Premium Select outbound BE inbound
 

Is it possible to book PS on outbound flights and BE on the inbound. I've been on the delta.com website on my phone and don't see a way to do it.

I often book 2 one ways, which is an option for you.
I do it so that when I want to change only outbound, I don't have to worry about the possibility that the inbound fare component is much higher (and vice versa).

The only way it's going to be possible is to book it as two one-ways, if the BE fare is available as a one-way fare in the direction you are looking at the BE fare for. (BE fares cannot be combined with other fares on a single ticket.

Its an international flight so one ways won't work.

Thanks for responding.

Have you priced the one-ways? Not all of them are the bad deal they once were.

Delta.com is insistent that I add a return.

Beside it looks like BA can do PE outbound and BE back.

Basic Economy on Delta (and the other US carriers) is generally not combinable with any fare that is not basic economy. If you look up a DL basic economy fare in ITA Matrix or Expert Flyer, the fare rules will tell you such.

British Airways does allow you to combine Basic fares with other economy fares as well as Premium Economy, Business, and First. I checked Virgin Atlantic and they do not seem to allow combinations like that. One-ways to/from Europe are ridiculously expensive, so if you want to book Delta, you will probably have to pay the upcharge from Basic Economy to Main Cabin on that segment (probably about $70).

Call Delta. I’ve done this before. But you do have to call

Delta is currently offering one way basic economy to eùrope. Example jfk-madrid mid april $268 one way. Also on offer from aa and lh. Also from miami $310

Yes, I see one-way BE fares to/from numerous EU cities. While these can't be combined with a PE fare on a single ticket, they can be booked as one-way tickets. Doesn't sound like OP is actually doing one-way searches (or maybe trip is outside the EU?). These one-way BE fares tend to cost somewhat more than the roundtrip BE fares (on an each-way basis), but they can certainly be booked on delta.com with a one-way search. YQ on following fares is $200 each way.


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Basic fares cannot be combined with main cabin/premium/business fare types. You'll have to call DL or a travel agent.

Use of one-way fares in this scenario is likely to significantly exceed the upcharge to main cabin on a roundtrip ticket that combines two fare types.

Book BE by 3/30 to keep the full value of the flight as a credit for future travel. After 3/30 BE tickets are back to pre-covid use-it-or-lose-it.

An agent wouldn't likely be able to override the combinability restrictions on BE fares. It's not just a website issue. The difference between roundtrip and one-way BE fares can be fairly minimal. In the above case, one-way BE fares are only $15.50 more than roundtrip BE fares ($16.00 vs. $0.50). Although on JFK-LHR, the difference looks be over $100 which is more than the difference between main cabin and BE. I'd suspect one-way PE fares will likely be significantly more than roundtrip PE fares. Ultimately, there's probably few to no cases of PE and BE one-way's being cheaper than PE and main cabin fares booked on a roundtrip basis to get roundtrip fares (assuming you meet the advance purchase and min stay requirements of the roundtrip fares).

An agent definitely cannot override those restrictions, but they can combine a main cabin fare one way and a Premium Select fare the other using lower round-trip fare components rather than one-way fares. I suspect that would be the lowest cost option.

But the website already lets you combine main cabin and PE fares (in either direction) and will give you roundtrip fares. You don't actually have to go through an agent for such combinations.