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Aug 14, 2018, 11:55 am

#2236

RealHJ

Join Date: Sep 2009

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Utskicat

@RealHJ I think this is exactly the info I need. I am trying to book YYZ-DL/JFK-CI/TPE-CI/SYD-CI. Dullta.com will pull up YYZ-JFK-TPE for 85K and TPE-SYD for 65K. EF shows good O business inventory as well, so its not phantom. I called DL tonight and got what I think was a decent agent. She manually sold the segments in Axis YYZ-TPE and TPE-SYD, but it returned error that no valid award fare existed (didn't even break the fare additively). If she put in a longer than 24 hour conx in TPE, then it would price additive with fare break in TPE at 85K+65K. She dug into the fare rules for CSM850 (YYZ-AKL Award fare basis) and found that acceptable routing is only North American gateways. TPE not a valid routing. She spoke to a collegue who said TPE is not a valid fare routing on anything from US/CAN O&D. Not sure if I really believe that from other posts here.

1) From some posts here, I am wondering if the YYZ-JFK on DL was creating a married segment issue? I would be fine to remove it and sort another way to get from YYZ-JFK.
2) I really want to find 85K miles in O class from NA to SYD. I know TPE is a long ... trip, but the J hard and soft product on CI sounds amazing. In your post above, you mention holding the agents hand through the process. I worked at DL in college so I know the lingo and Deltamatic and could probably explain the process respectfully. Is this "process" you mention somewhere here, if so can you give me the post # or link? Otherwise can you sum up the CI with Skymiles award booking process for me to pass on?

Thanks so much for your help!

Unfortunately as of a few years ago, you cannot route to Australia via Asia (it's outright silly, even from HNL you have to backtrack to LAX 6+ hours and then fly over HNL back again and can't go the more direct way via TPE, ICN, NRT, KIX, NGO, FUK, PVG, etc.). So, what you are trying to do is not valid routing on a through fare. It has to be broken up, so if you want it, you need to book it as a broken fare, or if that doesn't work then as two separate tickets. Sorry.. but you can't route to South Pacific via Asia anymore.

Alternatively, book your award to SIN, KUL, CGK, DPS or some such nearby location (through fare). Then book an LCC from there to SYD; those flights are cheap.

Aug 16, 2018, 8:31 pm

#2237

Youngmiler

Join Date: May 2011

Location: East Coast

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Quote:

Originally Posted by josephstern

You have to make the reservation from your logged-in account, and you have to pay with an Amex.

But you don't have to be one of the travelers, obviously.

And be careful which traveler you put first; only that one will accrue MQM, MQS, and MQD.

So you can't just give it away to a random person? I have one expiring in 2 weeks that I won't be able to use.

Aug 17, 2018, 6:58 am

#2238

josephstern

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Youngmiler

So you can't just give it away to a random person? I have one expiring in 2 weeks that I won't be able to use.

Not without giving them your account login info, no.

Aug 19, 2018, 7:08 pm

#2239

FSUnole03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flyerCO

Obviously you didn't.

I want to make sure I understand this - In post #1022 drvannostren posts something they thought they knew and you then reply immediately after in post #1023 with the correct info. Later in post #1026 drvannostren then quotes you and thanks you for your info and you feel the need to then go back to their op, quote it, and post this snarky nonsense?

Do you know how many times I've seen other posters correct you (of course you try and argue only to still be corrected), yet you feel the need to pull this 'holier than thou, I know everything about everything,' and remind someone who was appreciative of your help that they were yet again wrong? Find something to do with your life because you have way too much time on your hands.

Aug 22, 2018, 7:17 pm

#2240

baydude

Join Date: Sep 2017

Posts: 122

Is 140k miles for Delta One from Tokyo to SFO one way a good deal?

Aug 22, 2018, 7:22 pm

#2241

RealHJ

Join Date: Sep 2009

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Quote:

Originally Posted by baydude

Is 140k miles for Delta One from Tokyo to SFO one way a good deal?

If you like paying double the price then yes.

(Really depends on how badly you want to burn your SlyMiles and how low is your value on them...)

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Aug 22, 2018, 9:40 pm

#2242

josephstern

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But, typically, that segment (NRT-SFO in D1) can sometimes be had for, I think, 70K.

Aug 23, 2018, 4:20 am

#2243

Yzhou2

Join Date: Aug 2018

Posts: 1

Transferable companion pass expiring

I have a transferable companion pass expiring 8/31. Would like to let someone take advantage of it and would appreciate anything in return

Aug 23, 2018, 9:35 am

#2244

Zorak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yzhou2

I have a transferable companion pass expiring 8/31. Would like to let someone take advantage of it and would appreciate anything in return

transferable, yes, but "Companion Certificate may not be bartered or sold."

Aug 23, 2018, 10:06 am

#2245

steex

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: SJC (formerly CHI and STL)

Programs: AS, DL, AA, UA, WN

Posts: 1,013

With a little flexibility, I was able to use a companion certificate to book SJC-PIA flights over Thanksgiving. Given the very high price of airfares around the holiday, I've found this to a be a great annual value.

Aug 25, 2018, 5:52 am

#2246

mfFrom35K

Join Date: Jul 2011

Programs: Delta Platinum & MM, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, National Car Executive

Posts: 400

Anyone notice a change in the issue date for new certificates? Normally these have been issued to me approximately 4 weeks before card's annual renewal. I am now within 2 weeks of annual renewal but have not yet received a new reserve certificate.

Aug 26, 2018, 4:43 pm

#2247

lucycan

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: SAN

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Posts: 1,522

Been trying to book MSP to MSY for a while without luck. Its a flight for May 2019 so I think I have some time yet

Aug 27, 2018, 10:24 am

#2248

cardsqc

Join Date: Apr 2017

Posts: 189

I've normally not had a problem with these, buy lately when trying to check for a set of flights, it'll let me select the outgoing flight, and then the website gets stuck loading the return flights and never lets me see anything. Don't think it's a lack of availability since that normally shows before it lets you choose any flights. Starting to get annoying too since it's been going on for a couple of weeks for me.