I recheck flights almost daily. And it pays off. For example, we got round trip, nonstop flights to Punta Cana for a total of 16k AA miles per person, by rechecking and rebooking when price drops. The only thing I’d caution is, sometimes there’s a non-refundable tax on the ticket. For Dominican Republic, I found out $10 of the tax on each ticket is a “tourism” tax that DR imposes and it’s completely non refundable, so when I cancelled and rebooked, I was out $20. It was still to my advantage because we saved 10k miles AND changed from a connecting flight to nonstop.
So very sorry.
That happened to me when I upgraded the Amex Everyday a while back. It was so confusing. I had the offer in my account but kept getting that message. Then, about a week later, the upgraded card was in my mailbox.
Three inches of space, included beer and wine, earlier boarding, closer to the front of the plane.
Thanks. it's an early morning flight, so no drinking for us then. I think I will keep it. I wasn't expecting to get any points back and not sure when I will fly Delta again - I might. Maybe if the return flight drops, I will use the 10K to upgrade to Comfort+. It is not something I would pay extra for, if paying with cash, for a short flight. But with the use of points, why not?
Comfort Plus is supposed to have dedicated overhead bin space. But my experience has been that the flight attendants don't pay any attention to where people stow their luggage. So people who are not sitting near the Comfort Plus seats could stick their bags up there if they thought there would not be overhead bin space near their own seats. Other people have posted having a different experience.
That's good to know as we won't be checking luggage and will each have a carry-on. If we board before Main and Economy, I suppose it won't be an issue getting that dedicated space.
I did forget additional snacks. I've paid the upgrade occasionally, usually on the way back from MCO when I've been umpiring for a week. A little extra space can make a difference when I'm 6'3".
I check our SW flights very regularly and save lots that way. Will start doing our AA and Delta ones now, too. It is quite a chore because we do fly a lot
ETA: just saved 9K AA miles and $59
Thanks. I am going to keep the Comfort+. At least I will see if it is worth it if we do fly Delta again. Looking at pictures online, I don't think I would pay cash, but since the points are already transferred to Delta and would have to remain there if I downgrade back to Main, I might as well use them.
ok thanks, I looked- if it's called China Air,etc, is that only for passengers on those airlines? Or are all 3 an option? I have to figure out what terminal our flights will be in
We are in the same area as you and went to Costa Rica a couple months back. We flew JetBlue out of BOS (originally flying through FLL but we rebooked to MCO as prices dropped closer to the flight. We overnighted at the MCO Hyatt so we could arrive earlier in the day) to SJO. Flying home we were flying out of LIR. We stopped in ATL on the way home, though. We originally were booked direct to ATL on Delta but ended up rebooking on Southwest through HOU. I think I saw that Southwest is pulling out of HOU though, so not sure what the timing is on that.
It's like drawing that one monopoly card that says "bank error in your favor"
