DL Rules on Domestic Overnight Connection
Oct 14, 2016, 11:19 am
#1
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DL Rules on Domestic Overnight Connection
I'm trying to go from LAX-MSP on the final departure of the day (not redeye) then connect to GRR on the first flight of the morning. It's not possible to keep this within the 4 hour connection time.
I was able to price this out on AA LAX-ORD-GRR without a fare break. But I can't even price it out on DL.
Do these airlines have different rules for connections? Can agents override the rules if I call?
I would prefer to do this on DL but will take AA if their rules are more favorable.
I was able to price this out on AA LAX-ORD-GRR without a fare break. But I can't even price it out on DL.
Do these airlines have different rules for connections? Can agents override the rules if I call?
I would prefer to do this on DL but will take AA if their rules are more favorable.
Oct 14, 2016, 11:25 am
#2
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I'm trying to go from LAX-MSP on the final departure of the day (not redeye) then connect to GRR on the first flight of the morning. It's not possible to keep this within the 4 hour connection time.
I was able to price this out on AA LAX-ORD-GRR without a fare break. But I can't even price it out on DL.
Do these airlines have different rules for connections? Can agents override the rules if I call?
I would prefer to do this on DL but will take AA if their rules are more favorable.
I was able to price this out on AA LAX-ORD-GRR without a fare break. But I can't even price it out on DL.
Do these airlines have different rules for connections? Can agents override the rules if I call?
I would prefer to do this on DL but will take AA if their rules are more favorable.
Oct 14, 2016, 11:26 am
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Book is as a multi-city departing LAX-MSP on one day and MSP-GRR the next. I tried it on a weekday in mid-November and it gives me $595 L/U fares for the one-way.
Oct 14, 2016, 11:44 am
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Yeah, that was the only way I could find to price it out. Unfortunately it makes the price prohibitively high. I guess I will just book on AA since they allow the overnight connection.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:00 pm
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Going to disagree with you that AA does not have a fare break when you do the overnight in ORD. The cheapest option I see is an S and a Q fare for $190.20 (broken fare). The cheapest through fare (without 4+ hour layover) on this route is a $131.60 O fare.
The reason the broken fare is so much cheaper on AA than on DL is that there is significant competition on both LAX-CHI and CHI-GRR (both UA and WN also fly CHI-GRR). Whereas DL has no competition on the MSP-GRR route. The cheapest DL one-way non-stop on MSP-GRR is a $335.10 U fare.
The reason the broken fare is so much cheaper on AA than on DL is that there is significant competition on both LAX-CHI and CHI-GRR (both UA and WN also fly CHI-GRR). Whereas DL has no competition on the MSP-GRR route. The cheapest DL one-way non-stop on MSP-GRR is a $335.10 U fare.
Last edited by xliioper; Oct 14, 2016 at 12:06 pm
Oct 14, 2016, 12:12 pm
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Going to disagree with you that AA does not have a fare break when you do the overnight in ORD. The cheapest option I see is an S and a Q fare for $190.20 (broken fare). The cheapest through fare (without 4+ hour layover) on this route is a $131.60 O fare.
The reason the broken fare is so much cheaper on AA than on DL is that there is significant competition on both LAX-CHI and CHI-GRR (both UA and WN also fly CHI-GRR). Whereas DL has no competition on the MSP-GRR route. The cheapest DL one-way non-stop on MSP-GRR is a $335.10 U fare.
The reason the broken fare is so much cheaper on AA than on DL is that there is significant competition on both LAX-CHI and CHI-GRR (both UA and WN also fly CHI-GRR). Whereas DL has no competition on the MSP-GRR route. The cheapest DL one-way non-stop on MSP-GRR is a $335.10 U fare.
Thanks for the info.