Which WS fares have the best dollar to miles ratio crediting to DL?
Dec 27, 2020, 2:10 pm
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Which WS fares have the best dollar to miles ratio crediting to DL?
Anyone here credit their WS flights to DL? When I fly WS, it's mainly YVR-YYZ/YUL. Looking for suggestions on fares that give me the most amount of miles for dollars spent.
Dec 28, 2020, 9:03 pm
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I sure don't.
Have you looked at the DL chart for earning on WS? It's pretty poor across the board.
Where are you based and what else do you usually fly?
From my perspective, it would only make sense to credit WS flights to DL if (a) they were helpful in gaining DL status that you were already trying to get and (b) you rarely flew WS.
Looking for suggestions on fares that give me the most amount of miles for dollars spent.
Where are you based and what else do you usually fly?
From my perspective, it would only make sense to credit WS flights to DL if (a) they were helpful in gaining DL status that you were already trying to get and (b) you rarely flew WS.
Dec 29, 2020, 1:46 pm
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Remember that if a fare class isn't listed on DL's charts, this means that it earns nothing.
Dec 29, 2020, 1:48 pm
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Dec 29, 2020, 2:27 pm
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I just went through the entire booking process in the app and didn't get a fare class anywhere, including in the detailed fare rules. Haven't checked doing it on desktop or completing a booking or checking a receipt, but you might try those and see what happens.
Dec 29, 2020, 2:30 pm
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None. It's almost like as if WS doesn't want its customers to know what the fare type is.
Dec 29, 2020, 2:44 pm
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Dec 29, 2020, 9:31 pm
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Okay, so I've now tried this on the app and desktop websites, and there's nowhere I can find the fare code when booking.
It does show up in the PDF receipt that's attached to the booking confirmation - it's the first letter of the fare basis code, e.g. if your fare basis is "LCQD0LFG", you have an L class fare.
The bad news is that WS now seems to be employing branded fares (see this thread I just started, as that's a separate topic), which means that you might buy an EconoFlex ticket thinking it's going to credit 100%, or at least 50% to DL, but only later finding out that you booked a K fare that only credits 25% because it's "deep discount economy".
If WS has indeed gone the branded fare route, the DL earning chart should surely be revised to better reflect that alignment, but until then, this is just another reason not to credit WS flights to DL.
It does show up in the PDF receipt that's attached to the booking confirmation - it's the first letter of the fare basis code, e.g. if your fare basis is "LCQD0LFG", you have an L class fare.
The bad news is that WS now seems to be employing branded fares (see this thread I just started, as that's a separate topic), which means that you might buy an EconoFlex ticket thinking it's going to credit 100%, or at least 50% to DL, but only later finding out that you booked a K fare that only credits 25% because it's "deep discount economy".
If WS has indeed gone the branded fare route, the DL earning chart should surely be revised to better reflect that alignment, but until then, this is just another reason not to credit WS flights to DL.
Dec 29, 2020, 11:35 pm
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So I have a YYC-YYZ flight coming up with fare code LTUD0BZG
But I booked a basic economy ticket so I wouldn't earn anything with WS. But with DL's award chart, it seems like that "L" class fares earn 25%.
Looks like it is time for me to switch my frequent flyer number to DL's on this flight.
But I booked a basic economy ticket so I wouldn't earn anything with WS. But with DL's award chart, it seems like that "L" class fares earn 25%.
Looks like it is time for me to switch my frequent flyer number to DL's on this flight.
Dec 30, 2020, 8:50 am
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Okay, so I've now tried this on the app and desktop websites, and there's nowhere I can find the fare code when booking.
It does show up in the PDF receipt that's attached to the booking confirmation - it's the first letter of the fare basis code, e.g. if your fare basis is "LCQD0LFG", you have an L class fare.
The bad news is that WS now seems to be employing branded fares (see this thread I just started, as that's a separate topic), which means that you might buy an EconoFlex ticket thinking it's going to credit 100%, or at least 50% to DL, but only later finding out that you booked a K fare that only credits 25% because it's "deep discount economy".
If WS has indeed gone the branded fare route, the DL earning chart should surely be revised to better reflect that alignment, but until then, this is just another reason not to credit WS flights to DL.
It does show up in the PDF receipt that's attached to the booking confirmation - it's the first letter of the fare basis code, e.g. if your fare basis is "LCQD0LFG", you have an L class fare.
The bad news is that WS now seems to be employing branded fares (see this thread I just started, as that's a separate topic), which means that you might buy an EconoFlex ticket thinking it's going to credit 100%, or at least 50% to DL, but only later finding out that you booked a K fare that only credits 25% because it's "deep discount economy".
If WS has indeed gone the branded fare route, the DL earning chart should surely be revised to better reflect that alignment, but until then, this is just another reason not to credit WS flights to DL.
So I have a YYC-YYZ flight coming up with fare code LTUD0BZG
But I booked a basic economy ticket so I wouldn't earn anything with WS. But with DL's award chart, it seems like that "L" class fares earn 25%.
Looks like it is time for me to switch my frequent flyer number to DL's on this flight.
But I booked a basic economy ticket so I wouldn't earn anything with WS. But with DL's award chart, it seems like that "L" class fares earn 25%.
Looks like it is time for me to switch my frequent flyer number to DL's on this flight.
Dec 30, 2020, 11:36 am
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Here is a list of fare classes:
Basic = E (shows a fare basis code beginning with L) - No earn with DL
Member Exclusive: V = Econo, P = Premium, Z = Business - No earn with DL
Econo = L, K, T, X, S, N, Q, H
Econo Flex = M, B, Y
Premium = R, O
Premium Flex = W
Business = D, C
Business Flex = J
Basic = E (shows a fare basis code beginning with L) - No earn with DL
Member Exclusive: V = Econo, P = Premium, Z = Business - No earn with DL
Econo = L, K, T, X, S, N, Q, H
Econo Flex = M, B, Y
Premium = R, O
Premium Flex = W
Business = D, C
Business Flex = J
Dec 30, 2020, 12:31 pm
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Here is a list of fare classes:
Basic = E (shows a fare basis code beginning with L) - No earn with DL
Member Exclusive: V = Econo, P = Premium, Z = Business - No earn with DL
Econo = L, K, T, X, S, N, Q, H
Econo Flex = M, B, Y
Premium = R, O
Premium Flex = W
Business = D, C
Business Flex = J
Basic = E (shows a fare basis code beginning with L) - No earn with DL
Member Exclusive: V = Econo, P = Premium, Z = Business - No earn with DL
Econo = L, K, T, X, S, N, Q, H
Econo Flex = M, B, Y
Premium = R, O
Premium Flex = W
Business = D, C
Business Flex = J