emergency award booking - need help
Dec 9, 2013, 1:51 pm
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emergency award booking - need help
i have emergency award booking needed, i will highly appreciate if someone can help and provide guidance.
skymiles: 150k
ord to bom
12/15/2013 to 01/05/2013
i would really appreciate and grateful if someone can search using VA, DL and let me know the miles needed. I tried awardnexus with not much help. thanks in advance.
skymiles: 150k
ord to bom
12/15/2013 to 01/05/2013
i would really appreciate and grateful if someone can search using VA, DL and let me know the miles needed. I tried awardnexus with not much help. thanks in advance.
Dec 9, 2013, 2:03 pm
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DL.com is returning 160,000 for your dates. ORD-BOM via ATL (ATL-BOM is a "Direct" with a stop in AMS). Return is "Direct" BOM-ATL with the stop in AMS then on to ORD.
You can buy the 10,000 additional miles you need for $350. These miles usually post instananeously (or close it) when purchased.
You can buy the 10,000 additional miles you need for $350. These miles usually post instananeously (or close it) when purchased.
Dec 9, 2013, 2:13 pm
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This late in the game? Not really. Cheapest options of ANY carriers for ORD-BOM for those dates is around $3000 on Kayak. Cheapest Delta flight on Kayak is $3824 (I didn't search DL.com for fares or other booking sites). But even if 160,000 is the "High" redemption rate for Y, that's still a return of 2.5 cents per mile. Could one do better with more planning? Probably. But like I said, this late in the game, it's probably not that bad of a deal, especially if you really need to go.
Dec 9, 2013, 2:23 pm
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And ask whether they could get you through LHR on VS?
Edit to add: I am getting for 122,500miles + $99.87
Outbound Sun 15 Dec 2013 |6:00am ORD to 11:25pm BOM | 1-stop | Delta 977 Delta 50
6:00am ORD 11:25pm 16DEC BOM
1-stop ATL 8 h 36 m Layover
Delta 977 Delta 50 Economy
RETURN Jan 15, 2014
2:35am BOM 1:35pm ORD
1-stop 21 h 30 m LHR 3 hr 05 min Layover
Virgin Atlantic 355 Virgin Atlantic 39
You have to call Delta CS to get this ticketed.
Last edited by dd1612; Dec 9, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Dec 9, 2013, 2:25 pm
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Dec 9, 2013, 2:28 pm
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I have in the past made award bookings for outbound the following day and have quite good results for BE awards on this.
For example I checked the OP routing as if he were to leave tomorrow and the DL Award Calendar (OK - I know we cant really trust it) shows leave tomorrow ORD-JFK-LHR-BOM on VS for 140,000 (+$102) with all outbound flights in F or BE (Return is Y on 01/05/14).
Is a gamble I know but maybe try and book the day before you need to go and you may just get a good result - OTOH you may not - YMMV.
For example I checked the OP routing as if he were to leave tomorrow and the DL Award Calendar (OK - I know we cant really trust it) shows leave tomorrow ORD-JFK-LHR-BOM on VS for 140,000 (+$102) with all outbound flights in F or BE (Return is Y on 01/05/14).
Is a gamble I know but maybe try and book the day before you need to go and you may just get a good result - OTOH you may not - YMMV.
Dec 9, 2013, 3:04 pm
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Secondly for the dates the OP needs there is no getting away from 160k skymiles + taxes.
Regarding the idea that 'suvayanr' made about booking the day before ... given that it is over the Christmas holidays ...not sure that strategy will work especially given the 72 hour rule.
Dec 9, 2013, 3:06 pm
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Yes, meant Virgin Atlantic!
Secondly for the dates the OP needs there is no getting away from 160k skymiles + taxes.
Regarding the idea that 'suvayanr' made about booking the day before ... given that it is over the Christmas holidays ...not sure that strategy will work especially given the 72 hour rule.
Secondly for the dates the OP needs there is no getting away from 160k skymiles + taxes.
Regarding the idea that 'suvayanr' made about booking the day before ... given that it is over the Christmas holidays ...not sure that strategy will work especially given the 72 hour rule.
Dec 9, 2013, 3:17 pm
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Dec 9, 2013, 6:58 pm
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It would probably mean two separate awards, but have you compared the cost of routing TPAC through Asia? If low is available that way, it could save miles over doing TATL with some high segments.
Dec 9, 2013, 7:09 pm
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