Award partners vanished
Aug 12, 2015, 6:23 pm
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Aug 12, 2015, 6:43 pm
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Has to be a glitch of some sort. Makes for some interesting results though. Searching CDG-AMS 5 weeks flexible search brings up no results. AMS-BKK results in routings like AMS-DTW-NRT-BKK on all DL metal.
Aug 12, 2015, 7:00 pm
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Interesting. DTW-CDG one-way shows 41 results, all DL; RT gives only 31 results, including AF, VS, and KL. So fewer DL options when including OA?
Aug 12, 2015, 7:41 pm
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Anyone call yet to see if space is still bookable, but just not showing online? Booked partner one-way yesterday so I know this is a change that was made in last like 8-12 hrs.
Aug 12, 2015, 8:17 pm
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I posted about this at 3:45 today in DL/VS and DL bug threads. Was in full blown panic mode not seeing any VS flights. Once I realized that it was ALL partners, I did calm down. And yes, RT and multi city are bookable w/ partners. But you can't use flex dates with those. Expedia still shows one-ways on partners and even has them double listed as DLs. But, of course, I don't want to book on expedia. If this is permanent, DL will lose whatever shred of credibility they have left.
AND b/c DL itself does not fly to GLA or EDI, no one can book a one-way trip to Scotland. Surely this is a computer glitch. Surely.
AND b/c DL itself does not fly to GLA or EDI, no one can book a one-way trip to Scotland. Surely this is a computer glitch. Surely.
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Aug 12, 2015, 8:24 pm
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Just called in and PM agent saw all the same VS space that I see on the VS site. Example was a o/w request LHR-JFK that shows like 4 options on VS site, but doesn't show any on the DL website.
So good news is they are still there, but just have to call. For those searching you can always use EF for AZ,AF,KL and VS site for their own inventory.
Seems to be just a glitch.
So good news is they are still there, but just have to call. For those searching you can always use EF for AZ,AF,KL and VS site for their own inventory.
Seems to be just a glitch.
Aug 12, 2015, 8:28 pm
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I posted about this at 3:45 today in DL/VS and DL bug threads. Was in full blown panic mode not seeing any VS flights. Once I realized that it was ALL partners, I did calm down. And yes, RT and multi city are bookable w/ partners. But you can't use flex dates with those. Expedia still shows one-ways on partners and even has them double listed as DLs. But, of course, I don't want to book on expedia. If this is permanent, DL will lose whatever shred of credibility they have left.
AND b/c DL itself does not fly to GLA or EDI, no one can book a one-way trip to Scotland. Surely this is a computer glitch. Surely.
AND b/c DL itself does not fly to GLA or EDI, no one can book a one-way trip to Scotland. Surely this is a computer glitch. Surely.
Aug 12, 2015, 10:26 pm
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So this means paid flights are affected as well if you're talking about Expedia? I didn't even think to check that. That makes me even more certain that it's just a glitch. When I thought it was just for awards I wasn't willing to completely rule out the idea of it being intentional.
I sent a tweet to DeltaAssist and got this: "We'll be sure to forward the details. Thanks for letting us know."
Of course, not helpful, but at least I didn't get "Yes, our new policy is no partner flights on one-way tickets." Oy.
Aug 12, 2015, 11:22 pm
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Aug 13, 2015, 1:35 am
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Perhaps DL will get rid of one-way-for-half-the-roundtrip-mileage-price awards on (most/all of) its partner airlines as a residual option and do so after SkyMiles moves further toward the SkyPenny (or sub-SkyPenny) standard for DL award ticket redemptions? That or some other kind of change to partner award travel pricing wouldn't surprise me with DL, as DL has had to consider how to do deal with redeeming SkyMiles on partner airlines when the DL program has more thoroughly migrated toward the SkyPenny/Sub-SkyPenny program.
Has anyone tried to book one-way partner awards over the phone with DL in recent hours and managed to get them ticketed as well? What kind of routing, and how did it price out over the phone?
Has anyone tried to book one-way partner awards over the phone with DL in recent hours and managed to get them ticketed as well? What kind of routing, and how did it price out over the phone?
