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Delta Awards
« on: March 19, 2015, 07:45:04 PM »
Like it's counterparts, the UA Awards thread, and the AA awards thread, I bring you the DL awards thread!

To kick it off:

If booked using DL award and there is a schedule change, will DL book you into a revenue fare like some airlines, or will it never happen like with US?
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2015, 01:18:27 AM »
Quote from: AJK on March 19, 2015, 07:45:04 PM
Like it's counterparts, the UA Awards thread, and the AA awards thread, I bring you the DL awards thread!

To kick it off:

If booked using DL award and there is a schedule change, will DL book you into a revenue fare like some airlines, or will it never happen like with US?
Are you booked on DL metal or partner?
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2015, 01:22:18 AM »
Quote from: AJK on March 19, 2015, 07:45:04 PM
Like it's counterparts, the UA Awards thread, and the AA awards thread, I bring you the DL awards thread!

To kick it off:

If booked using DL award and there is a schedule change, will DL book you into a revenue fare like some airlines, or will it never happen like with US?
Ive had this and they rebooked me into non-existent award space but the fare-class was the award class. Ie- no miles.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2015, 02:09:59 AM »
Quote from: ilherman on March 20, 2015, 01:18:27 AM
Are you booked on DL metal or partner?

Combination.

Quote from: coralsnake on March 20, 2015, 01:22:18 AM
Ive had this and they rebooked me into non-existent award space but the fare-class was the award class. Ie- no miles.

Yeah,  that's what I'm reading. Seems they'll book you in any award class on their own metal, but less accommodating on partners.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2015, 09:57:49 AM »
Quote from: AJK on March 20, 2015, 02:09:59 AM

Yeah,  that's what I'm reading. Seems they'll book you in any award class on their own metal, but less accommodating on partners.
Why would you think Delta would book you into a revenue fare on a partner if there was a schedule change on the award partner flight?

He Lerner would have to agree to any changes when there is no available award.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2015, 10:09:03 AM »
Quote from: AJK on March 20, 2015, 02:09:59 AM
Combination.


With DL IME they will accommodate you +/- 1 day. Reg in which class they will book you in depends in the rep, some will overbook your original award class on the new flight, and some will just put in whatever class is available, even revenue. I once had an award with DL in Y JFK-TLV and there was a change so I asked to re-book me in a different date, there was only M class available (upgradeable) and they just reissued the ticket in M class. Then I upgraded it with 25k DL miles  :D :D

Reg partners I guess its YMMV, no data here.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2015, 10:14:16 AM »
Quote from: coralsnake on March 20, 2015, 09:57:49 AM
Why would you think Delta would book you into a revenue fare on a partner if there was a schedule change on the award partner flight?

He Lerner would have to agree to any changes when there is no available award.

Well, truthfully, a revenue ticket on a partner would likely only happen during IRROPS, not a schedule change months in advance.

Quote from: ilherman on March 20, 2015, 10:09:03 AM
With DL IME they will accommodate you +/- 1 day. Reg in which class they will book you in depends in the rep, some will overbook your original award class on the new flight, and some will just put in whatever class is available, even revenue. I once had an award with DL in Y JFK-TLV and there was a change so I asked to re-book me in a different date, there was only M class available (upgradeable) and they just reissued the ticket in M class. Then I upgraded it with 25k DL miles  :D :D

Reg partners I guess its YMMV, no data here.

Yeah, that's what I'm seeing. Thanks.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2015, 10:30:36 AM »
Quote from: ilherman on March 20, 2015, 10:09:03 AM
With DL IME they will accommodate you +/- 1 day. Reg in which class they will book you in depends in the rep, some will overbook your original award class on the new flight, and some will just put in whatever class is available, even revenue. I once had an award with DL in Y JFK-TLV and there was a change so I asked to re-book me in a different date, there was only M class available (upgradeable) and they just reissued the ticket in M class. Then I upgraded it with 25k DL miles  :D :D

Reg partners I guess its YMMV, no data here.

I've got +/- 2 weeks :) Booked with Korean on Delta metal. Delta opened up availability for me.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2015, 09:57:36 AM »
If I DL flight I've been watching went up to a higher award level, does that mean the odds are it won't go down to Saver level ever?
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2015, 10:22:12 AM »
Quote from: @Yehuda on April 01, 2015, 09:57:36 AM
If I DL flight I've been watching went up to a higher award level, does that mean the odds are it won't go down to Saver level ever?
DL will make the award level higher the closer it gets to the departure date,
Chances are that it's not going down.
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2015, 11:43:08 AM »
Quote from: Myccrabbi on April 01, 2015, 10:22:12 AM
DL will make the award level higher the closer it gets to the departure date,
Chances are that it's not going down.
>:( Knocking down my options :-[
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Re: Delta Awards
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2015, 12:17:02 AM »
dose delta ever charge less then 162k for J direct on  JFK-TLV ? i checked for the next year nothing less then that
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