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Nov 2, 2012, 7:23 am
#3226
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 169
I called dl almost every other days no luck on cz as well. Wonder I should wait a bit. I do see 4 tickets in nov 2012 for low tier business, but nothing after that till sept 2013. I may have to split the tickets to 2 - 2 different flights or routes. Hope it helps to get the Low tier tickets.
Nov 2, 2012, 7:35 am
#3227
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 198
I called dl almost every other days no luck on cz as well. Wonder I should wait a bit. I do see 4 tickets in nov 2012 for low tier business, but nothing after that till sept 2013. I may have to split the tickets to 2 - 2 different flights or routes. Hope it helps to get the Low tier tickets.
It'll show you the number of seats on the dates you are looking for. Then play call agent roulette and keep going until you find someone who knows what they are doing. Give them exact flight numbers on the dates you want. Don't let them manage the call or they will likely do something not in your favor.
Nov 2, 2012, 9:40 am
#3228
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SUX
Programs: BA Silver; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold; Points but dirt with everyone else
Posts: 8,050
For CZ seats use http://www.wandr.me/
It'll show you the number of seats on the dates you are looking for. Then play call agent roulette and keep going until you find someone who knows what they are doing. Give them exact flight numbers on the dates you want. Don't let them manage the call or they will likely do something not in your favor.
It'll show you the number of seats on the dates you are looking for. Then play call agent roulette and keep going until you find someone who knows what they are doing. Give them exact flight numbers on the dates you want. Don't let them manage the call or they will likely do something not in your favor.
Nov 2, 2012, 10:32 am
#3229
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 169
That's the key, and even then some agents will say there's no inventory, which was particularly annoying before we had any idea about KE inventory. Doubly so when the agent could see it on ICN-AKL but then claimed no inventory LAX-ICN, even though the next agent I spoke to 10 minutes later saw LAX-ICN inventory, too.
Again, thank you so much for the source of searching.
Coco
Nov 4, 2012, 9:37 pm
#3231
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: DL, AS, Marriott, Hyatt, National
Posts: 863
I booked two tickets for a weekend later this month:
LAX-SLC-EWR (dest.)
EWR-MSP-LAX (three-week "stopover")
LAX-SLC (open-jaw)
25K miles + $12.50/ticket
Adding on the basically free one-way for a quick ski trip weekend in December was a no-brainer.
LAX-SLC-EWR (dest.)
EWR-MSP-LAX (three-week "stopover")
LAX-SLC (open-jaw)
25K miles + $12.50/ticket
Adding on the basically free one-way for a quick ski trip weekend in December was a no-brainer.
Nov 5, 2012, 12:23 pm
#3232
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
Just booked the following for fall 2013 100k and $166 in business:
SLC-DTW-CDG-OTP
(open jaw)
NCE-AMS(stopover)-CDG-IAH-SLC
(OT: Then I booked OTP-VIE and VIE-NCE one-ways in coach on AB/NIKI with 4,700 Citi TY points each.)
AMS-CDG is the only one that shows Coupon Status: N-KL, all of the other segments show OPEN. I wonder what that means. When I looked earlier only the DL flights were OPEN.
SLC-DTW-CDG-OTP
(open jaw)
NCE-AMS(stopover)-CDG-IAH-SLC
(OT: Then I booked OTP-VIE and VIE-NCE one-ways in coach on AB/NIKI with 4,700 Citi TY points each.)
AMS-CDG is the only one that shows Coupon Status: N-KL, all of the other segments show OPEN. I wonder what that means. When I looked earlier only the DL flights were OPEN.
Nov 5, 2012, 12:24 pm
#3233
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Posts: 2,983
Wow, I had no idea DL allows one stopover and one open-jaw even on domestic itineraries.
Nov 5, 2012, 1:05 pm
#3234
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: TUL
Programs: AA Plat, DL FO/1MM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, National Exec Elite
Posts: 2,102
Pretty plain vanilla, but still a good value considering this ticket prices at $563.00 currently:
TUL-SLC-LAX (stopover)
LAX-SFO (destination / OJ)
SAN-SLC-TUL
25,000 x 1 (non-medallion availability)
TUL-SLC-LAX (stopover)
LAX-SFO (destination / OJ)
SAN-SLC-TUL
25,000 x 1 (non-medallion availability)
Nov 6, 2012, 6:53 pm
#3236
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 2,741
Nov 6, 2012, 9:05 pm
#3238
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 48
6/6-6/16 JFK-NRT-HKG (roundtrip) in biz class (O) for 120,000 Skypesos (low level) and $111 in taxes.
Tried to get additional stops in Southeast Asia (BKK, SGN, SIN) but no direct flights from HKG for DL. Agent was trying to use partner, but no low level awards. She suggested I call back later as I get free award changes as PM.
Tried to get additional stops in Southeast Asia (BKK, SGN, SIN) but no direct flights from HKG for DL. Agent was trying to use partner, but no low level awards. She suggested I call back later as I get free award changes as PM.
Nov 7, 2012, 6:08 am
#3239
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SUX
Programs: BA Silver; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold; Points but dirt with everyone else
Posts: 8,050
6/6-6/16 JFK-NRT-HKG (roundtrip) in biz class (O) for 120,000 Skypesos (low level) and $111 in taxes.
Tried to get additional stops in Southeast Asia (BKK, SGN, SIN) but no direct flights from HKG for DL. Agent was trying to use partner, but no low level awards. She suggested I call back later as I get free award changes as PM.
Tried to get additional stops in Southeast Asia (BKK, SGN, SIN) but no direct flights from HKG for DL. Agent was trying to use partner, but no low level awards. She suggested I call back later as I get free award changes as PM.
Nov 9, 2012, 1:03 pm
#3240
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
Ok this on is a bit left-field but one I consider a success. 60k miles for one week rental of a Suburban in SLC in January. Best cash rate I could find was $1258 all in making this a > 2cpm redemption. This is actually on top of scoring 4 25k level coach tickets roundtrip from RDU to SLC. 160k miles for family of four to go to SLC and hire a car big enough to lug us and all the ski gear works for me