AMEX Delta Companion certificate Consolidated Thread
Aug 23, 2021, 2:13 am
#3031
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
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The best for your purposes would be an unbranded AMEX Platinum and her with a second AMEX Platinum card on the account. Then you both get in the club with 2 guests each.
What type of account is her secondary on and what card is it? She may or may not get access and guest privileges on her own.
What type of account is her secondary on and what card is it? She may or may not get access and guest privileges on her own.
Aug 23, 2021, 8:37 am
#3032
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To answer your question directly, yes I have, but only in the situation of schedule changes or cancellations where I was eligible for a refund. To avoid losing the cert for a voluntary cancellation, I'd simply modify your itinerary to a future date (as far out as the calendar permits) where you find a comparable price. Then when you reschedule your trip just modify the itinerary again. This will be a lot easier for the agents than reopening the cert, if they even agree to do it.
Aug 23, 2021, 1:46 pm
#3033
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Delta DM, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,492
If you just cancel the trip you'll get eCredits for what you paid but, absent a schedule change, I doubt they would reopen the cert for you and it would be lost.
Aug 23, 2021, 2:28 pm
#3034
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 9
Assuming we’re talking about SkyClub and not Centurion Lounge, the Amex Platinum no longer gives free guest access. However, as OP (also?) has the Delta Reserve, he should have some SkyClub guest passes from that card. Delta Reserve primary card holders receive two per year, and they get deposited into My Wallet on delta.com and in the app. If OP hasn’t used this benefit since Covid, he probably has 4 or 6 currently because they were extended.
To be honest I've never been in a Centurion Lounge. Would you recommend that over SkyClub? We'll be traveling through ATL and I don't think they have one but just curious for future travel.
Aug 23, 2021, 2:38 pm
#3035
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 9
They won't get your Precheck. That is not a companion benefit but based on having a KTN.
When the trip gets close, get them a CLEAR trial which they can give up after the 3 months is up. That'll get them past the regular line. The best for your purposes would be an unbranded AMEX Platinum and her with a second AMEX Platinum card on the account. Then you both get in the club with 2 guests each.
What type of account is her secondary on and what card is it? She may or may not get access and guest privileges on her own.
When the trip gets close, get them a CLEAR trial which they can give up after the 3 months is up. That'll get them past the regular line. The best for your purposes would be an unbranded AMEX Platinum and her with a second AMEX Platinum card on the account. Then you both get in the club with 2 guests each.
What type of account is her secondary on and what card is it? She may or may not get access and guest privileges on her own.
My card account is an Amex Reserve, my wife is the secondary cardholder with an Amex Reserve. Hers isn't tied to her Skymiles account like mine but all she ever has to do is flash it to the front desk person and they verify the name on the card matches her ticket and they let her in. I can bring both of the guests into SkyClub under my account and my wife can get in on her own.
Aug 24, 2021, 1:57 am
#3036
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: DL Plat, UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 8,782
I get two paid (discounted) guest passes with my Reserve. My wife is a secondary card holder and with the card they always let her in on her own (even if I'm not with her). I am under the assumption I can bring the other couple in as my guests and my wife can get in on her own.
To be honest I've never been in a Centurion Lounge. Would you recommend that over SkyClub? We'll be traveling through ATL and I don't think they have one but just curious for future travel.
To be honest I've never been in a Centurion Lounge. Would you recommend that over SkyClub? We'll be traveling through ATL and I don't think they have one but just curious for future travel.
You're correct that there's no Centurion Lounge at ATL. I personally think the food and alcohol selections are better at Centurion Lounges than SkyClubs, but they also tend to be more crowded in my experience. If you're at an airport where you have complimentary access, it's worth a bit of a walk to check it out.
Aug 26, 2021, 11:31 am
#3037
Join Date: May 2011
Location: East Coast
Programs: Delta Platinum, United Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 441
Data point: If you use a main cabin companion certificate and there is confirmed space available to use an RUC, you can apply the RUC and still change flights with the RUC staying.
EXAMPLE
Original Itinerary: Oct 15 - Oct 20 JFK-ATX with RUC applied immediately after booking
Changed itinerary: Oct 18 - Oct 21 JFK-ATX with RUC applied at reticketing with phone agent.
Furthermore, the changed itinerary was ~$50 cheaper than the original itinerary resulting in a $51.20 credit to the original payment method (not a Delta credit).
EXAMPLE
Original Itinerary: Oct 15 - Oct 20 JFK-ATX with RUC applied immediately after booking
Changed itinerary: Oct 18 - Oct 21 JFK-ATX with RUC applied at reticketing with phone agent.
Furthermore, the changed itinerary was ~$50 cheaper than the original itinerary resulting in a $51.20 credit to the original payment method (not a Delta credit).
Sep 14, 2021, 2:03 am
#3039
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: DL Plat, UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 8,782
Sep 17, 2021, 2:07 pm
#3040
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SAT
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold (LT), Nat EL Exec, Hertz PC
Posts: 625
Is SDC possible while booked in First with a companion? (DL Reserve companion certificate)
Also, IF possible... Companion is not a Medallion, but I am DM so I am thinking we'd have to pay for the other SDC fee?
Also, IF possible... Companion is not a Medallion, but I am DM so I am thinking we'd have to pay for the other SDC fee?
Sep 20, 2021, 1:10 pm
#3041
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Sep 21, 2021, 12:30 pm
#3042
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 237
For Delta One Upgrades for US Flights (LAX-JFK), the website states upgrades clear on the day of departure. What does this actually mean? For example, is from 12:00am of the departure date to boarding? Or just before boarding?
Is there a waitlist to see where you are on the Delta One upgrade list?
Is there a waitlist to see where you are on the Delta One upgrade list?
Sep 24, 2021, 6:28 am
#3043
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For Delta One Upgrades for US Flights (LAX-JFK), the website states upgrades clear on the day of departure. What does this actually mean? For example, is from 12:00am of the departure date to boarding? Or just before boarding?
Is there a waitlist to see where you are on the Delta One upgrade list?
Is there a waitlist to see where you are on the Delta One upgrade list?
Sep 25, 2021, 8:52 am
#3045
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York City
Programs: DL DM & 2MM; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 663
Are these certificates via Amex? If yes, I don't think you can use more than 1 certificate per paid ticket (i.e., only 1 companion can accompany you; the person who has the certificates). Someone please confirm.