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Jan 18, 2019, 7:16 am
#5147
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DTW
Programs: Alaska, Delta, Southwest
Posts: 1,663
That each way or round trip? If it’s the latter then that’s an exceptionally good deal since round trip saver awards to Europe were 50k back when there was a published chart. (And we always had a hard time finding 4 tickets together, let alone 6.)
Jan 18, 2019, 7:26 am
#5148
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NYC, MD, LA
Programs: Delta-DM, United, Hilton-DM, SPG-PLTM
Posts: 462
That is roundtrip - I couldn't believe it when I saw it so jumped and booked it. The kids / young adults are all pysched, as are the 2 "true" adults. Even got exit row over the pond for the 2 "true" adults 
Jan 18, 2019, 8:39 am
#5149
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: DL PM, MR Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,130
Nice deal -- I wish it would make it to RDU. Been looking for RDU - LHR flights for July and I can see 42k and 50k ex-NYC but ex-RDU it's a ridiculous 74k
Jan 19, 2019, 6:22 am
#5150
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lawrence, MA USA
Programs: Delta Gold
Posts: 273
After B6 canceled my flight for this coming Monday, I booked a last-minute Delta ticket. BOS-ATL-SJO roundtrip for 41K. Not an amazing deal, but I was glad there was something reasonable available given the short notice and the incoming weather forecast.
Jan 21, 2019, 2:30 pm
#5151
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 28
DEN - BKK
I was able to snag a round trip award ticket from DEN - BKK (DEN-LAX-TPE-BKK-TPE-LAX; 15 hr connection in LA -DEN) Economy class ticket totally 70000 miles round trip. LAX to BKK will be operated by CI. I'd been reading a lot on this thread and really help know how award booking works.
I'd been calling Delta call center around 5 times in different days before success. HUCA does it trick. Finally, met a nice lady based in Jamaica working on my case around 1 hr totally. Thank you everyone for sharing the experience.
I'd been calling Delta call center around 5 times in different days before success. HUCA does it trick. Finally, met a nice lady based in Jamaica working on my case around 1 hr totally. Thank you everyone for sharing the experience.
Jan 26, 2019, 6:15 am
#5152
Formerly known as scootr29
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 977
Business class from JNB - ATL - DTW on Dec 21 or Dec 22 for 120K....one way.
I have been checking this route recently and everything is 450K and above...this is a great deal and connecting thru ATL in my recents checks has never been available at this price.
I have been checking this route recently and everything is 450K and above...this is a great deal and connecting thru ATL in my recents checks has never been available at this price.
Jan 26, 2019, 8:42 pm
#5153
Join Date: May 2015
Location: NYC/Paris
Programs: DL Diamond
Posts: 111
I've snagged Premium Select for NYC-MSP-HND for 90,000 miles twice now—once back in October for this month (January), and my husband book a trip for himself last night for early September. Main Cabin is going for 60,000; PS is well worth the additional 30k. (I saw a 140k R/T Delta One deal yesterday too, but my husband is stingy with his miles. If I were going, that would've been a no-brainer.)
Jan 26, 2019, 10:28 pm
#5154
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: Delta Platinum & 2MM, Marriott Lifetime TIT, Hertz Pres Club, IHG Gold, *A Gold
Posts: 1,253
I got PDX-SEA-ICN + MNL-NRT-PDX for 2 persons over Thanksgiving 147,000 skypesos + US$94.66. All Delta metal so almost guaranteed upgrade to C+. Not sure if I'll fly it, but reserved it just in case.
Jan 26, 2019, 10:45 pm
#5155
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: SFO/SJC
Programs: Delta DM | Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 169
Recently grabbed SFO-TPE-DPS on CI in J at 85k as a positioning flight/mini vacation before starting the CX F mistake fare adventure out of HAN. Delta's site would occasionally return SFO-LAX-BNE-DPS with the LAX-BNE-DPS on VA at 85k (long-haul J on VA is one of my favorite) but would error out when I tried to book. Diamond desk checked with several other teams but ultimately concluded it was phantom space... bummer.
Jan 28, 2019, 1:40 pm
#5157
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 377
I've been searching for South America - US tickets for a couple months now. Business is insane at over 200,000 one way from anywhere in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. What's even more ridiculous is they want 100,000 for economy (92,000 from EZE), one way. Our schedule is actually pretty wide open too, so specific dates aren't the problem. I actually just gave up and I am taking a long detour to get home, while getting to see Ireland for 8 days. Booked 2 seats JNB-AMS-DUB on KLM Business (777) for 65,000 each. We will then be using the wife's American miles to get home to RDU, and already had throwaway leg GRU-JNB tickets due to the round trip being less than half the cost of a one-way from a recent trip to South Africa on Latam.
Jan 28, 2019, 3:31 pm
#5158
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Idaho, USA
Programs: AS MVPG, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 147
Booked 6x tickets from SEA to CDG just a few days before Christmas for 75K/ea and $19.50 in fees. VS Upper Class from SEA to LHR, and then AF economy from LHR to CDG.
Had a brief panic attack when I couldn't get the booking to go through online after transferring AMEX MR to Delta, but I called, and the (very helpful and easy to deal with) agent was able to get it to go through with no trouble. Was even able to transfer passenger names from an earlier booking so we didn't have to go through that on the phone.
Such a sweet spot for Skymiles redemptions. Might have been able to do it on BA flights with 57.5k AA miles, but fees for J tickets to LHR are always in the $800 range.
Had a brief panic attack when I couldn't get the booking to go through online after transferring AMEX MR to Delta, but I called, and the (very helpful and easy to deal with) agent was able to get it to go through with no trouble. Was even able to transfer passenger names from an earlier booking so we didn't have to go through that on the phone.
Such a sweet spot for Skymiles redemptions. Might have been able to do it on BA flights with 57.5k AA miles, but fees for J tickets to LHR are always in the $800 range.
Last edited by atourgates; Jan 28, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Jan 28, 2019, 4:57 pm
#5159
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: PIT, BWI, or IPT
Programs: Dividend Miles, WorldPerks
Posts: 1,302
Jan 28, 2019, 5:13 pm
#5160
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Idaho, USA
Programs: AS MVPG, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 147
Yeah - pretty true across the board. Finding 6x business class awards from the US to Europe on the same flight, on any carrier or program, is challenging. Would be nice to find lower cost redemptions, but honestly, I wasn't expecting to find anything in business around the holidays. Plus, when Delta One is pricing out at 280k miles for the same flight, everything else seems like a good deal.