New SkyTeam America Pass
Jul 6, 2004, 11:42 am
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Originally Posted by indufan
Jul 12, 2004, 5:00 am
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New ST AmericaPass, is it worth it?
ST airlines started an AmericaPass (http://news.delta.com/article_displa...rticle_id=9354) that finaly provides a counterpart to its european equivalent. However, looking at the rules, I do not see what level of MQM they will provide. On the other hand I understand that it allows travel to HI or AK. The downside is that a flight with a connection (or even a stop somewhere) will cost you two coupons. Anybody got some thoughts?
Jul 12, 2004, 6:47 am
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I just looked into these and must say that the information is very very spotty. For example, how much are four segments? 5,8, or 10? How much do they cost from Turkey or Guatemala or whatever? What booking class do they use? not only for miles and MQM's, but what about upgrades? Can a PM be upgraded with them, and if so, what are the wait times?
This is very basic info and from my experience with the Europe Pass (which took over 2 hours to ticket, even though most segments were OPEN) I am not too hopeful about this product.
This is very basic info and from my experience with the Europe Pass (which took over 2 hours to ticket, even though most segments were OPEN) I am not too hopeful about this product.
Jul 12, 2004, 9:25 am
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InduFan's blindness and his fan club
InduFan: You were blind to my earlier post on the same subject (about 5h before your post), but at least you got a fan club since several persons replied to yours but not mine... Either that or they are as blind as you are!
Jul 12, 2004, 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
ST airlines started an AmericaPass (http://news.delta.com/article_displa...rticle_id=9354) that finaly provides a counterpart to its european equivalent. However, looking at the rules, I do not see what level of MQM they will provide. On the other hand I understand that it allows travel to HI or AK. The downside is that a flight with a connection (or even a stop somewhere) will cost you two coupons. Anybody got some thoughts?
Instead of locking this thread, however, I am going to merge this thread with the original thread (while both threads are relatively new and have few posts), because I believe you bring up a valid question not yet discussed in the other thread.
I appreciate you posting this question, DeltaFlyingProf. Thank you.
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Jul 12, 2004, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
InduFan: You were blind to my earlier post on the same subject (about 5h before your post), but at least you got a fan club since several persons replied to yours but not mine... Either that or they are as blind as you are!
Jul 12, 2004, 9:59 am
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
InduFan: You were blind to my earlier post on the same subject (about 5h before your post), but at least you got a fan club since several persons replied to yours but not mine... Either that or they are as blind as you are!
Originally Posted by indufan
Huh? I am confused. If I made a duplicate post, my apologies.
indufan was the first one to post on this topic.
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Jul 13, 2004, 11:22 am
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nothing new
Actually, DL already had their America Air Pass for years. So it's nothing really new.
Whether it's useful or not pretty much comes down to the routes you fly. Sometimes, you're better off buying a cheap ticket or to include the routing you want in your transatlantic itinerary and fare - out of Europe, they usually allow at least 2 stopovers, with at least 1 free most of the time.
Whether it's useful or not pretty much comes down to the routes you fly. Sometimes, you're better off buying a cheap ticket or to include the routing you want in your transatlantic itinerary and fare - out of Europe, they usually allow at least 2 stopovers, with at least 1 free most of the time.