Fly 3 - Get 1 Free - No Delta but everyone else in...
Feb 12, 2004, 5:47 pm
#1
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Fly 3 - Get 1 Free - No Delta but everyone else in...
I just read CO,NW, & US are in on the fly 3 get 1 free. Anyone anticipate when/if DL will join the club? I am certain if they joined they would include the saturday stay exclusion as well as insULT fares....
Feb 12, 2004, 6:13 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: VA USA
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Delta did have that promo. We recieved a couple of months ago (Dec) Tried to cash in and of course no availability for the entire month I wanted to travel. By the way, yes a saturday stay was mandatory and we were trying to apply this to a very cheap fare. We paid for the rest of the family. Not a good promotion if you can't use it.
Feb 12, 2004, 6:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: VA USA
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Sorry beofotch if you meant a newer promo
Feb 12, 2004, 6:54 pm
#4
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The US promotion requires that you buy certain quallifying tickets on the US web site. The site cannot book corporate negotiated fares. UA does not have this restriction.
Feb 13, 2004, 7:20 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2001
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by girlonthego:
Not a good promotion if you can't use it.</font>
Not a good promotion if you can't use it.</font>
Feb 13, 2004, 8:00 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: VA USA
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If you can believe this. I had three paid tickets to MCO from Ric and the cost was about 220 per ticket. I could not get the freebie anytime during the two week window in June. We wound up paying the stupid 220 for the fourth. I can go in August though. Who wants to go to Orlando in August?
I find these promotions to be stupid. If you win a free domestic, you should be able to use it within reason. I noticed it has become incredibly difficult to redeem an award with Delta. Anyone else think the same?
(I stayed up till midnight 331 days out to get tickets to Aruba. I had to leave three days earlier than I wanted to in order to get the four seats. )
I find these promotions to be stupid. If you win a free domestic, you should be able to use it within reason. I noticed it has become incredibly difficult to redeem an award with Delta. Anyone else think the same?
(I stayed up till midnight 331 days out to get tickets to Aruba. I had to leave three days earlier than I wanted to in order to get the four seats. )
Feb 13, 2004, 1:31 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: GSP
Programs: DL DM
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I was able to use both of my "Fly Three, Get One Free" vouchers with minimal inconvenience. The Saturday night was no problem since I am going to The Clemson/Texas A&M football game. I was able to get GSP-IAH (cheapest fare I could find was ~$350) and one for a friend GSO-IAH on the same flights in and out of IAH (cheapest flight I could find-~$250). Originally wanted the GSO segment to go out of RDU, but I'll take what I can get. Did have issues redeeming the vouchers at CRC in BOS. But the agent was able to work through it and everything seems to be ticketed in good shape. Wound up costing me $19 each for taxes and fees.
Feb 13, 2004, 7:57 pm
#8
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It's totally based on the city pairs... I mean, girlonthego, everyone wants to go to Florida in the summer!
Feb 13, 2004, 8:16 pm
#9
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Louisville, KY, DL PM-MM, AA PLT, HH DIA, Marriott PLT, Avis CHM, Yada, Yada, Yada
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by girlonthego:
Not a good promotion if you can't use it.</font>
Not a good promotion if you can't use it.</font>
I hope DL doesn't match the others, I don't like going through this aggravation.
