xliioper

The T&C's for personal Reserve card doesn't say anything about bonus if you already have Plat. It's only the personal Plat card T&Cs that say you may not be eligible for signup bonus if you already have a Reserve. The business Plat card does not have same language so it seems they don't care if you already have a business Reserve.

zmb

From https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles...how-to-qualify:



Does this include any SkyTeam member, even if they are not a Core Partner like China Airlines? Meaning I can earn MQD on DL-issued (006 ticket), CI-operated (CI flight number) flight booked with miles?

xliioper

Yes, as long as they are booked using DL Skymiles (which is basically implied when it is a 006 ticket), they will earn MQDs. If they are booked with some other Skyteam partner miles, they are not eligible to earn MQDs. "Delta Award Travel" refers specifically to tickets booked using DL Skymiles.

kaw753

I got some MQDs booking an Aeromexico flight with Skymiles Mexico City to Puerto Escondido. I think it was the taxes and fees charged when I booked the ticket.

kaw753

I have found with both Delta and United that by far the very best deals on points are with their partners. They seem to have no problem practically giving away flights from airlines that are not them.

I get insane deals using Skymiles on Westjet flights out of Canada to the Caribbean and Mexico.

If you want to actually be flying Delta, going from the US or Canada to South America has some really great deals (50k to Buenos Aires or Rio).

josephstern

Unfortunately, not KLM or AirFrance. I can almost never make Delta miles work US<->Europe.

xliioper

MQDs earned will based on number of Skymiles redeemed for award divided by 100 (it has nothing to do with taxes and fees charged for award). For example, a Skymiles award that costs 10,000 miles will earn 100 MQDs. It does not matter if the award is on Delta metal or partner metal.

https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles...how-to-qualify

"Beginning January 1, 2024, SkyMiles Members can earn MQDs on Delta Award Travel tickets operated by Delta partners, in Main Cabin (or equivalent) or above, when booked through any direct Delta channel, with MQDs calculated based on miles redeemed toward the Award Ticket price divided by 100. Government-imposed taxes and fees do not earn MQDs."

flying chef

Not sure if this is the place to ask. I'm flying YYZ-ATL-BWI on Delta, but it is booked as a codeshare with WestJet. The tickets on the codeshare were far less than booking on Delta, which I quite don't understand. Am I still eligible for MQD on Delta or should I switch to WestJet points/dollars ?

xliioper

They often coordinate fare filings on routes as seen below (except WS does not have BE fares -- DL BE fares always have a 'B' in second to last position of fare basis code), but not necessarily bucket inventory availability on flights when DL coded vs WS coded (they can differ on exact same flights). If you think in terms of marketing/brand strength (where DL is clearly the major player here compared to WS) and revenue maximization, it all begins to make sense. There are also Delta Medallion program benefits you lose out on when you go with the WS marketed, DL operated flights (like C+/FC upgrades at your Medallion window). This likely also gives DL further pricing power over WS. You can earn MQDs with Delta on WS coded flights, but it will based on distance and DL WS partner earning chart instead of fare paid.

GaryDD

Depends on the value you get from WS on their program. If you apply your flights to DL and it is in regular economy your MQD would be 10% of distance flown which is approx. 2600 miles round trip, so around $260 MQD.

As mentioned though, you won't be on the UG list, no sure what baggage your allowed either.

sxpsxpsxp

I'm considering a round-trip on Virgin Atlantic and seems I can book it either as a DL codeshare or as a prime VS. I'm trying to wrap my head around which option is best from both a MQD and a miles perspective. Please check my understanding and my math below.

If I'm reading everything correctly:

• DL-marketed and VS-operated earns under the same rules as DL-marketed and DL-operated, so if I book it under DL flight numbers I earn MQDs and miles based on fare only.
• If I book under VS numbers, I earn based on distance flown and fare class.

Assuming I'm correct with the above, and assuming a trip where I'm paying $2,000 (base fare excluding taxes) in fare class W, and traveling 6,700 miles, I think I will earn:

DL-marketed - 2,000 MQD and 22,000 miles (as a DM - 2000 x 11)
VS-marketed - 1,675 MQD (25% of distance for W) and 12,060 miles (as a DM - 6700 x 1.5 for W x 1.2 for DM)

Did I get that right?

xliioper

Did you actually price out flights as both DL and VS marketed? DL and VS have a number of differences in their fare classes and a W fare (C+ fare) on DL is not the same as a W fare (PE fare) on VS. W class on VS is their highest PE fare class and will likely price out much higher than a W C+ fare with DL marketing. VS uses the V fare class for it's C+ equivalent fares to DL (Economy Delight).

sxpsxpsxp

I did price it out using our corporate booking tool, and this is a PE fare, not C+. The cost is comparable booking the flights as either DL or VS. For the same VS-operated flight it is booking into P with a DL flight number and into W with a VS flight number. The cost and mileage numbers in my post were approximate and intended to help illustrate the question and make sure I have my calculation correct.

xliioper

Okay, as long as it was showing W class when pricing with VS flight numbers then your numbers are mostly correct. However, mileage earn with VS flights numbers for a DM would be 1.5*6700 + 1.2*6700 = 18090 miles.

sxpsxpsxp

Thank you for this. I see I had the elite mileage multiplier wrong.

So then in my instance it is much better to book as DL flight numbers, but if the ratio of fare to distance was different, that equation might change.