What happened to reasonable B tix?
Jan 31, 2010, 1:31 pm
#1
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What happened to reasonable B tix?
Hi everyone,
Periodically I like to travel to Europe on a B tix (NWA) and then use miles or certificates to upgrade. I am usually flexible on dates and destinations as these are leisure trips. In the past I would just spend some time checking various possibilities and ultimately I would find a B ticket in the $800 - $1000 range. I can't find any now? Am I doing something wrong? Everything seems to come up with about $3000, give or take a hundred bucks. Is there a better place to search than delta.com? Any advice on what I'm doing wrong is apppreciated.
Periodically I like to travel to Europe on a B tix (NWA) and then use miles or certificates to upgrade. I am usually flexible on dates and destinations as these are leisure trips. In the past I would just spend some time checking various possibilities and ultimately I would find a B ticket in the $800 - $1000 range. I can't find any now? Am I doing something wrong? Everything seems to come up with about $3000, give or take a hundred bucks. Is there a better place to search than delta.com? Any advice on what I'm doing wrong is apppreciated.
Jan 31, 2010, 1:36 pm
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They no longer exist. Many threads on this topic.
Worse, the H tickets are now so flexible that it is pretty much impossible for someone required to buy the lowest available refundable airfare to buy M & B fares, unless the H bucket is at 0.
Worse, the H tickets are now so flexible that it is pretty much impossible for someone required to buy the lowest available refundable airfare to buy M & B fares, unless the H bucket is at 0.
Jan 31, 2010, 1:38 pm
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They're toast forever. DL is moving forward with its new :-: best in class :-: model that includes TATL B and M fares higher in many cases than CO discount BF...in DL's case, with the lottery of then finding upgrade inventory, being denied, then seeing the cabin fill with "NRSA" at the last moment.
If you can stomach this, then pay the 3k. If not, then the other guys have better offerings. Even US - previous holders of the :-: best in class :-: FFP title - permit TATL u/g on much lower fares than these.
If you can stomach this, then pay the 3k. If not, then the other guys have better offerings. Even US - previous holders of the :-: best in class :-: FFP title - permit TATL u/g on much lower fares than these.
Jan 31, 2010, 2:04 pm
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They're toast forever. DL is moving forward with its new :-: best in class :-: model that includes TATL B and M fares higher in many cases than CO discount BF...in DL's case, with the lottery of then finding upgrade inventory, being denied, then seeing the cabin fill with "NRSA" at the last moment.
If you can stomach this, then pay the 3k. If not, then the other guys have better offerings. Even US - previous holders of the :-: best in class :-: FFP title - permit TATL u/g on much lower fares than these.
If you can stomach this, then pay the 3k. If not, then the other guys have better offerings. Even US - previous holders of the :-: best in class :-: FFP title - permit TATL u/g on much lower fares than these.
Jan 31, 2010, 3:04 pm
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Jan 31, 2010, 3:10 pm
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Might this be of interest? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...w-i-fares.html Now, if they would just extend that to IST in Sept ...
Last edited by Xeno; Jan 31, 2010 at 3:24 pm