Booking a connection as two, one-way legs
#33
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: DL DM
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The ATL connection isn't a legal routing only for the specific fare. I dont know why DL agents couldn't book the higher fare classes that do allow this connection. It is available for $1005 on the days I searched. Bookable through any good travel agent or Priceline as one ticket.
Not that I would reccomend paying that much when there are other options....
Not that I would reccomend paying that much when there are other options....
#34
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Ya but GRR-MSP-ALB is almost the same length and it's legal. 2x would disallow both MSP and ATL as connections. 3x would allow both MSP and ATL as connections. For MSP to be allowed and ATL to be disallowed, the cut-off would have to be something like 2.42x. That would seem like an unusual rule to me. I think it's something else
#35
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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UPDATE:
I had a terrible experience on an Albany/DTW regional flight a week or so ago. Wrote in to Delta and again complained about the lack of options and told them I would be switching to another airline for my Albany->GRR travels. This was probably the third complaint Ive made to Delta.
I went to check booking options today and LO AND BEHOLD, an Atlanta connection is again listed as LEGAL.
Im SHOCKED (and hoping this isnt schedule-change-Saturday shenanigans) but it seems my complaints were listened to and the route reinstated.
I had a terrible experience on an Albany/DTW regional flight a week or so ago. Wrote in to Delta and again complained about the lack of options and told them I would be switching to another airline for my Albany->GRR travels. This was probably the third complaint Ive made to Delta.
I went to check booking options today and LO AND BEHOLD, an Atlanta connection is again listed as LEGAL.
Im SHOCKED (and hoping this isnt schedule-change-Saturday shenanigans) but it seems my complaints were listened to and the route reinstated.