No more Award Travel Flexible Dates (Calendar) Search on Delta.com
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Where do I post this ... "search for low tier business awards," or "delta.com bug reporting??" :confused:
Sadly, I don't think it's a bug, probably an "enhancement." When searching the calendar today for availability ATL-LAX, the flexible dates calendar search option was removed from award searches. Click "money" and search: all options are there. Click "miles," and search: all flex dates options disappear! I hope this is only a temporary glitch, not a sign of further obfuscating redemption value. Pics: |
It still works for me. Once you have put in your desired travel date, just click "find flights" and that will bring up the calendar. Then you can choose flexible days, or 5 weeks.
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That's true, if you pull up the flexible dates by selecting "money," you can change it to "miles" on the next screen. Hopefully we won't lose the functionality!
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I noticed this as well, when looking for flights that left this week to SDQ and to SJU.
For SDQ it didn't show the flexible dates option for SJU it did. For SDQ there were no seats available to purchase with miles for the next several weeks but for SJU there was, so it made me wonder if it had to do with that. |
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Originally Posted by Asmara
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That's true, if you pull up the flexible dates by selecting "money," you can change it to "miles" on the next screen. Hopefully we won't lose the functionality!
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There are at least 3 different threads on this bug. Could people please do a search before posting yet another new thread on it again. FYI, even though the button is missing, it still defaults to a "flexible" search for awards. Yes, there are some issues with certain destinations that are only served by partners (although you can still do a day-by-day award search on these by starting with a revenue search).
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delt...-searches.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delt...d-tickets.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delt...rch-miles.html |
Sorry everyone. I searched for Award Calendar but missed those.
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Does Delta show flexible award dates for MULTICITY?
I can not seem to find a way to display flexible dates for a muticity trip. I got it for a round trip but for some reason can not seem to activate it for multicity. If Delta does not allow this is there another travel device (eg google flights) that does?
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Originally Posted by bbbacres
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I can not seem to find a way to display flexible dates for a muticity trip. I got it for a round trip but for some reason can not seem to activate it for multicity. If Delta does not allow this is there another travel device (eg google flights) that does?
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Further question on ticket search & flexible dates
Thanks for the message. I did try searching roundtrips to both destinations and it worked. Sadly the results came out about where I was anyway, so no great savings, but at least I know it is NOT because I am a day or two off in my travel dates. Forgive my not quite understanding, but I was curious about your mention of D1 for 80k per way. When I do my normal searches, it is coming out with first class costing 350,000 and even 450,000 miles. If First cost me 160,000 that would be more, but not tons more, than the 120,000 I'm finding for lowest level coach. Can you explain more about this 80k per way option and where to find it? Sorry about my need for further help.
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Originally Posted by bbbacres
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Thanks for the message. I did try searching roundtrips to both destinations and it worked. Sadly the results came out about where I was anyway, so no great savings, but at least I know it is NOT because I am a day or two off in my travel dates. Forgive my not quite understanding, but I was curious about your mention of D1 for 80k per way. When I do my normal searches, it is coming out with first class costing 350,000 and even 450,000 miles. If First cost me 160,000 that would be more, but not tons more, than the 120,000 I'm finding for lowest level coach. Can you explain more about this 80k per way option and where to find it? Sorry about my need for further help.
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Thank you for taking the time to expand your answer and help. I want to fly from MSO (Montana) to AMS (Amsterdam) June 17 (approx) and return from NCE (Nice) to MSO on July 9. So it is more than 90 days out. Yes, I was using D! and First class synonymously. But never mind, is D1 (Delta 1?) that Sounds high enough for me :)
I'm not seeing anything like 80k miles each way, so I'm wondering if I'm searching the correct way. With some repositioning I might be able to depart from and return to LAS (Vegas) but that would add additional cost. |
Originally Posted by bbbacres
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Thank you for taking the time to expand your answer and help. I want to fly from MSO (Montana) to AMS (Amsterdam) June 17 (approx) and return from NCE (Nice) to MSO on July 9. So it is more than 90 days out. Yes, I was using D! and First class synonymously. But never mind, is D1 (Delta 1?) that Sounds high enough for me :)
I'm not seeing anything like 80k miles each way, so I'm wondering if I'm searching the correct way. With some repositioning I might be able to depart from and return to LAS (Vegas) but that would add additional cost. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8a9241b04d.png |
Well, you are clearly a veteran traveler and thank you for sharing this advice with me. I'm returning from NCE rather than VCE, so your 2nd or return example does not apply. But I will see if it is possible. I do have a companion ticket I might have left unused this year. That might be a perfect purpose, repositioning with it. Keeping costs down. But there are two sides to my thinking, of course. Part of me thinks that D1 is not that big of a deal, but the times I have flown it going overseas were a pleasure. I like that side of things two. Plus you arrive in much better shape with less "recovery time" needed.
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