Is Delta moving to additive pricing on intl trips with connections?
Dec 7, 2017, 4:14 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 530
I'm trying BOS-SFO-SEA-PVG pricing out at 105K all on Delta medal, but BOS-SFO(DL)-ICN(KE) at 95K, but the search engine breaks if I do multi-city and try to add ICN-PVG segment. Any idea how to solve this? If nothing else works, I might still go with the 95K option and then use UA 8K to get to PVG separately... I'd be able to have a stopover in ICN.
Dec 7, 2017, 5:15 am
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,070
There is nothing to "solve". You are not, in fact, getting a broken fare award at 105K. It is actually a single fare award. As I have mentioned multiple times, this can easily be shown by simply clicking on the fare rules. The 95K rate is the partner "over-the-pond" rate. You can't get that when taking DL metal over-the-pond. The lowest two DL over-the-pond award rates are shown below. As you can see, there is no option between 80K and 105K when taking DL metal over-the-pond.
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
Last edited by xliioper; Dec 7, 2017 at 6:05 am
Dec 7, 2017, 10:55 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: DL Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, Hertz Prez Circle, National Exec
Posts: 1,357
There is nothing to "solve". You are not, in fact, getting a broken fare award at 105K. It is actually a single fare award. As I have mentioned multiple times, this can easily be shown by simply clicking on the fare rules. The 95K rate is the partner "over-the-pond" rate. You can't get that when taking DL metal over-the-pond. The lowest two DL over-the-pond award rates are shown below. As you can see, there is no option between 80K and 105K when taking DL metal over-the-pond.
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
Dec 7, 2017, 7:12 pm
#19
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 530
There is nothing to "solve". You are not, in fact, getting a broken fare award at 105K. It is actually a single fare award. As I have mentioned multiple times, this can easily be shown by simply clicking on the fare rules. The 95K rate is the partner "over-the-pond" rate. You can't get that when taking DL metal over-the-pond. The lowest two DL over-the-pond award rates are shown below. As you can see, there is no option between 80K and 105K when taking DL metal over-the-pond.
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
CSV800 80K
CSL1050 105K
Dec 8, 2017, 7:43 am
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: UA- 1K, DL-DM, AA-G, BON-T
Posts: 337
So now DL shows a 96k J award Us-India on a very few days but only if its two flights on DL and one on a partner - so LGA-BOS-LHR (all DL)-BOM (partner). I looked at the fare rules and this is one award with a 96 code. BOS-LHR-BOM will price at 135k (additive two awards - 70+65) if mixed DL/Partner or 120k with Partner/Partner. I've also seen carrier imposed fees on the 96k award (but same flights listed twice with the other not having it). Also the 40k economy is back but again with weird routing and with some having carrier imposed fees (so instead of $75 in taxes its $350). Something is going on as these awards are all over the place. I know the DL person on this site said they were not imposing carrier fees, but it sure does look like they were / are considering a big change. But who knows. I just want things to stabilize so we know what the new normal is.