Award Ticket Success - Post It Here
Mar 31, 2009, 8:56 pm
#1006
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
IAD- FRA-BLR-FRA-IAD for 5 in July on LH/UA
DCA-DTW.CDG-BLR-CDG=DTW-DTW FOR 5 IN jULY END
VIA DL/NW/AF
DCA-DTW.CDG-BLR-CDG=DTW-DTW FOR 5 IN jULY END
VIA DL/NW/AF
Last edited by ffI; Mar 31, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Apr 6, 2009, 11:45 am
#1007
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: DC metro
Programs: PC Platinum Ambassador, Marriott Gold Elite, UA 2P, Starwood Gold, Avis First, Bolt Bus $1 Rider
Posts: 1,175
iad-cvg-gso 9/11
gso-atl-dca 9/13
booked on delta
needed to use the Multi city option to get the best times
only a few more to burn
gso-atl-dca 9/13
booked on delta
needed to use the Multi city option to get the best times
only a few more to burn
Apr 6, 2009, 12:28 pm
#1008
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: MN
Programs: Lots of programs, dirt on all of them!
Posts: 11,938
No loss of points and often better availability on nwa.com than on delta.com. I booked 3 award tickets to FAI a couple of weeks ago on nwa.com. delta.com wanted quite a few more miles for the same tickets.
Apr 19, 2009, 8:19 am
#1010
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ohio and Colorado
Programs: AA Gold MM, DL Gold, US MM, HH Gold, Starwood
Posts: 953
DAY-LGW-DAY
Two Business Class 9 Oct DAY-ATL-LGW, 15 Oct LGW-ATL-DAY, 100K each, $156 in fess. DAY-ATL DL MD80, ATL-LGW NW 330
We had Award tickets DAY-ATL-DTW-LGW-DTW-ATL-DAY but since they changed the flights, I rebooked and got a much more direct routing. I did have to pay $100 change fee but I wanted to leave/return a day earlier. I looked at the seating chart in Business for the ATL-LGW-ATL flights and there was only one other seat taken. I'm sure that will change but for now, it looks like its pretty much wide open in the Oct Award Calendar for the 100K Awards.
For all the negative comments one reads on this and other sites about Sky Miles, I am happy with the results of this booking. Did it through the Medallion Desk with no reservation fees.
Cheers
We had Award tickets DAY-ATL-DTW-LGW-DTW-ATL-DAY but since they changed the flights, I rebooked and got a much more direct routing. I did have to pay $100 change fee but I wanted to leave/return a day earlier. I looked at the seating chart in Business for the ATL-LGW-ATL flights and there was only one other seat taken. I'm sure that will change but for now, it looks like its pretty much wide open in the Oct Award Calendar for the 100K Awards.
For all the negative comments one reads on this and other sites about Sky Miles, I am happy with the results of this booking. Did it through the Medallion Desk with no reservation fees.
Cheers
Apr 20, 2009, 10:42 am
#1011
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
Programs: AA2, DL2, Amtrak2, US2, SPG1, MAR2
Posts: 2,550
Looks like we have crossed the 1,000 post threshold in this thread.
Just ticketed 2x business class to India ORD-DTW-AMS-BOM and BLR-CDG-ORD for 120k per person plus $110/pp.
It looks like I will have NW WBC to AMS, DL BE to BOM and AF L'Espace all the way on the return so it will be a nice mix of menus and entertainment.
I have to buy tickets down to Colombo from there it seems.
Just ticketed 2x business class to India ORD-DTW-AMS-BOM and BLR-CDG-ORD for 120k per person plus $110/pp.
It looks like I will have NW WBC to AMS, DL BE to BOM and AF L'Espace all the way on the return so it will be a nice mix of menus and entertainment.
I have to buy tickets down to Colombo from there it seems.
Apr 20, 2009, 10:51 am
#1012
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: TUL
Programs: AA Plat, DL FO/1MM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, National Exec Elite
Posts: 2,102
Did you book this through DL or NW? If DL, you could potentially transfer your points to NW and get a ticket through to Colombo. NW is partners with both Jet & Kingfisher who both fly to Colombo from MAA & BLR. If you booked through Northwest, then you probably already attempted this...
Apr 20, 2009, 10:54 am
#1013
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
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Did you book this through DL or NW? If DL, you could potentially transfer your points to NW and get a ticket through to Colombo. NW is partners with both Jet & Kingfisher who both fly to Colombo from MAA & BLR. If you booked through Northwest, then you probably already attempted this...
Apr 20, 2009, 11:25 am
#1014
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ireland, UnderH20, AUA, Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Charter KM, DM180, RW, DM, SC, SkyBonus; HH Diamond, IHG Plt Amb, Global Ent, TWIC
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Two BE tickets ROC - JFK - MAD for July at 100k each plus about $37 in taxes.
Last week it was 200k for one and I was going to get one award seat and one M class at $2360 and use a PMU.
Glad I waited and it appears to show that "low" award seats do open up!
Last week it was 200k for one and I was going to get one award seat and one M class at $2360 and use a PMU.
Glad I waited and it appears to show that "low" award seats do open up!
Apr 23, 2009, 8:04 am
#1017
Join Date: Aug 2007
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Gold and Current Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 280
JFK-SEA-FAI / FAI-SEA-JFK with a 1 day stopover in SEA on the way back. August dates with a Friday afternoon departure and a following Sunday return. Business and First all the way... 45K.
Apr 23, 2009, 12:04 pm
#1019
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 96
Here's a complicated one...
2 Biz class tickets Outbound: (1) RDU-ATL-VCE and (1) MSP-ATL-VCE on Delta. Return: (1)FCO-AMS-ORD-MSP and (1)FCO-AMS-ORD-MSP-RDU on KLM and Northwest. Both 100,000 miles and $110 in taxes per ticket.
Originally booked last October, but was changed this week to allow for longer stay and to fly in WBC on KLM 747. Hopefully it will be worth the change fees!
Originally booked last October, but was changed this week to allow for longer stay and to fly in WBC on KLM 747. Hopefully it will be worth the change fees!