Off-peak trip to Italy redemption comparison
I know this is discussed a lot, but it never hurts to relay an actual experience. My sister wants to go to US-Italy in March, and I wanted to help her out. I have UA, AA, and Delta miles. She can fly...
View ArticleRoad/AirTrain Closures at JFK starting next week
Hi all, I got a note from the PANYNJ today alerting me to the fact that there will be some overnight road closures and AirTrain service disruptions because of construction around JFK beginning next...
View ArticleHow can the Platinum Line not know when PMs are upgrade eligible?
Flying JFK-SXM tomorrow morning, checked in, and the website showed my status as "Upgrade Eligible" rather than the usual "Upgrade Requested." (This was odd, since before check-in, it was UR.) No...
View ArticleNo show fee?
What is the penalty fee for no shows? There was only one post that I found via searching here and it looks like it's like the change fee. There is one person in our group who wants to extend her stay...
View ArticleCheck-In Error (4 segment trip)
DL Fliers, I'm doing a 6 segment run tomorrow and I am unable to OLCI for any of them. I hopped on my IPhone and was unable to OLCI that way as well. Would I be able to check-in by calling the Plat...
View ArticleDL 14 (ATL-FRA) Diverted to JFK Tonight
The title says it all. Will be interested to learn what happened.
View ArticleDelta FC Seating, LAX->HNL
Looking at a Delta flight from LAX-HNL. The dates I'm looking at shows the equipment to be a 767-400ER with lie-flat FC seating. The seat map on delta.com shows two lavatories in the front of the...
View ArticleGoing to Madrid in June
I am looking at my options for going to LAX to Mad and have my wife on an award ticket. How is the TATL on DL as compared to AF and KL? I was thinking of booking M for myself and either using SWU or...
View ArticleWhat's with the call hold times lately?
Anyone else notice that when you call Delta lately there are significant hold times? Granted, I'm just a lowly FO, but never had to hold more than a few minutes. Lately hold times have been > 1 hour...
View ArticleWhen scanning boarding pass, two asterisks now appear next to name and status?
Hi all, Sorry if this was mentioned in the past. I tried scouring FT, but to no avail. Ever since last week, when the GA scans my BP, there are two big asterisks that appear next to my status and seat...
View ArticleATL airport question on tsf to/from F terminal
2 part question. 1. Travelling thru ATL going to CDG and may have a mobility issue. This will be my first time using the new terminal so I found this on the airport website: . Arriving from an...
View ArticleWhere to checkin in ATL?
Flying dl atl-iad-cdg and checking bags. Checkin domestic or new intl terminal? Thanks.
View ArticleKiosks at LHR?
Are there kiosks at LHR or must I wait on the line at the counter? I will have no access to printing my boarding pass in advance. I will be checking in a bag. I hope there are kiosks! I did a search...
View ArticleAdvice needed with checked luggage & possible misconnect on 2 nested DL itins
I'm in the process of booking a trip from PIT/NYC, and NYC/Europe in between - All DL (except the intra-Europe segments on AF) First of all, the price of PIT/NYC + NYC/EUR is $140~ cheaper than...
View ArticleSVO-JFK-LAX Upgrade/Fly Delta App Weirdness
Yesterday, I flew SVO-JFK-LAX and a couple interesting this happened that I thought I'd share and ask about. A few minutes before boarding my flight at SVO, I opened the iOS Fly Delta app and noticed...
View ArticleIs one year of Silver worth $595
I am 5,000 points away from 25,000 MGM miles for 2012. As I am sure you guys know, Delta is letting people purchase MQM miles to reach 2012 status until January 31. The simple question is: Is Silver...
View ArticleAMEX Delta Reserve MQM bonus denied due to existing Gold card
AMEX is playing by the rules. I received advice that I would be eligible for the 10k MQMs even though I had another Delta Amex. Not true. When I asked AMEX about why my MQMs were not deposited, I got...
View ArticleDL Plat Amex-Free bag only for cardholder or anyone on flight purchased w card?
Maybe a really dumb question, but I'll shoot. Does the free bag come only if I, the cardholder, am traveling, or if I book a flight for my wife (traveling alone) and pay with the card, does it still...
View ArticleFlight I didn't take on my Acct Activity, and no points?
Unless I warped to the other side of the world for a one-way trip last weekend and forgot about it, I didn't fly China Eastern HKG-PVG as reflected in my account activity last week. It's on there with...
View ArticleDifferent class on different segments
I'm looking to fly ANC-SEA-ATL-DAB on Feb 10th. I did some searching on here and I'm still not sure if what I want to do is possible. I want to fly first on SEA-ATL leg because its got lie flat seats,...
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