AMEX Delta Companion certificate Consolidated Thread
Jan 13, 2018, 9:45 pm
#1981
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,231
Has anyone booked award flights on China Southern or China Eastern? I'm looking for flights in July 2018 and all the agents I call couldn't book any flight (either long haul or within China). There's availability online (which changes everytime I refresh the search), but none of it's bookable. The agent said that they don't release seats until last minute in case they can sell it. Anyone else have similar experiences? Thanks.
Jan 15, 2018, 10:01 pm
#1983
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,423
Has anyone booked award flights on China Southern or China Eastern? I'm looking for flights in July 2018 and all the agents I call couldn't book any flight (either long haul or within China). There's availability online (which changes everytime I refresh the search), but none of it's bookable. The agent said that they don't release seats until last minute in case they can sell it. Anyone else have similar experiences? Thanks.
It used to be CZ tix booked flawlessly and MU always had issues. Lately it's been both for me.
Jan 17, 2018, 7:03 pm
#1984
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: Skymiles
Posts: 1
Having trouble redeeming SkyMiles on economy class for Atlanta to Stockholm
Is Delta Airlines having issue with SkyMiles Redemption on Air France and KLM on economy class booking? I've been trying and looking both on delta.com and on its app to book a ticket to Stockholm or Copenhagen using SkyMiles and the only Redemption it is indicating, is Delta one business class Redemption. Is Delta not allowing SkyMiles Redemption on economy class for air france-klm any longer? There seems to be no economy class Redemption for air france-klm or even Virgin Atlantic out of Atlanta using SkyMiles
Jan 22, 2018, 10:21 am
#1985
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York, New York
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Posts: 4,682
Phantom Inventory China Eastern
Has anyone booked award flights on China Southern or China Eastern? I'm looking for flights in July 2018 and all the agents I call couldn't book any flight (either long haul or within China). There's availability online (which changes everytime I refresh the search), but none of it's bookable. The agent said that they don't release seats until last minute in case they can sell it. Anyone else have similar experiences? Thanks.
Is there another way to figure out what inventory is actually available to be booked via Skymiles, or is the DL website the only way to go? Asking so I can be armed with better information while speaking with the phone agent.
Many thanks!
Jan 23, 2018, 1:42 pm
#1986
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 1,231
I'm having issues with booking SYD-DEL in J. The website shows 80k available o/w on China Eastern, but after seat selection, cc info etc. has been entered, it goes "Uh-Oh" seats unavailable. The phone agents go through a similar process.
Is there another way to figure out what inventory is actually available to be booked via Skymiles, or is the DL website the only way to go? Asking so I can be armed with better information while speaking with the phone agent.
Many thanks!
Is there another way to figure out what inventory is actually available to be booked via Skymiles, or is the DL website the only way to go? Asking so I can be armed with better information while speaking with the phone agent.
Many thanks!
Jan 24, 2018, 1:22 am
#1988
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: GUM
Programs: OWE, *Gold, STE+, Globalist, Titanium, Spire, Diamond
Posts: 551
Has DL completely blocked business awards on all GA flights? Tried using the app, website, and call center for flights T-331 days out for HND/NRT/ICN-CGK/DPS and CGK-DPS but absolutely nothing despite wide availability in coach. But lo and behold Flying Blue is showing some business availability.
Booked a trip last May for August HND-DPS via CGK and availability was wide open, probably best I've seen. Any idea why DL would do this on GA specifically?
Booked a trip last May for August HND-DPS via CGK and availability was wide open, probably best I've seen. Any idea why DL would do this on GA specifically?
Jan 26, 2018, 1:59 pm
#1989
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York, New York
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Posts: 4,682
Jan 26, 2018, 2:37 pm
#1990
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So with the availability I see on Expert Flyer, I can call Delta with those specific flights and Delta will be able to book them?
FWIW, the China Eastern inventory I am seeing daily on Delta doesn't show up on ExpertFlyer.
Jan 26, 2018, 6:40 pm
#1991
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
Did you try to book it? If you do, it'll instantly error out after the checkout/payment page...but still will keep showing up in search results, of course.
Jan 27, 2018, 9:16 am
#1992
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York, New York
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Most likely because dullta.com is lying to you (that is the one thing that DL truly excels at), and the inventory is not - and has not been there for a long.
Did you try to book it? If you do, it'll instantly error out after the checkout/payment page...but still will keep showing up in search results, of course.
Did you try to book it? If you do, it'll instantly error out after the checkout/payment page...but still will keep showing up in search results, of course.
I'm having issues with booking SYD-DEL in J. The website shows 80k available o/w on China Eastern, but after seat selection, cc info etc. has been entered, it goes "Uh-Oh" seats unavailable. The phone agents go through a similar process.
Is there another way to figure out what inventory is actually available to be booked via Skymiles, or is the DL website the only way to go? Asking so I can be armed with better information while speaking with the phone agent.
Many thanks!
Is there another way to figure out what inventory is actually available to be booked via Skymiles, or is the DL website the only way to go? Asking so I can be armed with better information while speaking with the phone agent.
Many thanks!
Jan 27, 2018, 10:13 am
#1993
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York, New York
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Posts: 4,682
I am seeing inventory on Expert Flyer SYD-TPE-DEL on CI (separate searches). I am also seeing this availability on Delta as two separate one-way awards. Will Delta agents be able to combine these two separate segments to one SYD-DEL itinerary or will I have to book two separate o/w awards SYD-TPE and TPE-DEL?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
Jan 27, 2018, 1:11 pm
#1994
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,423
I am seeing inventory on Expert Flyer SYD-TPE-DEL on CI (separate searches). I am also seeing this availability on Delta as two separate one-way awards. Will Delta agents be able to combine these two separate segments to one SYD-DEL itinerary or will I have to book two separate o/w awards SYD-TPE and TPE-DEL?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
Jan 27, 2018, 4:26 pm
#1995
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York, New York
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