AMEX Delta Companion certificate Consolidated Thread
Jun 2, 2021, 7:55 am
#2941
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
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I am thinking about using my Reserve companion fare for a Spring Break trip in 2022 to Key West. When I explore some fake bookings closer in and even out to those dates, the correct fare availability is pretty spotty. Its there, but not consistently and since I would like to travel over Spring Break I am a little concerned it might not work. Though when I search - W seems to be available pretty much all the time. But do I need any fare buckets open along with W in order to book into it with Reserve? I know sometimes Comfort+ is dependent on an underlying Y fare class. But not sure if that plays into companion fares. Maybe more simply put: if I see W in the results am I good to go? I sort of don't want to pay for C+ since I will probably get it as an instant upgrade. BUT if its the only way to get the companion fare it still is a savings, albeit less.
Obv the inventory can change moment to moment as people buy tickets and rev mgmt makes whatever adjustments they make.
Jun 2, 2021, 9:32 am
#2942
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
It sounds like you already have the card/cert - if so, just select it from your My Wallet page before running your flight search, and it will only return flights that you can use the cert on. No need to decipher underlying fare codes or anything like that.
Obv the inventory can change moment to moment as people buy tickets and rev mgmt makes whatever adjustments they make.
Obv the inventory can change moment to moment as people buy tickets and rev mgmt makes whatever adjustments they make.
Jun 4, 2021, 7:28 am
#2944
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
You can apply RUCs to a companion certificate booking (this became possible a couple of years ago). But it is arguably a waste of the Reserve cert to book coach — if that’s going to be your primary use of the cert, you may be better off downgrading to the Platinum.
Jun 4, 2021, 8:48 am
#2945
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: Delta Platinum; Hilton Diamond; Marriot Gold
Posts: 1,117
Oh I flat out canceled the card - it's trash that you can't book into Domestic D1 any longer.
Jun 5, 2021, 7:41 pm
#2946
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Atlanta
Programs: Delta Death March, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat, Marriott/Hilton Gold Life
Posts: 1,547
New Companion Question - Do I have to fly?
So I noticed that I can start the process with a companion cert *as* a flier, but can shift to my wife or someone else with a SkyMiles number (I haven't completed the process).
Is this true? Can I actually a buy a companion ticket + paid ticket for two people of whom NEITHER is me?
Is this true? Can I actually a buy a companion ticket + paid ticket for two people of whom NEITHER is me?
Jun 6, 2021, 11:42 am
#2949
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,946
Looks like the website bugs that for 2 weeks had not allowed me to change a Companion Fare have been fixed. No inventory on my low density route, but at least the site is functional. Glad I booked months out.
Jun 7, 2021, 1:59 pm
#2950
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: BOS
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Absolutely, a waste and absurd that you'd have to pay a premium on top of the reserve annual fee now in order to book domestic D1.
Jun 13, 2021, 9:33 pm
#2952
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Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
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It's almost as if DL/Amex knows they can sell enough of the domestic D1 seats anyway, and want people to either use the certs on any of the many other city pairs that exist within the US48, or just let their cert go to spoilage but probably keep the card for other reasons...
Jun 14, 2021, 8:21 am
#2953
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,050
It's almost as if DL/Amex knows they can sell enough of the domestic D1 seats anyway, and want people to either use the certs on any of the many other city pairs that exist within the US48, or just let their cert go to spoilage but probably keep the card for other reasons...
Jun 16, 2021, 6:52 pm
#2954
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA ExPl, DL PM, UA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, probably some others
Posts: 4,098
Has anyone found a workaround for the website hanging? It seems to happen when I try to use the Reserve companion ticket to purchase first airfare in I/Z. Tried across different browsers/platforms with no luck.
