Award availability on IT using DL skymiles
Jun 13, 2011 | 8:11 pm
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Award availability on IT using DL skymiles
All,
I posted this in the delta forum but wanted to post it here to see how to find availability on a kingfisher flight using DL skymiles.
Is it possible to check it online - expertflyer had it but now does not show it any more.
Would opening a kingfisher account help?
I am looking for dates around 10/14 to go from LHR to BOM in biz and then return around 11/6 from BOM to LHR again in Biz.
- naroowal
I posted this in the delta forum but wanted to post it here to see how to find availability on a kingfisher flight using DL skymiles.
Is it possible to check it online - expertflyer had it but now does not show it any more.
Would opening a kingfisher account help?
I am looking for dates around 10/14 to go from LHR to BOM in biz and then return around 11/6 from BOM to LHR again in Biz.
- naroowal
Jun 13, 2011 | 9:22 pm
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All,
I posted this in the delta forum but wanted to post it here to see how to find availability on a kingfisher flight using DL skymiles.
Is it possible to check it online - expertflyer had it but now does not show it any more.
Would opening a kingfisher account help?
I am looking for dates around 10/14 to go from LHR to BOM in biz and then return around 11/6 from BOM to LHR again in Biz.
- naroowal
I posted this in the delta forum but wanted to post it here to see how to find availability on a kingfisher flight using DL skymiles.
Is it possible to check it online - expertflyer had it but now does not show it any more.
Would opening a kingfisher account help?
I am looking for dates around 10/14 to go from LHR to BOM in biz and then return around 11/6 from BOM to LHR again in Biz.
- naroowal
Jun 14, 2011 | 9:14 am
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At a minimum if an airline does not release seats to its members then it won't release seats to its partners. One strange exception is CX where I saw its members not being able to get a particular flight, but I was able to get it with AA miles.
Jun 14, 2011 | 12:41 pm
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It would a guideline. In general i have noticed that when an airline releases a seat to its members, it will release to others as well. There are several exceptions (SQ?) where the airline wants to give its members more opportunities to redeem and so may allow awards to its members and not others.
At a minimum if an airline does not release seats to its members then it won't release seats to its partners. One strange exception is CX where I saw its members not being able to get a particular flight, but I was able to get it with AA miles.
At a minimum if an airline does not release seats to its members then it won't release seats to its partners. One strange exception is CX where I saw its members not being able to get a particular flight, but I was able to get it with AA miles.
IT is twice removed from DL. Often the inventory is the best for an airline's own FF's, followed by the alliance and then other partners.
When CO was a NW partner, sometimes you could see seats on CO's website, but NW agents (Platinum line) could not see those seats in the inventory available to them, although you could go back and look at CO's site, the seats would still be available. If you have status with the airline, sometimes they would try a little harder, with mixed results.
Jun 14, 2011 | 1:07 pm
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I was talking about its relationship with DL. IT's relationship with OneWorld is closer than with DL. For IT, first priority is its own FF members, followed by those of OneWorld alliance partners, followed by non alliance partners and with every body esle at the end. Before IT joined OneWorld, you would come up with itineraries like DTW-LHR (NW) and LHR-DEL/BOM (IT) on NW website. I have not seen anything like that on Delta's website.
Jun 14, 2011 | 1:12 pm
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Did you actually make such a trip?
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Jun 14, 2011 | 1:27 pm
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Jun 14, 2011 | 1:57 pm
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is IT already introducing some benefits for fliers from OW member airlines? because the entry to the alliance is still not done.
Jun 14, 2011 | 1:59 pm
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Jun 15, 2011 | 11:54 pm
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i agree....i have found kingfisher to be extremely generous with award availability....this is the one area i would rank them a lot higher than jet....
Jun 16, 2011 | 10:46 am
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Jun 16, 2011 | 12:42 pm
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I second Keyser
- naroowal