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Jun 18, 2010, 1:33 am

#1546

florin

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It's sad that we got to the point where we break out the champagne when a near-low, but closer to medium domestic coach award is found.

Jun 18, 2010, 4:20 am

#1547

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There are plenty of 25K ATL<>LAX awards. May be the easiest LOW out there.

Even summer had some available a while back, but gone now.

Jun 18, 2010, 4:56 am

#1548

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Quote:

Originally Posted by exwannabe

Even summer had some available a while back, but gone now.

Doesn't matter to those who feel they are entitled to the low awards when they want them......

Jun 18, 2010, 5:30 am

#1549

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This thread is a good place to record this not-quite-low reward.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...anomalies.html

Jun 18, 2010, 5:47 am

#1550

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[QUOTE=3Cforme;14154307]This thread is a good place to record this not-quite-low reward.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...anomalies.html[/QUOTE32.5 is not a pricing anomaly. It is a combination of Low on one leg and Medium on the other leg.

David

Jun 18, 2010, 7:19 am

#1551

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Resist! Don't let DL brainwash you into thinking 40K is okay for a domestic Y award, when 25K is the standard on all other legacy carriers.

Jun 18, 2010, 7:29 am

#1552

exwannabe

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Quote:

Originally Posted by vatraveler

Resist! Don't let DL brainwash you into thinking 40K is okay for a domestic Y award, when 25K is the standard on all other legacy carriers.

Is 25K REALLY that common over July 4th weekend?

If either you are MikeM could back up these statements I would be somewhat surprised.

And BTW, the OP said 32K.

Jun 18, 2010, 7:50 am

#1553

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rwoman

Hi Everyone,

I know that the award tix debacle comes up on here frequently. I had some relative success yesterday! I am flying to LAX in a couple of weeks over the 4th of July weekend and my best friend in ATL asked if she could head out. Tix were $500ish, which was a little steep for the weekend, so I looked into miles tix for ATL-LAX-ATL.

The lowest was 32,500 miles (direct to LAX, connecting on the return) and 40,000 to avoid connections. While this is not the lowest 25K miles, I did not think 32.5k was bad for a ticket to SoCal over the summer and on a long weekend (Fri-Sun travel).

"Those" tix might really be out there...lol.

cheers,
robin

Glad you're happy with it.

But 32,500 > 25,000

Quote:

Originally Posted by longing4piedmont

Doesn't matter to those who feel they are entitled to the low awards when they want them......

Those who proclaim it's OK for Delta to deny pax a reasonable chance of "getting low awards when they want them," are doing a disservice to their fellow passengers.

Jun 18, 2010, 8:09 am

#1554

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rwoman

Tix were $500ish

Quote:

The lowest was 32,500 miles (direct to LAX, connecting on the return)

Indeed, I applaud you ^

1.5 cents per mile is about what one can expect, I suppose...

Quote:

Originally Posted by longing4piedmont

Doesn't matter to those who feel they are entitled to the low awards when they want them......

No, one just wishes for a program that comes close to approaching the value of competitor programs.

Jun 18, 2010, 8:18 am

#1555

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Quote:

Originally Posted by exwannabe

Is 25K REALLY that common over July 4th weekend?

If either you are MikeM could back up these statements I would be somewhat surprised.

And BTW, the OP said 32K.

I was speaking in general terms. CO does have standard F awards available for July 2nd-4th for 50K miles for ATL-LAX (on CO, US, and UA metal). Don't see any low Y right now, but I have no status with them. Would be very different were I still CO Plat. Their award availability for Plats was quite amazing, when I used to fly with them.

An even more interesting data point...CO has standard F and/or Y for ATL-LAX for 30 out of the 31 days in July and also 30 out of 31 for August. This tells quite a story, especially for someone with zero status.

Last edited by vatraveler; Jun 18, 2010 at 8:32 am

Jun 18, 2010, 8:23 am

#1556

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Quote:

Originally Posted by exwannabe

Is 25K REALLY that common over July 4th weekend?

If either you are MikeM could back up these statements I would be somewhat surprised.

And BTW, the OP said 32K.

I booked & flew a 25K mile 4th-of-July-weekend trip for 2 (MSP-BOI) on NW a while back, but I booked it several months out, not two weeks out & had to tweak it a couple times to improve the itin.

A Plat (as is the OP) should have a chance at booking that, although perhaps not this late.

Jun 18, 2010, 8:45 am

#1557

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Quote:

Originally Posted by exwannabe

Is 25K REALLY that common over July 4th weekend?

If either you are (sic) MikeM could back up these statements I would be somewhat surprised.

And BTW, the OP said 32K.

Well, be surprised. Saver First is readily available on continental.com over July 4th weekend.

continental.com.
July 1 50K for F and 25K for Y
July 2 50K for F and 50K for Y
July 3 50K for F and 50K for Y

Returning LAX to ATL:
July 3 50K for F and 25K for Y
July 4 50K for F and 50K for Y
July 5 50K for F and 50K for Y
July 6 50K for F and 25K for Y

This availability is for someone with no status.

Delta:
July 1 80K for F and 40K for Y
July 2 80K for F and 40K for Y
July 3 80K for F and 40K for Y

Returning LAX to ATL:
July 3 80K for F and 40K for Y
July 4 80K for F and 40K for Y
July 5 80K for F and 40K for Y
July 6 80K for F and 40K for Y

above also for someone with no status.

Sorry, DL loses hands down. Why would someone spend 40K for Y when they can spend 50K for F? And anyone wanting F to start with saves 30K miles.

The only things that keep me using DL for award travel are (1) I book way in advance and can often be flexible with my dates, meaning I only pay the low mileage level, and (2) the free domestic stopover, which is huge. But realistically, how many people plan their trips 9-11 months in advance and can be so flexible? Not many.

Jun 18, 2010, 9:29 am

#1558

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Keep in mind DL has been notorious for opening low's on horrendous routings and such. I wish you all the best of luck finding good itins for low. I've had good luck on domestic lows, but because I'm in MSP it was pretty easy to find connectionless itins.

Jun 18, 2010, 12:59 pm

#1559

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mnredfox

I have a hard time finding connection-less itins, even looking from MSP. Twice I am flying MSP to/from ANC via ATL. But that is the only routing available, so I will live with it (just hoping one of the flights fills up so we get bumped. The last laugh will be on DL).