DL Vacation (hotel + flight) issues
Dec 11, 2019, 3:18 am
#16
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
I can't speak to why international connections are a big deal for you, but if the flight got cancelled on the day you wanted to fly and it's a sufficiently big deal for you to avoid an international connection, it seems like you probably should have cancelled the vacation altogether.
PS: I was booked in DL ONE bc and the connection offered did not have seating equivalent to DL ONE.
Dec 11, 2019, 8:36 am
#17
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,407
I would have gotten a refund for the airfare portion (if I cancelled), but NOT the hotel portion (since the rooms were non-refundable). I don't want to get into a discussion of why I don't like connections (domestic or international)--but since I am the one flying, that is my choice.
PS: I was booked in DL ONE bc and the connection offered did not have seating equivalent to DL ONE.
PS: I was booked in DL ONE bc and the connection offered did not have seating equivalent to DL ONE.
Dec 11, 2019, 9:37 am
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
I've flown lots of these Vacation packages between JFK and ZRH (previously on AA) and now on DL, for most of those the price for flight + hotel was cheaper than booking just the flight. So, while paying for an extra night (which I won't use) is annoying $-wise it is not a calamity.
Dec 11, 2019, 10:35 am
#19
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,407
DL has a single n/s per daynormally between ZRH and JFK, but due to the "holiday" period mine was cancelled for 12/29. (There were no other n/s options.)
I've flown lots of these Vacation packages between JFK and ZRH (previously on AA) and now on DL, for most of those the price for flight + hotel was cheaper than booking just the flight. So, while paying for an extra night (which I won't use) is annoying $-wise it is not a calamity.
I've flown lots of these Vacation packages between JFK and ZRH (previously on AA) and now on DL, for most of those the price for flight + hotel was cheaper than booking just the flight. So, while paying for an extra night (which I won't use) is annoying $-wise it is not a calamity.
Dec 11, 2019, 7:40 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA ExPl, DL PM, UA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, probably some others
Posts: 4,098
I would have gotten a refund for the airfare portion (if I cancelled), but NOT the hotel portion (since the rooms were non-refundable). I don't want to get into a discussion of why I don't like connections (domestic or international)--but since I am the one flying, that is my choice.