OK, so quit laughing, I haven't given him the money yet.

I went to Craigslist (come on quit laughing) and see the "Airline Ticketes Cheap" ad. So I email him and this "Delta Employee" guy emails me back. So I give him my itenerary for two tickets roundtrip. The cheapest quote I could fins is $380 each. He assures me he can get both tickets for $300, so hey I told him to go for it and let me know. He comes back with a full printable comfirmation code that when appied to delta.com ...... boom up pops two tickets as he said.

So I guess my question is HOW iis he doing it (he said using his employee vouchers that he can use on family and friends) and since I have yet to pay him anything, how do I proceed. Now I went to Delta's actual airport ticket counter and all they would say was that they could not issue an actual ticket until 24 hours prior to boarding. So where should I go from here, I'm too fat to run far away. Is there any way to lock up these ticket.

Moving thread to the DL Forum.
Obscure2k
TravelBuzz Moderator

1/10. This has got to be a troll. I'm not buying this story.

Is buying airline tickets on Craigslist really a thing? Does CL offer some kind of insurance for this, or is this like any other CL purchase? Count me in as a big time skeptic.

Could be, but OP's other thread (from 2010) was also about trying to get cheapest airfare possible (through legitimate means).

If these are some sort of "buddy pass," they would be standby only I assume. Not to mention I'm sure selling them on the open market is far from allowed.

It could also be a mileage broker.

I would assume that the guy is offering to sell buddy passes. It's standby travel, not confirmed.

If it were a mileage broker, the itinerary should show award ticket booking codes, which should be obvious if one knows to look for the fare class. It would be even more obvious on the receipt. Also, for award tickets, AFAIK they can be issued at anytime--probably with a fee for airport ticket office service--but would require some sort of permission from the FF account owner beyond just knowing the PNR for an itinerary. Even more to the point is that IIRC award tickets cannot be placed on hold but must be ticketed immediately. So the conversation about the airport agent not being able to issue the ticket (versus issue a boarding pass) until T-24 doesn't make sense for award tickets.

Yep. The employee can lose their flight benefits if caught selling buddy passes on the open market. This is a big no no.

And per the OP's post: "Now I went to Delta's actual airport ticket counter and all they would say was that they could not issue an actual ticket until 24 hours prior to boarding".

If these were truly buddy passes, they are still flying NRSA, and they won't have a ticket issued 24 hours prior to boarding. That's why I'm not buying the original post.

Wow I am new to the forums and I was just looking for some helpful suggestions. I am disabled with Parkinson's and every penny counts, so I am just being overly protective of my money. Part of my bucket list is to travel some with my wife for as long as the good Lord allows me to, she deserves it. As to me being a troll, that sounds very childish .... I am too old and too tired to even think about playing games. I appreciate anyone that may provide helpful suggestions, the rest of you ..... enjoy the rest of your evening.

Either the guy is a troll or Mr. Craigslist really is a DL employee, a security officer posing as a corrupt employee. It's called a honeypot.

Whatever this is, i would not trust it.

No one is calling you troll, they are referring to the Craig's List guy. If you value your money, run far, far away from this and pay the extra $80 for piece of mind. This sounds completely sketchy and a way to get your credit card info.

Why is this thread still open?

I agree with most of the others - do not trust this. It is an employee breaking the rules at best and an outright scam at worst.

But this is absurdity.

Thank you all, I will heed your suggestions and leave it alone

Thanks

Time to lock this one up
Obscure2k
Delta Moderator