Jan 18, 2016, 10:57 am
Last edit by: MaxVO
This thread is a continuation of: Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: DL only [2011 - 2015]
Credit posting delays range from several business days (typical) to several weeks (seen in Oct 2015). The T&Cs state that it could take up to four weeks, so wait at least that long before worrying, and certainly don't contact Amex prematurely
Caution: effective from 22 June 2019, gift card purchases from Delta do not get reimbursed.
Read this primer first
additional collections/split tender
THIS IS A LOOPHOLE. BE DISCREET
Anything coded as an additional collection (aka add/collect or a/c), including difference in fare when changing flights, and accepting an FCM offer, also triggers the credit and will be reimbursed; this may (insufficient data) only happen if the additional amount collected is below ~$250 (regardless of card type, e.g. there have been reports of full $100 credit for Gold card on a/c over $100 and full $200 credit for Plat on a/c over $200 but less than $250)
other non Gift Card options
(DEAD) eGift Card (eCert) details
This Section is not applicable effective 2019/06/22!
Credit posting delays range from several business days (typical) to several weeks (seen in Oct 2015). The T&Cs state that it could take up to four weeks, so wait at least that long before worrying, and certainly don't contact Amex prematurely
Caution: effective from 22 June 2019, gift card purchases from Delta do not get reimbursed.
Read this primer first
- In the Amex Membership Rewards family, both the Consumer and Business versions of the Platinum and Centurion cards qualify for a $200 airline credit. The Premier Rewards Gold (PRG) card is eligible for a $100 airline credit.
- You must
click here to<--(link dead) select Delta as your enrolled airline before you make a reimbursable purchase, else the benefit won't apply. The feature is activated immediately upon airline designation. Try logging in to your AMEX account and selecting the airline. This link may work - If you've selected DL in the past and don't wish to change airlines, there's no need to select again; current selection rolls into future years until modified.
- The T&Cs state the eligible charges, but YMMV, so don't call and ask especially about the fuzzier cases below because that will probably hasten closing of any loopholes.
- The credit is per account, not per card. If the main account has authorized users with additional cards, eligible charges may still be made on those cards, but they'll count jointly towards the same account limit.
- Credits are capped per calendar year, meaning you could tap the full amount on Dec 31st and again on Jan 1st in the extreme. Transaction date, not posting date, determines the year. Note: This is not my experience. I purchased Dec 31, 2016, posted Jan 1, 2017 and went against my 2017 credit. (TheMadBrewer)
- You will get a partial credit to bring your total annual reimbursements to the limit exactly if a qualifying charge takes you past the limit.
- After four weeks, if you've read this Wiki carefully and posted here seeking assistance but the credit still has not arrived, consider chatting with Amex online. Politely mention the "Delta extras" you thought would be reimbursed within four weeks and they'll handle it.
additional collections/split tender
THIS IS A LOOPHOLE. BE DISCREET
Anything coded as an additional collection (aka add/collect or a/c), including difference in fare when changing flights, and accepting an FCM offer, also triggers the credit and will be reimbursed; this may (insufficient data) only happen if the additional amount collected is below ~$250 (regardless of card type, e.g. there have been reports of full $100 credit for Gold card on a/c over $100 and full $200 credit for Plat on a/c over $200 but less than $250)
- Relevantly, split tender where you partially pay with a gift card, existing credit, VDB voucher etc. and partly charged to your card, are processed by DL as an add/collect and trigger the credit per above.
- Thus if you anticipate actually buying, say, a $200 DL ticket, you could buy a single $50 gift card, then buy the ticket using $50 GC and $150 on your card (the $150 will be reimbursed)
- Canceling a ticket within the 24-hour risk-free period generally results in funds being returned to where they came from (GC back to GC and CC back to CC). If you have no immediate travel plans but anticipate travel in the next year, consider buying a fully refundable ticket and then changing it later once you know your future travel dates. IF a lot of people suddenly start refunding tickets after getting the credit reimbursement this may hasten the demise of this particular loophole.
- Caution when buying multiple tickets: for example if you buy two $125 tickets in one transaction (total $250) and use one $100 GC or even two $50 GCs, they will all be applied to the same ticket and you would see one additional collection for $25 on that ticket and a separate "normal" charge for $125 for the second ticket. In this scenario only $25 will be reimbursed (instead of the $150 you might be expecting)
other non Gift Card options
- baggage and other service fees (same day change/standby, change fees, etc.)
- taxes on award flights
- in-flight purchases (EXCEPT wifi)
- SkyClub access/guest fees (but NOT gift cards purchased at a SC, which are actually activated at a 3rd party web site)
- mileage boosts (post 2499)
- The $59 for Delta Skymiles Select is reimbursed (posts 2180, 2182)
- seat assignment fees (may need to call in to have processed manually)
(DEAD) eGift Card (eCert) details
This Section is not applicable effective 2019/06/22!
- Delta eGift Cards (eCerts) have been reimbursed in practice, even though technically they do not meet the criteria listed by Amex for reimbursement. The name on the eCerts doesn't matter and need not match your card, but you must purchase using an eligible Amex card and meet the other criteria detailed in this Wiki.
- Denominations over $50 will not generate the credit. Multiple $50 eCerts will. The smallest denomination available is $50.
- To order, use this direct link to the eGift cert order page, or navigate via Delta.com>Shop>eGift Certificate.
- No need to place separate orders using multiple carts/checkouts. By adding multiple certs to one order (e.g., 4 x $50), even though they are in the same cart, the certs will post as separate transactions and still generate a credit for each.
- eCert purchases may initially authorize (show pending) as ticket purchases before posting to (finalize on) your statement. Multiple-eCert orders may authorize the combined value as a single pending ticket purchase. Don't worry; they'll post later as separate eCert charges in the qualifying amounts.
- eCerts are generated instantly, but the codes are not valid for use until 72 hours after purchase, so don't order expecting to use them in a pinch.
- A maximum of three eCerts may be redeemed per online transaction. Splitting a round-trip into two one-ways will allow you to use additional eCerts, but in some cases two one-ways may cost more than a single roundtrip so compare carefully to decide whether using more than 3 certs on a single trip is worthwhile.
- If purchasing a ticket for more than 1 person, splitting the purchase into a separate transaction for each person would also allow the use of more than 3 certs on a single trip at (usually) no additional cost. However this could have an adverse effect on ability to upgrade, upgrade priority, and other elite benefits, and on the likelihood of being reaccommodated on the same flight in the event of a flight cancellation.
- There is one recent REPORT of a telephone agent allowing more than three eCerts to be used when purchasing one ticket.
- eCerts do not expire. Their T&Cs are listed here.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: DL only (2015-2019)
May 10, 2016, 10:00 am
#121
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Disc
Posts: 56
I received 2 fee credits for $27 after my sister and I upgraded to C+ today. Also of interest: this upgrade was for a flight after May 15, so the new C+ upgrade rules were in effect for it (i.e. it changed the fare class for the booking to W.)
May 21, 2016, 9:12 pm
#122
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: Amex Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 16
Will the credit work on taxes and fees of an international award flight? Have the $100 fee credit for the PRG. I know I can't use gift cards for the taxes but I figured I'd just charge it to the PRG and see.
May 22, 2016, 12:01 pm
#123
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Austin, TX -- AA Life Platinum; QF Life Silver; UA Silver
Posts: 5,462
Purchased 3x$50 on 5/19. Reimbursement on 5/21. ^
May 22, 2016, 3:46 pm
#124
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
Yes. This is how I redeem most of my fee credit each year. Award ticket fees are specifically excluded in the T&C but I have always had mine post for fees up to $80 or so (haven't had any award fees higher than that, so no clue if the system will reject over a certain amount).
May 23, 2016, 6:55 pm
#125
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: Delta SM, Hilton Gold
Posts: 22
Is it possible to just credit the eCerts to my skymiles account, or do I have to actually redeem them at the time of booking? Is it possible to use them to pay for taxes on a reward ticket?
May 24, 2016, 12:29 am
#126
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: MSP
Programs: None that I am proud of anymore
Posts: 571
This issue is also discussed (inconclusively) in the Delta forum, which is where I would look for the answer:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...d-booking.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...d-booking.html
QUESTIONS ??
So with that statement I would presume that renewal of my AX Delta Platinum card ($195) would not be reimbursable -or- upgrading to the
Delta Reserve card ($450) and having a $200 reduction in the renewal fee ???
So next best option to use the $200 benny is:
My next round trip costs $800 would I get $200 off of that trip and pay the
balance $600 with AX points on the AX Platinum card (non-DL) ???
May 24, 2016, 12:08 pm
#127
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 57
Purchased 2 $50 e-certs in one transaction on 5/21; credits posted on 5/24
May 31, 2016, 6:28 am
#128
Join Date: May 2016
Location: PBI
Programs: DL-PM, Hyatt-Globalist, Marriott-Titanium, Hilton-Diamond
Posts: 45
Purchased 3 eGifts of $50 each on 5/27 in one transaction, 3 $50 transactions posted to Amex on 5/29. The 3 $50 credits appeared this morning 5/31.
Jun 2, 2016, 4:46 pm
#129
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Carlsbad,CA USA
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Titanuim/Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Gold, United Silver
Posts: 1,534
Had 2 x $5.60 award booking fees refunded the next day.
Jun 11, 2016, 10:04 am
#130
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2
Purchased 2 $50 e-certs in one transaction on 6/7, 2 $50 transactions posted on 6/9, 2 $50 credits appeared 6/11.
Jun 13, 2016, 6:29 am
#131
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 54
Does it matter if i buy the one-time lounge pass online or in person (AMEX PRG)? I would like to get it ahead of time but don't want any issues receiving the reimbursement...
Jun 14, 2016, 10:33 am
#132
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 3
Purchased 4 $50 e-certs on 6/10, posted 6/11. 4 $50 credits posted 6/13.
Jul 18, 2016, 8:40 pm
#133
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 24
is there any way to buy non delta gcs thru delta similar to the united milage plus x app where u can buy amazon gcs? i need to spend $100 on a delta purchase on my platinum delta card
Jul 18, 2016, 8:42 pm
#134
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
I have yet to figure out why people would get a branded CC for an airline they don't intend to spend even $100 on...