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Delta is offering a flash sale to many destinations in basic economy class. In some cases, the deals are quite strong for those who don’t mind basic economy restrictions (keep in mind that Delta still allows a full-size carry-on for basic econ tickets). Destinations and dates vary and as usual do not get blindly boxed in by the advertised dates and cities since you may find deals outside of the advertised ranges.
The Deal
- Delta is offering a flash sale on basic economy fares with miles or money that includes many destinations and dates from October into December
- Direct link to promo landing page
Quick Thoughts
Delta has an easy drop-down menu where you can see deals from your home airport along with sample dates. However, as noted at the top, deals may also be found outside of the advertised ranges.
For example, the landing page for the promotion indicates that Detroit to Cancun is available for as few as 12K Delta miles round trip from October 28th to November 3rd.
However, Greg found the same price available on a round trip departing on November 17th — two weeks beyond the stated range:
Many domestic destinations are available for fewer than 10K miles each way (keep in mind that the landing page pricing is based on round trip pricing). For example, with this sale Detroit-based travelers will find pricing to places like New York, Boston, Nashville, and Austin from 9K to 11.5K round trip.
Again, these are basic economy fares. If you’re happy with Delta basic economy, flash sales like these can be a great way to get solid value from Delta miles.
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PHL only gets DTW and CUN, pretty lame.
If there are destinations you were hoping for, you may one to run a few test searches to see if anything comes up (especially with flexible dates). For SEA, none of the ones listed interested me much (AUS, BNA, BOS, NYC, CUN). However, when I checked SEA-LAX, it was 5k/$117 roundtrip in BE (8k/$167 main cabin). SEA-PHX was 6k/$143 RT in BE (9k/$193 main cabin). With these advertised flash sales, a lot of times the featured fares are just the tip of the iceberg.
What’s Delta cancellation policy for BE Award tickets ( Domestic, Central and South America)
Change fees are waived for all BE tickets (including award tickets) that are scheduled to be flown by 12/31/21.
Thanks Greg, I found DFW-ATL-UIO for 12k SkyMiles + $16. But will this be eligible for free award cancellation if I later don’t want to fly