Hi everyone, new member here. From everything I know about FlyerTalk, I figured this would be the best place to get my question answered. Here goes:
My wife and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks.(!) We live in NY. My wife's mom lives in Michigan and wants to fly DTW-LGA (or JFK) as soon as she hears that my wife is in labor and then stay for about 10 days. We figured she would book a ticket in advance and change it as soon as she knows. We were thinking about the following options:
1. Unrestricted fare (this seems not worth the price?)
2. Restricted fare and then pay the change fee ($150) plus the difference in fare.
3. Mileage ticket and then pay the change fee ($150) plus the difference in miles.
I spoke to some Delta representatives, one of whom told me that if my mother-in-law called and explained to a rep that they would note her account and wave the change fee for #2 or #3?
If this is true or not, was wondering what would be the better option in terms of the likelihood of availability and fare difference between #2 and #3.
Any and all advice is welcome, thank you!
My wife and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks.(!) We live in NY. My wife's mom lives in Michigan and wants to fly DTW-LGA (or JFK) as soon as she hears that my wife is in labor and then stay for about 10 days. We figured she would book a ticket in advance and change it as soon as she knows. We were thinking about the following options:
1. Unrestricted fare (this seems not worth the price?)
2. Restricted fare and then pay the change fee ($150) plus the difference in fare.
3. Mileage ticket and then pay the change fee ($150) plus the difference in miles.
I spoke to some Delta representatives, one of whom told me that if my mother-in-law called and explained to a rep that they would note her account and wave the change fee for #2 or #3?
If this is true or not, was wondering what would be the better option in terms of the likelihood of availability and fare difference between #2 and #3.
Any and all advice is welcome, thank you!