AMEX Delta Companion certificate Consolidated Thread
Dec 30, 2015, 1:37 pm
#931
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New York, western US
Programs: DM/3MM
Posts: 4,246
Was G a paid fare code, or an award code, or something else? As I mentioned folks in my firm usually ticket into Z when travelling on business.
Dec 30, 2015, 3:46 pm
#932
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However, be aware that not all "O" inventory on AF is released to DL. In fact, quite often AF withholds most of their "O" inventory from DL awards.
Dec 31, 2015, 12:19 pm
#933
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: LAX
Programs: DL DM, 2 MM; OW Emerald; MVP Gold 100k;Marriott/SPG LTPlat; HH Diamond
Posts: 968
Ah, OK. Good to know! I'm not seeing much on EF either, except inventory for Flying Blue Elite. Probably a tough ug anyway, LAX>PPT...
Jan 6, 2016, 9:08 am
#934
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: ATL
Posts: 186
South Pacific Partner Business Class Award Price Increase?
I was doing some searching for VA award space to SYD/BNE and it seems that come October, DL is asking for 95k o/w in Business Class, rather than the current 80k. KE also pricing at 95k.
Nice one Delta. Prices keep climbing!
Nice one Delta. Prices keep climbing!
Jan 6, 2016, 1:54 pm
#935
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Diamond, Bonvoy something good; sometimes other things too
Posts: 5,051
Jan 6, 2016, 4:55 pm
#936
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Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
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It appears Delta has raised award levels once again. Of course without any award charts to they are doing this silently and in full stealth fashion. 
to Delta for doing this in total silence, now we know why the charts disappeared.
Please keep posting your findings. I will try to do a major update to the first few posts (sorta wiki). I'm also in the process of getting the mods to change to wiki, will keep everyone posted. In the meantime please post your findings (award amounts and fare class codes) for partners.
Expect to see more info on more posts like this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...d-pricing.html
to Delta for doing this in total silence, now we know why the charts disappeared.Please keep posting your findings. I will try to do a major update to the first few posts (sorta wiki). I'm also in the process of getting the mods to change to wiki, will keep everyone posted. In the meantime please post your findings (award amounts and fare class codes) for partners.
Expect to see more info on more posts like this:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...d-pricing.html
Jan 6, 2016, 6:06 pm
#937
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
It is also interesting to see how Dullta is clearly utterly oblivious to market pricing. Where OW airlines charge 30-40K one-way, and where ST airlines charge 35K one-way (70K RT with a stopover + open jaw), DL charges 60K or 95K one-way (120K or 190K (yes, nearly triple of others' normal price) RT, with no stopovers), just to use one example. How does Delta come up with its outlandish normal ('low' for the regular O class) award levels even? It seems surely not by looking at others' pricing/charts.
I'm glad that over the last 2+ years I've switched most of my flying and earning to OW and ST airlines.
I'm glad that over the last 2+ years I've switched most of my flying and earning to OW and ST airlines.
Jan 6, 2016, 9:32 pm
#938
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: DL Plat, UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 8,789
Please keep posting your findings. I will try to do a major update to the first few posts (sorta wiki). I'm also in the process of getting the mods to change to wiki, will keep everyone posted. In the meantime please post your findings (award amounts and fare class codes) for partners.
Jan 11, 2016, 10:34 pm
#939
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 167
I think this has been discussed before, but I'm seeing cases where I find the availability I want with two one-way awards, but the trip is not bookable as a roundtrip. In that case, I don't mind booking the two one-way awards, but as I don't have status I don't want to pay 2x the miles redeposit fee should I need to cancel. Is there any way to work around this?
Jan 11, 2016, 11:15 pm
#940
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: DL Plat, UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 8,789
Have you tried calling to see if a phone agent can piece it together? I would probably try the following in order.
However, I've never heard or married-segment logic causing issues with booking roundtrips. Hopefully this is just a DL search engine issue.
- Call in and try to feed agent the flights and get them booked on a single ticket
- If that doesn't work, but one-way and then immediately (within RFC window but preferably sooner) call and get the return added
- If that still doesn't work, book the return then call to see if they can combine the flights onto a single ticket (within RFC window)
However, I've never heard or married-segment logic causing issues with booking roundtrips. Hopefully this is just a DL search engine issue.
Jan 12, 2016, 5:01 am
#941
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 167
Have you tried calling to see if a phone agent can piece it together? I would probably try the following in order.
However, I've never heard or married-segment logic causing issues with booking roundtrips. Hopefully this is just a DL search engine issue.
- Call in and try to feed agent the flights and get them booked on a single ticket
- If that doesn't work, but one-way and then immediately (within RFC window but preferably sooner) call and get the return added
- If that still doesn't work, book the return then call to see if they can combine the flights onto a single ticket (within RFC window)
However, I've never heard or married-segment logic causing issues with booking roundtrips. Hopefully this is just a DL search engine issue.
Jan 16, 2016, 5:18 pm
#943
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,220
Jan 16, 2016, 5:25 pm
#944
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Its more of an issue if you are the companion with the 'free' ticket and the primary doesn't show, but no problem with your case especially with it being the return.
Jan 18, 2016, 3:57 pm
#945
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Orange County, CA (SNA)
Programs: Delta - PM , MM; Hilton - Diamond, Marriott - Peon
Posts: 911
I need to go SND-FLL in September with my wife and daughter. I was going to pay $$ for one, companion for #2 and miles for #3. However I noticed my cert expires in March.
I would presume it’s a no-go booking now and traveling after the cert has expired?
I’d also assume I cannot gift this or exchange for any other benefit, so the cert will go unused.
Are my presumptions and assumptions correct?
I would presume it’s a no-go booking now and traveling after the cert has expired?
I’d also assume I cannot gift this or exchange for any other benefit, so the cert will go unused.
Are my presumptions and assumptions correct?