Mar 6, 2014, 10:11 am
Last edit by: TheBOSman
Direct link at Delta.com: http://www.delta.com/content/dam/delta-www/skymiles/2015-program/2015SMP-award.pdf
New Delta Award Redemption Charts Released
Mar 11, 2014, 8:51 am
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Yes 5k, that is the point of that kind of pricing.
Remy, IIRC the last time that Af F was available I believe it was 160k RT which was not a ridiculous amount and was less than double what Biz was at the time (and less than half of what top level Biz is now)
Remy, IIRC the last time that Af F was available I believe it was 160k RT which was not a ridiculous amount and was less than double what Biz was at the time (and less than half of what top level Biz is now)
Mar 11, 2014, 9:59 am
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Wow. That is something. What else happened in the good old days? (apart from being able to redeem a seat as long as it available for purchase).
Mar 11, 2014, 11:12 am
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Fits with my memory - A lot of miles, but not outrageous and definitely felt worth the cost.
Mar 11, 2014, 4:20 pm
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You used to be able to book International F.
I redeemed for an AF First Class ticket several years ago. Pajamas, the whole deal. IT was fun. Wish I could remember how many miles I paid.
As for High level redemption, I'd actually think that in a lot of cases, a last minute TATL J at 325K would be a better value than what you could get for $3,500 of PWM.
Not that I'd willingly do either, but if you're stuck you're stuck.
I redeemed for an AF First Class ticket several years ago. Pajamas, the whole deal. IT was fun. Wish I could remember how many miles I paid.
As for High level redemption, I'd actually think that in a lot of cases, a last minute TATL J at 325K would be a better value than what you could get for $3,500 of PWM.
Not that I'd willingly do either, but if you're stuck you're stuck.
OTOH, I got some very nice SQ IFC award tickets just before DL closed that door.
Mar 11, 2014, 6:05 pm
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Not what you said in your first post.....
And....they never fly DL anymore unless it's absolutely unavoidable.
Bottom line, a savvy international traveler won't fly DL unless there's no choice.
Still pretty standard for UA and AA. UA has gone up a bit for partner F, but still the programs at UA and AA are so much better than DL.
And....they never fly DL anymore unless it's absolutely unavoidable.
Bottom line, a savvy international traveler won't fly DL unless there's no choice.
Remy, IIRC the last time that Af F was available I believe it was 160k RT which was not a ridiculous amount and was less than double what Biz was at the time (and less than half of what top level Biz is now)
Mar 12, 2014, 3:47 am
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It's not a result of a SkyTeam rule about having IFC.
Mar 12, 2014, 8:06 am
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Mar 12, 2014, 1:14 pm
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Around 2004 AF F was 140,000 miles (as was SQ F when that was available). That may have increased it after that. I recall making such a redemption. When AF Concorde was still flying it was 160,000 miles...definitely took advantage of that.
Mar 12, 2014, 2:23 pm
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Mar 13, 2014, 8:37 am
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In the last days of DL's partnership with SQ, TPAC IFC was 140,000 RT and business class was 120,000 RT. I found availability to be amazingly good, much better than the award inventory that SQ offered to its *A partners. There was nothing at all (except for a few coach seats, primarily on regional flights) on the ANA website, but when I called, DL agents were able to find dates that worked for me.
Mar 13, 2014, 8:37 am
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If anyone copies, its almost certain it would be UA... they follow pretty much whatever DL is doing on the downward trip to the basement.