Here's a "for instance"
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Programs: NWA Platinum, World Club Member, Former Delta Platinum
Posts: 82
Here's a "for instance"
I have 340K NWA miles to burn before the Delta merger devalues them. So, just for grins, I looked for Award flights between Seattle and Dublin, Paris and Rome.
Guess what? I found that I could get the outbound flight (it's available), for 25K and get the return for 25K miles. I could also land in Dublin, fly to Rome and return from Rome and it was only 12,500 more. This was for Aug-Sept timeframe. And I didn't have to search very hard. I also tried multiple dates and still found "available" flights, using miles only.
I wonder if one can get Delta flights (I mean actually available) from Seattle to any of these three destinations for only 50K miles (yes 50; not 60).
PS: Delta saying it's possible and actually having them available, are two entirely different things.
Guess what? I found that I could get the outbound flight (it's available), for 25K and get the return for 25K miles. I could also land in Dublin, fly to Rome and return from Rome and it was only 12,500 more. This was for Aug-Sept timeframe. And I didn't have to search very hard. I also tried multiple dates and still found "available" flights, using miles only.
I wonder if one can get Delta flights (I mean actually available) from Seattle to any of these three destinations for only 50K miles (yes 50; not 60).
PS: Delta saying it's possible and actually having them available, are two entirely different things.
#2
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Kingdom of the Sun
Programs: DL GM/MM
Posts: 3,708
Taking a few minutes to look ... SEA-DUB has decent availability the end of September (not earlier).
Lots of SEA-CDG throughout the two months. I priced 9-23 Sep and it came out to 50k miles using CO flights. SEA-FCO had a couple of flights, not much.
SEA-CDG//FCO-SEA was ok outbound but no returns in August (although September was ok. A 26 Aug - 9 Sep trip priced out as 50k miles as well.
Lots of SEA-CDG throughout the two months. I priced 9-23 Sep and it came out to 50k miles using CO flights. SEA-FCO had a couple of flights, not much.
SEA-CDG//FCO-SEA was ok outbound but no returns in August (although September was ok. A 26 Aug - 9 Sep trip priced out as 50k miles as well.
#3
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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You're lucky you can find flights. I've been been checking the last few days, and find almost no CO flights or US-BKK flights.

