Delta mileage requirement has gone way up!
Jan 14, 2010, 3:55 pm
#32
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: Delta PM
Posts: 130
You mean you waited several months and others might have redeemed tickets in the meantime, reducing the available inventory.. hmm.. sounds just like the low fare buckets on revenue tickets, eh?
If you see a ticket for sale at a price you're willing to pay ($$$ or miles), buy it. It may not be there tomorrow (or even in 10 minutes.)
If you see a ticket for sale at a price you're willing to pay ($$$ or miles), buy it. It may not be there tomorrow (or even in 10 minutes.)
Last edited by CurlyKrakow; Jan 14, 2010 at 4:02 pm Reason: typo
Jan 14, 2010, 6:16 pm
#33
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: JAX
Programs: AA Exp, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 89
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I have seen a significant drop in low & mid tier rates for flights in general. I use miles each year for JAX-ATL-HNL in August and this is the first year where 75,000 mile FC seats are not available. Mostly 105,000 - 135,000 mile itineraries. I don't think there has been an adjustment upward, BUT the availability seems to be lower for the low tier levels.
I guess it is just adding to the thrill of the hunt for the low tiers! Hopefully, Delta is just holding the low tiers longer...
I guess it is just adding to the thrill of the hunt for the low tiers! Hopefully, Delta is just holding the low tiers longer...
Jan 15, 2010, 1:16 pm
#34
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Plat, DL AMEX Plat
Posts: 333
Just book separate tickets also for your kids. As long as you are going to be on the same flight as your kids you won't have a problem. I've done this several times where my kids were on award tickets and I and my SO on regular paid tickets, and we never had problems.
If you want piece of mind you can always call DL Reservations and have the reservation records combined, so that not one person of your group gets involuntary bumped or rerouted, but DL will never ever bump one person of a family group if children are involved, even when they are on separate reservations.
If you want piece of mind you can always call DL Reservations and have the reservation records combined, so that not one person of your group gets involuntary bumped or rerouted, but DL will never ever bump one person of a family group if children are involved, even when they are on separate reservations.
Jan 15, 2010, 9:00 pm
#35
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Call Delta Skymiles, they're actually really quite good at finding low availability. I recently booked award J travel to DUB over the phone--the calendar online was only showing mid/high.
As always, YMMV, but I'd definitely give Delta a call, the SM reps I've talked to have been extremely helpful in the past.
As always, YMMV, but I'd definitely give Delta a call, the SM reps I've talked to have been extremely helpful in the past.
Jan 15, 2010, 10:10 pm
#36
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Where you want to be
Programs: DL DM & 1MM, AA, BA, National Emerald
Posts: 384
I am just glad I blew a lot of miles on NWA.com before the "new" Delta issues. DL.com for skypiles tickets is a JOKE!!!
Good luck finding any LOW ones!! Yep call the rep and pay for that too.. lol
Sad days ahead!
Good luck finding any LOW ones!! Yep call the rep and pay for that too.. lol
Sad days ahead!
Jan 15, 2010, 10:51 pm
#37
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SFO
Programs: DL DM/MM; UA Premier 1K; AA EXP; ICH Plat Ambassador
Posts: 1,565
Delta drops flights and mints miles like the Zimbabwean treasury used to mint money. No big surprise that seat prices in miles are in hyperinflation. Like the price of bread in Zimbabwe.