You've got to be joking. $16k to LHR
Jan 10, 2018, 3:52 pm
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I'm just wondering what would happen if you booked and paid for one of these $16K fares. Do you suppose that in a few days, your reservation would simply stop showing up in your profile and that you'd get a phone call from a very friendly customer service rep explaining that unfortunately there was a system error and that Delta couldn't really accept $16K from you for a $3K-$4K ticket?
Jan 10, 2018, 3:58 pm
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I'm just wondering what would happen if you booked and paid for one of these $16K fares. Do you suppose that in a few days, your reservation would simply stop showing up in your profile and that you'd get a phone call from a very friendly customer service rep explaining that unfortunately there was a system error and that Delta couldn't really accept $16K from you for a $3K-$4K ticket?
Jan 10, 2018, 4:20 pm
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I'm just wondering what would happen if you booked and paid for one of these $16K fares. Do you suppose that in a few days, your reservation would simply stop showing up in your profile and that you'd get a phone call from a very friendly customer service rep explaining that unfortunately there was a system error and that Delta couldn't really accept $16K from you for a $3K-$4K ticket?
$1533 r/t for full Y on the 90 minute flight (or <4 hr drive) DTW-BUF.
Take a look at full J DTW-SYD, or full J MCI-PVG. It's staggering. (Yes, I had a business that really wanted me in Shanghai, and full J was all that was left.) Advance purchase and minimum stay requirements are meant to be extractive.
Jan 10, 2018, 7:05 pm
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To add insult to injury, it's in "Multiple Cabins" to boot. 
Perhaps it's the premium you pay to meet your DM MQD requirement all on your first flight of the year. That peace of mind doesn't come cheap, but it's a service they're willing to offer.
Perhaps it's the premium you pay to meet your DM MQD requirement all on your first flight of the year. That peace of mind doesn't come cheap, but it's a service they're willing to offer.
Jan 10, 2018, 7:33 pm
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The fare quote above is not a full roundtrip ticket fare quote. It's just a list of outbound flight options with an estimated lowest total roundtrip (not one-way) cost. When you actually select an outbound flight, the return flight options show lower cost RT fares than the estimated lowest cost RT fare shown on the outbound listings. These are true the RT fare costs (as opposed to the estimated ones listed in the initial outbound flight listings). It's just the lowest cost RT fare estimator that is confused. I haven't seen any full roundtrip quotes that don't match what I can find on Google Flights.
Do a fare search for IND-LHR for 4/4 - 4/11. The initial outbound listings say $5598 is the estimated lowest RT fare option. But when, you actually select an outbound flight, you will see the real lowest RT option is actually $4444. This matches what Google Flights is showing.
Do a fare search for IND-LHR for 4/4 - 4/11. The initial outbound listings say $5598 is the estimated lowest RT fare option. But when, you actually select an outbound flight, you will see the real lowest RT option is actually $4444. This matches what Google Flights is showing.
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Jan 10, 2018, 8:56 pm
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Jan 10, 2018, 9:07 pm
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The fare quote above is not a full roundtrip ticket fare quote. It's just a list of outbound flight options with an estimated lowest total roundtrip (not one-way) cost. When you actually select an outbound flight, the return flight options show lower cost RT fares than the estimated lowest cost RT fare shown on the outbound listings. These are true the RT fare costs (as opposed to the estimated ones listed in the initial outbound flight listings). It's just the lowest cost RT fare estimator that is confused. I haven't seen any full roundtrip quotes that don't match what I can find on Google Flights.
Do a fare search for IND-LHR for 4/4 - 4/11. The initial outbound listings say $5598 is the estimated lowest RT fare option. But when, you actually select an outbound flight, you will see the real lowest RT option is actually $4444. This matches what Google Flights is showing.
Do a fare search for IND-LHR for 4/4 - 4/11. The initial outbound listings say $5598 is the estimated lowest RT fare option. But when, you actually select an outbound flight, you will see the real lowest RT option is actually $4444. This matches what Google Flights is showing.
Jan 10, 2018, 9:14 pm
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My understanding is that delta.dumb shows the *lowest* price for the RT, which can require a 5 am departure and either several connections or an extremely long connection on the return. The actual price for a reasonable choice tends to be higher than what I see first.
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Jan 10, 2018, 11:02 pm
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I booked a trip LAX-JFK-DUB a week or so ago for the first week in Feb. Before competing the booking I checked that there were C+ aisle seats. That seat map shows all cabins and I noticed that both JFK-DUB and DUB-JFK were pretty much empty in D1 -- maybe a couple seats greyed out. Thinking maybe they might have a deal, I checked the D1 prices and they were all north of $10K -- even checked surrounding days.
I won't waste a GUC on this trip as JFK is pretty close to half way (about an hour more on the overwater leg)
Update: Just checked and the D1 fare for my days is down to just under $7K -- better but still high. My coach ticket was $550. Wont hit $25K MQDs that way
I won't waste a GUC on this trip as JFK is pretty close to half way (about an hour more on the overwater leg)
Update: Just checked and the D1 fare for my days is down to just under $7K -- better but still high. My coach ticket was $550. Wont hit $25K MQDs that way
Jan 10, 2018, 11:26 pm
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I booked a trip LAX-JFK-DUB a week or so ago for the first week in Feb. Before competing the booking I checked that there were C+ aisle seats. That seat map shows all cabins and I noticed that both JFK-DUB and DUB-JFK were pretty much empty in D1 -- maybe a couple seats greyed out. Thinking maybe they might have a deal, I checked the D1 prices and they were all north of $10K -- even checked surrounding days. ...
Update: Just checked and the D1 fare for my days is down to just under $7K -- better but still high. My coach ticket was $550. Wont hit $25K MQDs that way
Update: Just checked and the D1 fare for my days is down to just under $7K -- better but still high. My coach ticket was $550. Wont hit $25K MQDs that way
clearly, Delta RM thinks that if you REALLY want to hit an MQD threshold during the course of the next 11.5 months, you’ll figure out a way to do it ... if not, they really don’t care whether you buy this $550 ticket or not