thesaints

Does it also apply to the $200 vouchers courtesy of PM/DM Choice Benefits ?

DLroads

Applies to any eTCV or eCredit issued or on after December 15, 2011 (Source: Diamond Desk Supervisor, 3-4 minutes ago)

ekozie

If this is legit, good luck finding volunteers to VDB and expect more IDB and unhappy pax. If I can't combine vouchers, my travel plans suddenly became very inflexible.

TTT

I bet the average traveler isn't going to care or know. But I agree with your sentiment - it will make me think twice about the VDB offer.

avidflyer

It seems to be legit as I got the same story myself a few minutes ago. +1 to "good luck getting volunteer's" except that we here on FT are the few who will even know it has happened, until of course the poor soul who got one attempts to use it.

motytrah

Perhaps less HVC and FTers will take up DL on VDB, but the majority of flyers are not all that savvy. In particular when confronted with the Kafkaesque T&C that most legacy airlines employee. They just hear a dollar amount and think they'll get a good deal.

Thomas Hudson

I assure you, when one of these goes down, I will not be afraid to speak loudly to all that can hear that these things will be worth much less and that if you hold out, you will get a better deal...

I hope you all follow me in this quest...

DCBob

United has never had a shortage of volunteers and as long as I can remember they have had the same policy of not being able to combine vouchers.

ekozie

in my mind that's just another reason not to fly ua.

AKC6

Just use it towards an enhanced mixologist concoction at the all-new SC's.

AndyTLe

A lot of us on FT happily VDB. I will now certainly be hesistant to. I do hope this increases IDB for DL.

exwannabe

For many of us it has no effect at all. I use any voucher I have whenever I buy a ticket, and I have far fewer vouchers than ticket buys.

I assume that you, and TTT, score many vouchers while traveling on the company dollar, and then use those for less frequent personal travel. If so, I feel your pain.

OTOH, if VDBs become harder to sell, it is a plus for me as the ECs have not changed in value for me.

ekozie

I'm just trying to figure out if DL believes that the amount of vouchers that are now going to expire unused is really significant enough to warrant this change, especially compared to the monetary value of customer recoil? Or am I missing their motivation in doing this? Perhaps IT is reverting to Windows NT servers that can't handle combining vouchers.

lsugolfer

Its the principle more than anything. That DL would rather see that $12.87 go unused than have one of its customers on board.

At least make the dammed thing transferable to immediate family.

TTT

I actually get most of my vouchers from SDC changes (changes in taxes or airport fees) so I have a couple of < $10 vouchers sitting in my profile. It would be nice to lump them with another voucher to increase the dollars off.

It really isn't a huge deal for me as I rarely have enough "saved" vouchers to make a big difference. But I will think twice about volunteering for a low dollar bump. But a $300-400 bump, if I have the time, would still be of interest to me.

I doubt this has to do with hoping for expired vouchers and more to do with revenue/cash flow maximization. If you can combine 3 $400 vouchers to buy an $1,300 flight Delta is only getting $100 in cash from you (and likely paying cash to the government for taxes). On the other hand if you can only use 1 $400 voucher Delta is able to get $900 in cash.