Upgrade with miles/didnt take any miles
Mar 2, 2012, 11:35 am
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Upgrade with miles/didnt take any miles
On Tuesday of this week (Feb 28th) I bought 2 K class multi city tickets for an upcoming trip. I booked this through the medallion line so I could use miles to upgrade. 12500 x 2 for 3 segments. The tickets have hit my credit card but Delta has not taken any of my miles away? Did I get lucky or do they take them at some other time?
Mar 2, 2012, 3:04 pm
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Mar 2, 2012, 7:10 pm
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I already have confirmed tickets in first/bus. I got three emails. One for my K ticket. One for my wires K ticket. The last one with a subject line that said Delta Reservation Itinerary. It had my conformation number (same as both the original tickets) First leg confirmed in Z and the other 3 are confirmed in G. They way I understood the person on the phone they booked and reissued while I was on the phone. I am hoping that I just got lucky and someone forgot to take the miles.
Mar 2, 2012, 7:17 pm
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I already have confirmed tickets in first/bus. I got three emails. One for my K ticket. One for my wires K ticket. The last one with a subject line that said Delta Reservation Itinerary. It had my conformation number (same as both the original tickets) First leg confirmed in Z and the other 3 are confirmed in G. They way I understood the person on the phone they booked and reissued while I was on the phone. I am hoping that I just got lucky and someone forgot to take the miles.
If you scroll down to the bottom of the itinerary page and click on the "details" link next to your ticket number (in the "payment details section), you'll get a popup window. The "class" column in the popup window's chart will show your ticketed class of service. If it still shows K, the ticket has not been reissued.
Mar 2, 2012, 7:22 pm
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If it's a domestic ticket and you get a free medallion upgrade, they won't take the miles. This happened to me once using an SWU. My complimentary upgrade came through at 5 days out and my certificate never got used.
Mar 2, 2012, 7:24 pm
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This is irrelevant since the OP is already confirmed in G/Z.
Mar 2, 2012, 7:28 pm
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Probably as bad if not worse than the timing of when they deduct miles for mileage upgrades. When I've done it in the past, I almost thought I got away with a free upgrade only to see the 25k miles sucked from my account a week or so later.
They always get their miles
They always get their miles
Mar 2, 2012, 7:48 pm
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As has been said, the ticket has not been reissued yet so for the love of all, do NOT assume that the miles will not be deducted. Think about it as if you wrote a cheque. YOU know the 'money' ie miles are gone, but if you spend them again, the second charge is the one that's going to bounce you back into coach.
Mar 2, 2012, 9:49 pm
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Agree with FlyGirl (of course - who would be better at that question!).
I myself call at the T-30 and ask them to reissue the ticket or transfer me to the reissue desk. Has worked like a charm every time.
Twice I got lucky and I kept my seat and miles never disappeared. Then I got unlucky and thought I was in J...the agent told me I was not. I don't take chance anymore. :-)
I myself call at the T-30 and ask them to reissue the ticket or transfer me to the reissue desk. Has worked like a charm every time.
Twice I got lucky and I kept my seat and miles never disappeared. Then I got unlucky and thought I was in J...the agent told me I was not. I don't take chance anymore. :-)
Mar 3, 2012, 1:22 pm
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On Tuesday of this week (Feb 28th) I bought 2 K class multi city tickets for an upcoming trip. I booked this through the medallion line so I could use miles to upgrade. 12500 x 2 for 3 segments. The tickets have hit my credit card but Delta has not taken any of my miles away? Did I get lucky or do they take them at some other time?
So, quite literally, YMMV: your mileage may vary.