lesson learned!

Yes the $29 is a part of the approved fees...$21 lesson learned![/QUOTE]

ty!

safe to buy 2x $50 dl gcs on prg??? seeing lots of credits on AA. reps stating delays were due to a glitch.... just have another $50 gc from delta gold and want to load up