Help on award tickets, please!!
Feb 12, 2012, 6:50 pm
#1
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Help on award tickets, please!!
I am looking for 3 award tickets (Biz) from DTW to either BOM or DEL in Dec 2012. I thought I would start early to make sure I can find award tickets availbility. So, I checked DL website for award ticket availability for business class, but in whole of Oct, Nov, and Dec it shows only High Price in miles availability!!! I checked segment by segment, but still only High price miles available!! I also checked AF, but no availabilty. Can someone help me looking for low level award tickets availability? I am looking for the following dates:
1 Ticket: Outbound Dec 15 (+3 days); return on Jan 5 (+1 day)
2 Tickets: Outbound Dec 22 (+ 1day, return Jan 5 (+1 day (the same date as the first ticket))
Thanks.
1 Ticket: Outbound Dec 15 (+3 days); return on Jan 5 (+1 day)
2 Tickets: Outbound Dec 22 (+ 1day, return Jan 5 (+1 day (the same date as the first ticket))
Thanks.
Feb 12, 2012, 7:04 pm
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I am looking for 3 award tickets (Biz) from DTW to either BOM or DEL in Dec 2012. I thought I would start early to make sure I can find award tickets availbility. So, I checked DL website for award ticket availability for business class, but in whole of Oct, Nov, and Dec it shows only High Price in miles availability!!! I checked segment by segment, but still only High price miles available!! I also checked AF, but no availabilty. Can someone help me looking for low level award tickets availability? I am looking for the following dates:
1 Ticket: Outbound Dec 15 (+3 days); return on Jan 5 (+1 day)
2 Tickets: Outbound Dec 22 (+ 1day, return Jan 5 (+1 day (the same date as the first ticket))
Thanks.
1 Ticket: Outbound Dec 15 (+3 days); return on Jan 5 (+1 day)
2 Tickets: Outbound Dec 22 (+ 1day, return Jan 5 (+1 day (the same date as the first ticket))
Thanks.
Then search on klm.com or airfrance.com for low award availability.
Then once you have the flights, dates, and costs ... call the DL Phone number and ask them to make the booking using your DL SMs.
Feb 12, 2012, 7:10 pm
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Forget the 12-22 outbound. I bought my x-mas flights weeks ago and there was a reason. For the earlier departure it makes sense to check AF/KL for O-class but it will be very difficult.
I am generally complaining about award availability but I can understand the limit it for the holidays.
I am generally complaining about award availability but I can understand the limit it for the holidays.
Feb 13, 2012, 4:45 am
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Forget the 12-22 outbound. I bought my x-mas flights weeks ago and there was a reason. For the earlier departure it makes sense to check AF/KL for O-class but it will be very difficult.
I am generally complaining about award availability but I can understand the limit it for the holidays.
I am generally complaining about award availability but I can understand the limit it for the holidays.
Feb 13, 2012, 5:29 am
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Actually, a 12/23 outbound is trivial doing JFK-CDG-DEL/BOM (O9 both routes). Departure from IAD is also wide open. Try to find a DL Y seat to get from DTW to JFK or IAD since there's no O on the DTW-CDG flight. The problem is that there's nothing ex-India on AF/KL during the dates you want to return.
OP can't be using FB to search yet, as they won't show inventory more than 10 months in advance, so 13 Dec is the last date available there.
I can't imagine finding 9W award space is going to work out very well, but it might be worth a call to DL. If you can get from India to Europe, your odds of finding a way back on AF/KL go way up.
OP can't be using FB to search yet, as they won't show inventory more than 10 months in advance, so 13 Dec is the last date available there.
I can't imagine finding 9W award space is going to work out very well, but it might be worth a call to DL. If you can get from India to Europe, your odds of finding a way back on AF/KL go way up.
Feb 13, 2012, 6:46 am
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SkyPesos can be so frustrating. I am looking to go to ZRH or IST in March, and Star availability puts Sky to shame. And I have zero status on Star.
SkyPesos can be so frustrating. I am looking to go to ZRH or IST in March, and Star availability puts Sky to shame. And I have zero status on Star.
Feb 13, 2012, 7:15 am
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You did pick 2 star alliance hubs as well.
Feb 13, 2012, 12:41 pm
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Actually, a 12/23 outbound is trivial doing JFK-CDG-DEL/BOM (O9 both routes). Departure from IAD is also wide open. Try to find a DL Y seat to get from DTW to JFK or IAD since there's no O on the DTW-CDG flight. The problem is that there's nothing ex-India on AF/KL during the dates you want to return.
OP can't be using FB to search yet, as they won't show inventory more than 10 months in advance, so 13 Dec is the last date available there.
I can't imagine finding 9W award space is going to work out very well, but it might be worth a call to DL. If you can get from India to Europe, your odds of finding a way back on AF/KL go way up.
OP can't be using FB to search yet, as they won't show inventory more than 10 months in advance, so 13 Dec is the last date available there.
I can't imagine finding 9W award space is going to work out very well, but it might be worth a call to DL. If you can get from India to Europe, your odds of finding a way back on AF/KL go way up.
btw, what website do you use to serch for the award availability?
Feb 13, 2012, 12:59 pm
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Thanks very much. I could find low level availability from IAD - BOM on outbound 12/23 if I change my return date to 1/8. However, if I view the award calendar, it shows only High level availability. Yea... DL search IS broken.
btw, what website do you use to serch for the award availability?
btw, what website do you use to serch for the award availability?
Feb 13, 2012, 1:57 pm
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Thanks. Now the only problem is, if I add DTW - IAD in multisearch option, the miles required are 160,000 instead of 120,000. I will call DL and find out if they can find low level from DTW.
Feb 13, 2012, 2:10 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ss-awards.html
try a one-way search for DTW-IAD to find a Low band segment (in coach or first) to add to the IAD-destination segments you've already found.
Feb 13, 2012, 2:10 pm
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That is why a poster above recommended looking at DL in coach to get to the gateway (or just buy a separate ticket for that).