Award Ticket Success - Post It Here
Dec 20, 2009, 10:15 pm
#1231
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 35
I have tried it every way to sunday. At thew 3o day mark I get one 100K ticket with a 5 hour layover in DTW and a 6 hour in CDG. This is just crazy. I will call tomorrow and hope I get through.
Dec 21, 2009, 2:20 am
#1232
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: KUL/TPA/OTP
Programs: UA1k, DL
Posts: 3,138
). It seems some of the other folks have been able to assist you with your search. Let me know if you still need anything.Cheers^
Dec 22, 2009, 11:27 am
#1234
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: GM, GHilton
Posts: 65
Aloha!
2 FC tickets from MCO-HNL and 2 FC tickets from DAY-HNL - 75K each for Oct 2010 - 2 stops each - was hoping for NS from ATL or MSP. DL telling me I can't same day confirm to one of those 'cause 1 leg is on Alaska?
Dec 22, 2009, 1:24 pm
#1235
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: Delta - GM
Posts: 171
Two Business Class MSP-VCE
Just scored two business class tickets MSP-VCE for low amount of 100,000 each. Now hopefully, I can get DTW-VCE to open up and then swap them out. (I actually had DTW-VCE but like an idiot didn't grab them and they went away -- along with apparently most AF flight TATL.)
Dec 22, 2009, 6:49 pm
#1237
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Enn Why Cee
Programs: DL, CO, LH, BA etc...
Posts: 1,570
i've had two pretty good domestic F successes.
1) Booked myself JFK-SEA-BOS for late dec (current Itin) for 45K.The JFK-SEA and back are the 'premium transcons' whichhappen to be my favorite flights. Oddly enough, adding BOS ti the equation dropped the price in miles. a simple JFK-SEA rt was running at 80k. I booked about 15 days in advance
2) JFK-SFO for a Silver companion, a nice $280 MR for me
The award was booked on the JFK-SFO non-stop Friday night, return Sunday morning SFO-MSP-JFK, at 45k as well. The final piece, JFK was intentional as an SDC to the afternoon flight was in the plan. The SDC did no work online but the ticket agent at SFO made magic happen. Next thing you know, we are both in 4c and d on the desired flight (I was booked on it all along). This whole thing was booked on Thursday, for a Friday departure. Nonstop roundtrip was also running at 80k
in other news, i shall try denolloyd's segment by segment approach for TATL J. I cannot seem to find any sofia inventory!
1) Booked myself JFK-SEA-BOS for late dec (current Itin) for 45K.The JFK-SEA and back are the 'premium transcons' whichhappen to be my favorite flights. Oddly enough, adding BOS ti the equation dropped the price in miles. a simple JFK-SEA rt was running at 80k. I booked about 15 days in advance
2) JFK-SFO for a Silver companion, a nice $280 MR for me
The award was booked on the JFK-SFO non-stop Friday night, return Sunday morning SFO-MSP-JFK, at 45k as well. The final piece, JFK was intentional as an SDC to the afternoon flight was in the plan. The SDC did no work online but the ticket agent at SFO made magic happen. Next thing you know, we are both in 4c and d on the desired flight (I was booked on it all along). This whole thing was booked on Thursday, for a Friday departure. Nonstop roundtrip was also running at 80k in other news, i shall try denolloyd's segment by segment approach for TATL J. I cannot seem to find any sofia inventory!
Dec 22, 2009, 6:54 pm
#1238
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Auckland, NZ/New York, NY/ATL
Programs: DL DM MM, BIS 2.4MM, EK Gold, SQ Gold, Marriott Gold, HH Gold,
Posts: 5,222
Cannot remember if I reported this, but last month booked this for next summer:
JAX-ATL-JNB-ATL-JAX 120K in J. Yea, twas a good one!
JAX-ATL-JNB-ATL-JAX 120K in J. Yea, twas a good one!
Last edited by DLATL777; Dec 22, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Dec 22, 2009, 9:41 pm
#1239
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 119
I'm findng low milage first/business award seats on nwa.com and then use the multi-city choice on delta.com to select all the various flights with first/business checked but when I select the itinerary, suddenly all the seats change to coach! and delta.com offers the helpful note: "For the same or less mileage, some flights on your itinerary were rebooked in first/business".
What's up?
What's up?
Dec 28, 2009, 9:49 pm
#1242
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
MCI-MSP-LHR
AMS-CDG-DUB
DUB-ATL-MCI
First and Business the whole way for 100k + $125 in tax
Went to look to see the cost of a second ticket hours later and they want over 250k.
I'm curious though, I had them hold my itinerary before I redeemed the miles, had an e-mail saying it would be 95k miles. When I went to pay with miles they dropped the DUB-ATL-MCI to coach, I had to spend about 2 hours on the phone for them to fix it, they wanted 250k for first/biz the whole way, but finally gave it to me for 100k. Should I try to get credit for the 5k in miles? I do have an e-mail confirming that they were holding it for 95k.
Regardless I'm completely shocked I got a stopover and open jaw business class to europe for 100k!
AMS-CDG-DUB
DUB-ATL-MCI
First and Business the whole way for 100k + $125 in tax
Went to look to see the cost of a second ticket hours later and they want over 250k.
I'm curious though, I had them hold my itinerary before I redeemed the miles, had an e-mail saying it would be 95k miles. When I went to pay with miles they dropped the DUB-ATL-MCI to coach, I had to spend about 2 hours on the phone for them to fix it, they wanted 250k for first/biz the whole way, but finally gave it to me for 100k. Should I try to get credit for the 5k in miles? I do have an e-mail confirming that they were holding it for 95k.
Regardless I'm completely shocked I got a stopover and open jaw business class to europe for 100k!
Dec 28, 2009, 9:53 pm
#1243
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,737
I'm findng low milage first/business award seats on nwa.com and then use the multi-city choice on delta.com to select all the various flights with first/business checked but when I select the itinerary, suddenly all the seats change to coach! and delta.com offers the helpful note: "For the same or less mileage, some flights on your itinerary were rebooked in first/business".
What's up?
What's up?
This happened to me using the multi-city on delta.com. It's is a huge pain, there was a thing where you could select a leg of your journey to change instead of having to backtrack.
Be very careful when you book, even when you get to the screen that tells you what to total cost in miles will be, put a hold on the itinerary so they send you an e-mail that shows proof. I went to book it after finding a good price in miles and right before I hit accept it changed the last leg to coach. When I went to rebook they wanted twice as many miles. I had to call to have it fixed, major pain!
Dec 28, 2009, 10:02 pm
#1244
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Louisville, KY, USA
Posts: 2,583
As a gold with a wife without status I did not want to risk sitting in coach ATL-LAX so I used miles to upgrade about 30 days out without an issue. A friend without status was unable to upgrade CVG-LAX on that same date. Guess I got lucky.
Dec 28, 2009, 10:19 pm
#1245
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 97
LAX/IST RT via CDG - AF in C - 2 tix 100K ea
Took some doing, and watching award availability like a hawk for several weeks, but suddenly AF opened up many award seats in May/June 2010. Staying a couple of days in Paris on the way out (by choice), and have a good 2 hr connection in Paris on the way back.
100K miles + $201 for each tix.
This would be impossible if flying DL metal. I started watching their award availability calendar from the day they were showing dates for May 2010, and never found awards for 100K to IST.
100K miles + $201 for each tix.
This would be impossible if flying DL metal. I started watching their award availability calendar from the day they were showing dates for May 2010, and never found awards for 100K to IST.