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Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: DL only (2015-2019)

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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
  • 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.
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Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: DL only (2015-2019)

Old Jan 25, 2019, 8:26 am
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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2019- Are they still reimbursing taxes/fees?

Hello, wondering if anyone has gotten reimbursed for taxes/fees associated with DL flight purchases. Last year I was receiving a reimbursement for the taxes/fees portion of the flights I purchased about a day after the original transaction went through. I've already made several flight purchases this month and haven't seen a reimbursement come through (I made my first flight purchase on 1/5).

It looks like, at least those who purchased the $50 gifts cards, have already seen reimbursements after a few days, so I'm worried they aren't allowing this sort of reimbursement in 2019.
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 8:35 am
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They don't reimburse the taxes and fees included with the ticket price, only various fees you pay to DL at other times (or at least that post to your AmEx card as separate charges) such as fees to reserve a particular seat, checked bag fees, etc.
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 10:20 am
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
They don't reimburse the taxes and fees included with the ticket price, only various fees you pay to DL at other times (or at least that post to your AmEx card as separate charges) such as fees to reserve a particular seat, checked bag fees, etc.
Ah, as I'm looking back at my 2018 statements now, I see that it was only the fees that I had to pay associated with flights that I used miles to book. All the flights I purchased this month have been straight up purchases and not paid with miles.

Thanks,
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 2:34 pm
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~$139 fare difference to upgrade one way of my flight to F, purchased via a ticket change within 24 hours. Credited back within 4 days as a fee reimbursement. (Booking made with different card).
A pleasant surprise.
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Old Jan 25, 2019, 6:53 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
They don't reimburse the taxes and fees included with the ticket price, only various fees you pay to DL at other times (or at least that post to your AmEx card as separate charges) such as fees to reserve a particular seat, checked bag fees, etc.
Last year 4 one-way DL awards taxes of 4x $5.60 were reimbursed on a PRG.
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Old Jan 26, 2019, 11:03 am
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Amex Hilton Aspire $250 Reimbursed

1/20/2019 5 $50 DL Gift Cards purchased in one transaction.
1/21/2019 5 $50 Charges Posted.
1/24/2019 Reimbursed.
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Old Jan 26, 2019, 11:41 am
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1/21 bought 2 $50 gift cards
1/23 charges posted
1/26 reimbursed
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Old Jan 27, 2019, 12:38 pm
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Originally Posted by coolfish1103
Selected 1/21, bought 4x$50 1/22, no credit as of today.
Same here! Selected on 1/18, bought on 1/19 (after seeing 'completed' email). Still no credit
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Old Jan 28, 2019, 4:13 am
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Originally Posted by BIZDOCK
Same here! Selected on 1/18, bought on 1/19 (after seeing 'completed' email). Still no credit
It's now credited, but backdated to 1/24...
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Old Jan 28, 2019, 5:59 am
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For my 2019 credits, I had an $8.99 food purchase charge reimbursed and then $191.01 to cover a $200 change fee. Both took about 2 business days to post after each charge.
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Old Jan 28, 2019, 8:27 am
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Changed merchant from AA to DL on 1/23
Single order of 4x $50 on 1/24
Posted 4x $50 on 1/25
Reimbursed 4 x $50 on 1/27
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Old Jan 28, 2019, 2:06 pm
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Still no reimbursement for a FCM upgrade on 1/22.... Double Checked that I had DL Selected as my airline.
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Old Jan 29, 2019, 5:56 am
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I book a lot of Award Tickets as a PM, I was surprised to see that the $5.60 copay was getting credited back as my $100 airline benefit on my Gold Amex.
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Old Jan 29, 2019, 10:43 am
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Bought 4x$50 on Platinum Card. Still no reimbursement.
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Old Jan 31, 2019, 12:49 pm
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1/16 bought 4 $50 gift cards
Still no reimbursement
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