Award Ticket Success - Post It Here
Sep 13, 2013, 3:34 pm
#3932
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: ORD/MDW
Programs: AA EXP, DL-Plat, WN-CP | Hotels: Choice-Gld, IHG-Plt, Rad-Gld, HH-Dia, Hyatt-Glob, Marriott-LtPlt
Posts: 2,889
1) OP, you are talking about a redemption. The Mileage Run Deals forum is for earning miles on cheap flights; not redeeming miles.
2) OP, you simply were able to find the stated "low" level award redemption per Delta's chart (found here). Notice "From U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) & Canada:" to "To Central America" in "Economy Class" is "17,500" miles each way (or 35,000 round-trip...or one-way in reality). There is no mistake. You simply found an example how poor DL's online award search function is.
3) This seems like a post bound for this Delta forum thread: "Award Ticket Success - Post It Here"
2) OP, you simply were able to find the stated "low" level award redemption per Delta's chart (found here). Notice "From U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) & Canada:" to "To Central America" in "Economy Class" is "17,500" miles each way (or 35,000 round-trip...or one-way in reality). There is no mistake. You simply found an example how poor DL's online award search function is.
3) This seems like a post bound for this Delta forum thread: "Award Ticket Success - Post It Here"
Sep 13, 2013, 4:10 pm
#3933
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Programs: AA, Delta, Singapore Airlines
Posts: 701
Reading this made me LOL. I flipped out reading the title at first: 35,000 miles from flying to Costa Rica?! How the HELL do you get that kind of routing? Now it all makes sense. Oh, well.
Sep 13, 2013, 5:33 pm
#3935
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,070
Medallions (when travelling on an award reservation with their miles and depending on Medallion level) receive somewhat better access to low-level awards than non-Medallions. There's nothing at all unusual about this.
Sep 13, 2013, 7:03 pm
#3936
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mid Atlantic
Programs: Delta Plat, one-time United Plat, Amex Plat, Marriott Plat, Hertz Prez Circle, Bus Pass
Posts: 1,237
Sep 13, 2013, 7:55 pm
#3937
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SJC (formerly CHI and STL)
Programs: AS, DL, AA, UA, WN
Posts: 1,013
Sep 13, 2013, 8:04 pm
#3938
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Mid Atlantic
Programs: Delta Plat, one-time United Plat, Amex Plat, Marriott Plat, Hertz Prez Circle, Bus Pass
Posts: 1,237
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...-benefits.html
Sep 13, 2013, 8:13 pm
#3939
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bye Delta
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Plat, Nat'l Exec Elite, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 16,278
1) OP, you are talking about a redemption. The Mileage Run Deals forum is for earning miles on cheap flights; not redeeming miles.
2) OP, you simply were able to find the stated "low" level award redemption per Delta's chart (found here). Notice "From U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) & Canada:" to "To Central America" in "Economy Class" is "17,500" miles each way (or 35,000 round-trip...or one-way in reality). There is no mistake. You simply found an example how poor DL's online award search function is.
3) This seems like a post bound for this Delta forum thread: "Award Ticket Success - Post It Here"
2) OP, you simply were able to find the stated "low" level award redemption per Delta's chart (found here). Notice "From U.S. 49 (excludes Hawaii) & Canada:" to "To Central America" in "Economy Class" is "17,500" miles each way (or 35,000 round-trip...or one-way in reality). There is no mistake. You simply found an example how poor DL's online award search function is.
3) This seems like a post bound for this Delta forum thread: "Award Ticket Success - Post It Here"
Sep 16, 2013, 9:53 am
#3940
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Delta PM, Hyatt Plat, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 52
Just booked the elusive business class LAX - PPT ticket!!
2 seats, summer 2014.
Air Tahiti Nui
160,000 skymiles/ea
$526 taxes/ea
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Tried about 10 different DL Plat agents over 3 hours, some just said no, some said there was a blackout, some said system was down, and finally one spent 20min w/revenue mgmt to make it happen!
2 seats, summer 2014.
Air Tahiti Nui
160,000 skymiles/ea
$526 taxes/ea
(Tried about 10 different DL Plat agents over 3 hours, some just said no, some said there was a blackout, some said system was down, and finally one spent 20min w/revenue mgmt to make it happen!
Sep 16, 2013, 10:52 am
#3941
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: DTW, LAX, MBJ
Programs: AA, Delta Kryptonium (DM) Hyatt Diamond IHG Fake Plat (Ambassador), HH Gold
Posts: 832
Just booked the elusive business class LAX - PPT ticket!!
2 seats, summer 2014.
Air Tahiti Nui
160,000 skymiles/ea
$526 taxes/ea(
Tried about 10 different DL Plat agents over 3 hours, some just said no, some said there was a blackout, some said system was down, and finally one spent 20min w/revenue mgmt to make it happen!
2 seats, summer 2014.
Air Tahiti Nui
160,000 skymiles/ea
$526 taxes/ea
(Tried about 10 different DL Plat agents over 3 hours, some just said no, some said there was a blackout, some said system was down, and finally one spent 20min w/revenue mgmt to make it happen!
May I ask What month?
Did you try for the AF flights? Taxes are supposed to be lower....
Sep 16, 2013, 11:16 am
#3942
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Delta PM, Hyatt Plat, IHG Diamond AMB
Posts: 52
In July... I wish, the AF ones apparently don't get released until 180 days before the flight... but in reality, I see them mostly get released the week or month before the flight! Last week I saw 5 J award seats pop up for an AF flight 4 days later... crazy.
Last edited by mikeb99; Sep 16, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Sep 16, 2013, 10:46 pm
#3943
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SJC (formerly CHI and STL)
Programs: AS, DL, AA, UA, WN
Posts: 1,013
I decided to book early and get one more TPAC BE ticket at 120,000 miles before the rate goes up. Booked the following for April:
ORD-DTW-ICN-FUK (DL 319 / DL 744 / KE 333)
[Shinkansen to Tokyo, then separately booked HND-GMP]
ICN-PEK (KE 773)
[72-hour TWOV]
PEK-NRT-MSP-ORD (DL 76W / DL 77L / DL M90)
Took advantage of combining destination (PEK) and open jaw (FUK/ICN) to have an extended period of time in both Korea and Japan, then will use some orphaned miles from another program to connect that last dot.
ORD-DTW-ICN-FUK (DL 319 / DL 744 / KE 333)
[Shinkansen to Tokyo, then separately booked HND-GMP]
ICN-PEK (KE 773)
[72-hour TWOV]
PEK-NRT-MSP-ORD (DL 76W / DL 77L / DL M90)
Took advantage of combining destination (PEK) and open jaw (FUK/ICN) to have an extended period of time in both Korea and Japan, then will use some orphaned miles from another program to connect that last dot.
Sep 21, 2013, 9:05 pm
#3945
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AA EXP2M, DL 1MM DM ext, UA PP <=> HH G/Marr PE/Hyatt G/IHG P FT RA ( Recovering Addict)
Posts: 4,596