Sep 27, 2021, 7:07 pm
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Due to a merging error - much of the history of this thread is sitting in the Amex Companion fare thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/2053727-using-skymiles-skyteam-other-partners-master-thread.html
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Moderator Delta Air Lines
Using SkyMiles on SkyTeam & Other Partners Master Thread
Dec 15, 2021, 6:18 am
#106
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I have a random question / observation that seems best suited for this thread rather than making a new one. Need to get to Paris next spring (from SFO) and have started looking at business class award availability. Options on the dates I need directly into Paris are all bad; high mileage costs or nothing at all. So I started looking at nearby Northern European cities, anything close enough for an easy direct train ride into Paris.
Found a weird two-stop option with the TATL segment to LHR in VS Upper Class, and then short connecting flights in KLM. Although if I look just to AMS or LHR, the VS Upper Class availability is gone. It only appears when I search for that final smaller city that's on KLM City Hopper service.
Most people here probably know about hidden city ticket pricing on revenue bookings, but is it that prevalent with award bookings? Especially when using SkyMiles on two separate partners? Just seems really, really weird. I'm contemplating booking this and then just taking Eurostar to Paris. Any consequences if I no-show for the last two legs of an award ticket?
Thanks!
Found a weird two-stop option with the TATL segment to LHR in VS Upper Class, and then short connecting flights in KLM. Although if I look just to AMS or LHR, the VS Upper Class availability is gone. It only appears when I search for that final smaller city that's on KLM City Hopper service.
Most people here probably know about hidden city ticket pricing on revenue bookings, but is it that prevalent with award bookings? Especially when using SkyMiles on two separate partners? Just seems really, really weird. I'm contemplating booking this and then just taking Eurostar to Paris. Any consequences if I no-show for the last two legs of an award ticket?
Thanks!
Last edited by xliioper; Dec 15, 2021 at 6:39 am
Jan 20, 2022, 5:04 pm
#107
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South Florida
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 192
Any way to get D1 out economy back
I'm looking at scoring a trip So Florida to Porto, Portugal which involves CDG or AMS w miles, late April early May. . A couple times I have stumbled upon fares that allow D1 over, economy back for 140-150, presumably because the D1 fare was gone. Perfect, but hard to find. I don't need a flat bed for a daytime return trip. I thought from a previous response that these did not exist. But I have to align the perfect fare with trip dates that work for me. Do agents have better visibility of how to to this? Obviously there are plenty of economy returns this far out.
Bob
Bob
Jan 20, 2022, 6:37 pm
#108
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I'm looking at scoring a trip So Florida to Porto, Portugal which involves CDG or AMS w miles, late April early May. . A couple times I have stumbled upon fares that allow D1 over, economy back for 140-150, presumably because the D1 fare was gone. Perfect, but hard to find. I don't need a flat bed for a daytime return trip. I thought from a previous response that these did not exist. But I have to align the perfect fare with trip dates that work for me. Do agents have better visibility of how to to this? Obviously there are plenty of economy returns this far out.
Bob
Bob
Last edited by xliioper; Jan 21, 2022 at 9:31 am
Jan 21, 2022, 6:23 pm
#109
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South Florida
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 192
Thanks, xliioper. Seems part of the trick is to request Main, then select D1 outbound, so you still see the Main on the return, rather than selecting D1 and hoping to see some main on the return. Its amazing how finicky this is. I can't find anything using FLL rather than MIA. As my dates are now most likely early May, I don't see anything cheap using $, but I can live with 129K and a flat-bed east bound.
Bob
Bob
Jan 21, 2022, 6:33 pm
#110
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: DL PM, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 8,414
I am trying to travel from the west coast to Berlin in the spring in J using miles. It is very hard to find any inventory into BER so I am trying to fly into a larger hub and then get a separate ticket for last leg. I am trying everything I can think of, including LAX/SEA/SFO/SLC into AMS/CDG/LON and everything is just insane on DL and partners seem to have nothing, except for a very strange itinerary on Aeromexico through MEX, which just seems kind of crazy.
What is going on? I have 500K+ Sky Miles, I should be able to fly two people R/T to Europe, right?
What is going on? I have 500K+ Sky Miles, I should be able to fly two people R/T to Europe, right?
Jan 21, 2022, 9:26 pm
#111
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I am trying to travel from the west coast to Berlin in the spring in J using miles. It is very hard to find any inventory into BER so I am trying to fly into a larger hub and then get a separate ticket for last leg. I am trying everything I can think of, including LAX/SEA/SFO/SLC into AMS/CDG/LON and everything is just insane on DL and partners seem to have nothing, except for a very strange itinerary on Aeromexico through MEX, which just seems kind of crazy.
What is going on? I have 500K+ Sky Miles, I should be able to fly two people R/T to Europe, right?
What is going on? I have 500K+ Sky Miles, I should be able to fly two people R/T to Europe, right?
FYI, there are currently $3K roundtrip D1 fares from SMF, RNO, PDX, and LAS to BER through late April. SFO is slightly higher at $3300. $3K fares also available from PIT, CLE, BNA, IND, and MKE for those in the Midwest and RDU, AUS, GSP, JAX, MCO, and TPA in the South.
Last edited by xliioper; Jan 21, 2022 at 10:04 pm
Jan 30, 2022, 12:27 pm
#114
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: Delta
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I booked a one-way ticket from CDG - JFK using Flying Blue miles (transferred from Amex) over the phone with the agent. I want this flight to be credited towards DL through their partnership with AF. How do I verify if this ticket is credited to my DL or AF membership? I can't seem to find it anywhere on my booking on the AF app. TIA!
Jan 31, 2022, 1:39 am
#115
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I booked a one-way ticket from CDG - JFK using Flying Blue miles (transferred from Amex) over the phone with the agent. I want this flight to be credited towards DL through their partnership with AF. How do I verify if this ticket is credited to my DL or AF membership? I can't seem to find it anywhere on my booking on the AF app. TIA!
Feb 1, 2022, 8:53 am
#117
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Just pull up reservation on Delta.com.(if there's DL segments) It should show what FF is listed. You can add if needed. Otherwise pull up on AF and find the passenger details section. You'll see what is listed.
Feb 4, 2022, 3:03 am
#118
Join Date: Jan 2022
Posts: 11
xliioper For the lolz of it checked this itinerary on my end on delta, and it costs $4420 (only flight different is that return flight).
Wonder if this is their pricing based on geolocation as I know that can often affect the price of a ticket.
Wonder if this is their pricing based on geolocation as I know that can often affect the price of a ticket.
Feb 11, 2022, 12:44 pm
#119
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: RDU
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RDU-FCO on ITA in business (or Delta)?
I'm planning a flight RDU-FCO, maybe using ITA in business class or maybe using only Delta metal Comfort Plus. I'd use an eCredit and my partner would use points. He has about 190K in his account. I guess ITA is maybe a SkyTeam partner or maybe is not? I can see them in search results, and (surprisingly) I can do seat selection when booking on ITA metal during the search process. Will a search on Delta using miles instead of $ show me how many miles/points we need for an ITA flight?
EDIT: A quick search shows it's probably not possible to book a flight with only 190K miles on ITA in business. We can probably get a Comfort Plus seat for about 168K.
EDIT: A quick search shows it's probably not possible to book a flight with only 190K miles on ITA in business. We can probably get a Comfort Plus seat for about 168K.
Last edited by zitsky; Feb 11, 2022 at 1:10 pm
Feb 11, 2022, 9:02 pm
#120
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I'm planning a flight RDU-FCO, maybe using ITA in business class or maybe using only Delta metal Comfort Plus. I'd use an eCredit and my partner would use points. He has about 190K in his account. I guess ITA is maybe a SkyTeam partner or maybe is not? I can see them in search results, and (surprisingly) I can do seat selection when booking on ITA metal during the search process. Will a search on Delta using miles instead of $ show me how many miles/points we need for an ITA flight?
EDIT: A quick search shows it's probably not possible to book a flight with only 190K miles on ITA in business. We can probably get a Comfort Plus seat for about 168K.
EDIT: A quick search shows it's probably not possible to book a flight with only 190K miles on ITA in business. We can probably get a Comfort Plus seat for about 168K.
Last edited by xliioper; Feb 11, 2022 at 9:47 pm