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Jan 7, 2023, 3:52 pm
#1741
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I'm planning an upcoming SEA-DEN SkyMiles Main Cabin award flight and noted the option to pay for "Preferred" emergency exit row seating but which zone would I board in if I pay extra fee for these seats? Main Cabin1?
Jan 7, 2023, 8:08 pm
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Hi Delta forum,
I would be flying DCA-JFK-CDG-IST with the first two legs on DL and latter on AF. I have purposefully selected that JFK-CDG flight for the Delta One Suites onboard the A330-900neo but it got swapped to an A330-300 recently with the older seats. The flight is this month.
So my question is does Delta offer complimentary changes ( with no fare difference - and assuming that there are flights onboard the A350 or A330-900neo that could fit my itinerary ) on equipment swaps on international itineraries similar to what United and American offer. If so would the Air France leg cause an issue ( intending to keep the same AF flight ). For reference, this is on a 006- Delta stock ticket.
TIA
I would be flying DCA-JFK-CDG-IST with the first two legs on DL and latter on AF. I have purposefully selected that JFK-CDG flight for the Delta One Suites onboard the A330-900neo but it got swapped to an A330-300 recently with the older seats. The flight is this month.
So my question is does Delta offer complimentary changes ( with no fare difference - and assuming that there are flights onboard the A350 or A330-900neo that could fit my itinerary ) on equipment swaps on international itineraries similar to what United and American offer. If so would the Air France leg cause an issue ( intending to keep the same AF flight ). For reference, this is on a 006- Delta stock ticket.
TIA
Jan 8, 2023, 4:54 am
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Hi Delta forum,
I would be flying DCA-JFK-CDG-IST with the first two legs on DL and latter on AF. I have purposefully selected that JFK-CDG flight for the Delta One Suites onboard the A330-900neo but it got swapped to an A330-300 recently with the older seats. The flight is this month.
So my question is does Delta offer complimentary changes ( with no fare difference - and assuming that there are flights onboard the A350 or A330-900neo that could fit my itinerary ) on equipment swaps on international itineraries similar to what United and American offer. If so would the Air France leg cause an issue ( intending to keep the same AF flight ). For reference, this is on a 006- Delta stock ticket.
TIA
I would be flying DCA-JFK-CDG-IST with the first two legs on DL and latter on AF. I have purposefully selected that JFK-CDG flight for the Delta One Suites onboard the A330-900neo but it got swapped to an A330-300 recently with the older seats. The flight is this month.
So my question is does Delta offer complimentary changes ( with no fare difference - and assuming that there are flights onboard the A350 or A330-900neo that could fit my itinerary ) on equipment swaps on international itineraries similar to what United and American offer. If so would the Air France leg cause an issue ( intending to keep the same AF flight ). For reference, this is on a 006- Delta stock ticket.
TIA
Jan 8, 2023, 7:15 am
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WS is selling one-way KE Prestige class seats on YVR-ICN for about $1675 USD (although these wouldn't earn any Skymiles since WS is not a Skyteam member).
Last edited by xliioper; Jan 8, 2023 at 7:31 am
Jan 8, 2023, 7:24 am
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Jan 8, 2023, 8:30 am
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Thank you, yes YOU
Can I just say thank you to the people on this board that take the time to answer our Newbie questions. Your knowledge and experience is really helpful. I can’t thank you all enough!
Jan 8, 2023, 9:37 am
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Yes, I suspect a lot of people simply use points for domestic/short-haul international coach and don't care about other forms of redemptions. One of the airlines published some stats years ago (I think it was Delta, but may have been another major) and something like 85% - 90% of mileage redemptions were for domestic coach tickets. You can still find relatively cheap international award redemptions to EU/Asia out of Mexico and the Caribbean. If you live in a DL hub city, you can potentially hidden-city the return trip and skip the last segment to Mexico/Caribbean.
Jan 8, 2023, 10:18 am
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SEA-ICN one-way D1/partner J awards start at 235K miles. DL has harmonized awards on most routes ex-US and Canada and the cheapest award levels now require roundtrip bookings on both DL and partner metal. For example, roundtrip D1/partner J awards on SEA-ICN start at 370K miles (rather than pricing as two one-way awards which would be 470K miles). You can still get one-way D1/biz awards to ICN for under 100K miles if you begin trip in Mexico or the Caribbean.
WS is selling one-way KE Prestige class seats on YVR-ICN for about $1675 USD (although these wouldn't earn any Skymiles since WS is not a Skyteam member).
WS is selling one-way KE Prestige class seats on YVR-ICN for about $1675 USD (although these wouldn't earn any Skymiles since WS is not a Skyteam member).
Can the return trip be modified if schedule changed? i.e. if I need to postpone several days for the second flight?
I checked Delta cancellation/change policy for one way award ticket and there was no fee. Not sure policy on the second return trip.
Jan 8, 2023, 10:28 am
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The official threshold is 120 minutes. You might be able to request a change with a smaller schedule change, but it will largely be up to the agent. Also, moving to partner flights will be much more difficult than DL operated flights.
Jan 8, 2023, 10:50 am
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What is the status on the 764 Delta One seats? (I'm looking at flights to Europe next Nov. shown with 764.) I thought they were going to the nicer open suites. Aerolopa only shows a configuration like the 763s, while SeatGuru shows both. The DL site itself just says seating may vary, so I'm confused! If they are are all changing to the open suites, is there timing?
Thanks for any help!
FTF
Thanks for any help!
FTF
Jan 8, 2023, 1:04 pm
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What is the status on the 764 Delta One seats? (I'm looking at flights to Europe next Nov. shown with 764.) I thought they were going to the nicer open suites. Aerolopa only shows a configuration like the 763s, while SeatGuru shows both. The DL site itself just says seating may vary, so I'm confused! If they are are all changing to the open suites, is there timing?
767-400 764 Delta One Suites & Premium Select Refurb Status and Trip Reports
AeroLOPA looks accurate as to the layout; there's no door, so since it's a slightly stylized/symbolic rendering, and both are a 1-2-1 non-angled config it may appear similar to the 763, but it isn't the exact same