Did Delta start blocking kayak, hipmonk, onetravel?
Apr 28, 14, 10:46 am
#1
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Did Delta start blocking kayak, hipmonk, onetravel?
Hello all,
I have been keeping a close eye on my flights coming up, and with my latest set of searches, I am not seeing Delta marketed itineraries in my searches of the heading referenced sites. I find sets that are KLM marketed, with some DL operated flights, but nothing sold through DL.
Anyone else seeing this, or do I have a magic cookie on my machine that is blocking results?
I have been keeping a close eye on my flights coming up, and with my latest set of searches, I am not seeing Delta marketed itineraries in my searches of the heading referenced sites. I find sets that are KLM marketed, with some DL operated flights, but nothing sold through DL.
Anyone else seeing this, or do I have a magic cookie on my machine that is blocking results?
Apr 28, 14, 11:11 am
#3
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I'm getting mixed results on Hipmunk right now for two itineraries I've been looking at on ITA Matrix. Hipmunk shows DL results in one of the two cases.
Are you looking at international flights? It might be that the KL-coded flights are just cheaper, so the DL results are being hidden. I booked a flight a couple months ago on a combination of KL and DL metal. I found the flights on ITA Matrix and tried to book on DL.com, but it wanted twice the price. I called an agent and was quoted the same price as the website. I booked through KLM.com for the same price I was seeing on Matrix. Fortunately I'm using the AMEX waiver for MQDs because I'll get zero for this trip by booking through KLM.
Are you looking at international flights? It might be that the KL-coded flights are just cheaper, so the DL results are being hidden. I booked a flight a couple months ago on a combination of KL and DL metal. I found the flights on ITA Matrix and tried to book on DL.com, but it wanted twice the price. I called an agent and was quoted the same price as the website. I booked through KLM.com for the same price I was seeing on Matrix. Fortunately I'm using the AMEX waiver for MQDs because I'll get zero for this trip by booking through KLM.
Apr 28, 14, 11:24 am
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FDJ87,
I was thinking that, but to have no options, including the AF flights seemed odd. I am comparing this to searches from last week, and the options for available flights are less than half of what they were on Sunday, so I thought it was very strange.
MP1987,
It really seems strange that no results would pop from DL. I'll try some domestics and see the results.
I was thinking that, but to have no options, including the AF flights seemed odd. I am comparing this to searches from last week, and the options for available flights are less than half of what they were on Sunday, so I thought it was very strange.
MP1987,
It really seems strange that no results would pop from DL. I'll try some domestics and see the results.
Apr 28, 14, 1:49 pm
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Slip,
I had plenty of DL's yesterday for the same trip, but now none on Kayak or Hipmonk, but plenty on dl.com... and for the same or less than the KLM shown on Kayak.
I had plenty of DL's yesterday for the same trip, but now none on Kayak or Hipmonk, but plenty on dl.com... and for the same or less than the KLM shown on Kayak.
Apr 28, 14, 7:08 pm
#7
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DL transatlantic flights on Hipmunk have been hit or miss for me for a while. It actually seems to be a Sky Team problem as a whole, not just DL getting masked in favor of a code share flight.
May 16, 15, 7:39 am
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Delta is currently advertising heavily on Kayak when I log on. I doubt Delta is intentionally blocking any flights.
May 16, 15, 9:33 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Maybe not... but what I have noticed is Kayak finding lots of flights that delta says aren't available once you order them. Or delta repricing them (sometimes without your knowledge) several hundred dollars more.
