Delta award mileage requirements increasing on March 16, 2004
Oct 10th, 2003, 01:28 PM
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Delta award mileage requirements increasing on March 16, 2004
For new mileage requirements departing from the U.S. effective March 16, 2004 go to this link:
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/sk...t_us/index.jsp
Some major changes mostly to First/Biz class but they also bumped economy/first class to Hawaii up to 30,000/75,000 respectively.
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use/sk...t_us/index.jsp
Some major changes mostly to First/Biz class but they also bumped economy/first class to Hawaii up to 30,000/75,000 respectively.
Feb 26th, 2004, 12:38 AM
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It seems in my opinion that they tend to avantage their business flyers...
As we have to organize ourselves one year in advance for our vacations(we are a group of oncolog in France), I try
to get my flight tickets very early(and for some USA destination like dude ranch, better to make a precoce reservation...).So, with this I have sometimes and it was the xase in february " U" tickets...a very good fare...But those tickets have
given us only the "half" distance in
medallion qualificating miles...
So with an U tickets there is only
2000 miles from Paris to NY...I've not had this impression during the flight...
I'm frequent flyer, silver or gold medallion since 8 years, but with 8
travels last year between France/USA I've got my silver elite with difficulry, arriving only at a total of
41000 miles( norm is 40000...).
So, I imagine myself changing company because it's becoming harder and harder
to get the medallion and the adavantages are equally harder and harder...
Which company have the best fidelisating
programm ??
Erik.
As we have to organize ourselves one year in advance for our vacations(we are a group of oncolog in France), I try
to get my flight tickets very early(and for some USA destination like dude ranch, better to make a precoce reservation...).So, with this I have sometimes and it was the xase in february " U" tickets...a very good fare...But those tickets have
given us only the "half" distance in
medallion qualificating miles...
So with an U tickets there is only
2000 miles from Paris to NY...I've not had this impression during the flight...
I'm frequent flyer, silver or gold medallion since 8 years, but with 8
travels last year between France/USA I've got my silver elite with difficulry, arriving only at a total of
41000 miles( norm is 40000...).
So, I imagine myself changing company because it's becoming harder and harder
to get the medallion and the adavantages are equally harder and harder...
Which company have the best fidelisating
programm ??
Erik.
Feb 26th, 2004, 02:45 AM
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Delta is leading a "race to the bottom" with Continental in diminishing the value of flying on "discounted" and "deeply discounted" fares. Northwest has hung tough and continues to give full qualification credit. Award availability gets plenty of complaints for all three. For people who do much flying within the U.S. and Canada, it's hard to beat Northwest's free, unlimited complimentary upgrades for elite members flying on any fare class. Other programs have their strengths and weaknesses, but there is little doubt that it doesn't take much to beat Delta's FF program these days.
