Delta - Australia Partner Airline
Nov 18, 2016, 11:32 pm
#16
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I see now how difficult this will be. Luckily my timing is very flexible any day Oct/Nov. Two days ago the AA flights in J were 80,000 points and today cheapest is 225,000 miles. Delta was 110,000 miles now is 300,000 miles . These are for 1-way awards. Ridiculous. I will check every day now and if something decent pops up will grab it.
Nov 18, 2016, 11:54 pm
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
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I see now how difficult this will be. Luckily my timing is very flexible any day Oct/Nov. Two days ago the AA flights in J were 80,000 points and today cheapest is 225,000 miles. Delta was 110,000 miles now is 300,000 miles . These are for 1-way awards. Ridiculous. I will check every day now and if something decent pops up will grab it.
The first rule when using miles/avios/points in any program for an award is "book what you can find" i.e. you can't expect there to be availability on every flight. Or an award you see still today will be available tomorrow. If you need to get from A to B on a certain time, using points is not always a viable option.
As a guess "any day Oct/Nov" is next year. AA awards are from 330 days out
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
Nov 24, 2016, 2:47 pm
#18
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Booked 2 80k AA award tickets SAN-LAX-SYD-CNS for mid-September and 2 110k Delta Business tickets SYD-SAN for end of September yesterday.
I was surprised there was availability.
I was surprised there was availability.
Nov 24, 2016, 3:06 pm
#19
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Nov 24, 2016, 9:16 pm
#20
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: ATL
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LOL.
I suspect DL has filed for a business model patent on the concept of making miles so difficult to use that many give up and buy at absurd prices.
DL SMs are some of the least valuable miles out there, but there is also a huge disconnect in what some think they are worth and what they can be redeemed for if you get past the DL obfuscation.
I suspect DL has filed for a business model patent on the concept of making miles so difficult to use that many give up and buy at absurd prices.
DL SMs are some of the least valuable miles out there, but there is also a huge disconnect in what some think they are worth and what they can be redeemed for if you get past the DL obfuscation.