Kacee

There's nothing to indicate this is an up fare, as opposed to a mistake.

It would be irresponsible to guaranty anyone this will credit as a C vs. an E.

BenA

If this fare is in fact a mistake, the most likely scenario would be that Korean Air attempts to cancel the tickets upfront and/or offers passengers the option of a downgrade to economy before travel.

If you're able to check in and travel in business class, it's highly likely the miles will post reflecting the C fare class shown at booking. I'm not aware of a situation where Delta looks at the underlying fare basis to determine mileage credit for partner itineraries. Even for their own flights, it only really seems to come into play when a flight has been changed to a different booking class due to an upgrade (either complimentary or via miles/certificates).

I would definitely advise anyone traveling on this fare to save as many receipts as possible showing the C fare class code, of course, in case of a dispute.

wilsonnyc

FWIW I just officially waitlisted for an upgrade from Prestige to First (on one leg KE ATL>ICN), meaning, among other things, that KE definitely sees this as a legit C fare. Delta probably does as well. Booked via Hotwire.

island82

How did you request the upgrade?

wilsonnyc

Called KE. 40K Skypass points for NA>Asia. Will transfer CSR points if something opens up. Confirmed that I can use Skypass points on reservation without changing where miles/MQDs/MQMs will be credited.

mileageking

Are you using Hotwire? I still can't find KE metal. Only shows Delta & Garuda metal flights. Other sample dates will be much appreciated.

murphy

mileageking

thank you ^

travellingdoc1121

How did you exactly get mixed cabin? I just called them and this rep did not know how to do it although I had all the flight numbers ready to feed.

qupasyd

Garuda does not fly ICN-DPS or DPS-ICN on Wednesdays. This might be helpful to know if you're trying to pull up KE-metal itineraries.

TerryK

Only seems work with NYC-ATL-ICN not JFK-ICN nonstop. Perhaps it is new DL codeshare which confused booking class mapping. JFK-ICN is valid routing.

Anyone knows what KE E class on DL codeshare maps to? I hope it is not DL E class.

BenA

There isn't a direct "mapping" between KE E and an underlying DL fare - Delta recognizes it as KE E, and doesn't assign it a class of their own. That said, judging by the earnings chart, it's a medium-high fare - something like H, Q, or K on Delta metal, just below Y/B/M full fare economy.

I can confirm that Delta is not applying Basic Economy rules to these fares - getting economy seats assigned on the domestic hops was a cinch on Delta.com. (No Comfort+ upgrades, though; might call in a few weeks to see if that's possible, though it doesn't really matter as I've got excellent exit row seats assigned. My past experience with codeshares has been that upgrades are possible on day of departure if there's any inventory left, but you can't join the advance waitlist until then.)

FlytheTail

Why are folks calling the airline while this exceptional fare is still active? Rule #1 of this forum is to not call the airlines while the deal is still alive.

DrSE

Because this is 2018 any everyone is focused on his own advantage ( first class ). The more public this board became, the more people who dont care you get here.

Babybluejeans