According to a report from Thrifty Traveler, Delta is expanding the validity of flight credits for cancelled travel through the end of 2022 for any ticket purchases April 1, 2020 or later (including tickets purchased through the end of 2021). This means that if you booked a trip last April, May, June, or beyond expecting to be able to travel by summer or fall and you cancelled that trip, your flight credit is now reportedly going to be valid all the way through the end of next year.
Assuming this pans out, it will be great news for those who booked travel last year early in the pandemic with the optimism that we would get the tough times behind us a bit sooner. The policy has previously been that tickets booked from April 17, 2020 onward would be subject to a 1-year expiration policy. This new news means that those tickets and any others purchased April 1, 2020 or later are expected to be extended to the end of 2022. The fact that this includes newly-booked travel is also terrific since it means that you could book travel now for later this year with the knowledge that if you need to cancel it you can do so and then use your credit to travel next year.
According to information obtained by Thrifty Traveler, customers will see the updated expiration dates reflected on their travel credits in the coming days, so it sounds like this will be automatic and not yet reflected. My expectation is that Delta intends to make an announcement once they are ready to make the extension.
H/T: Thrifty Traveler
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seen 2 of my 3 ecredits extended. Just waiting on the $100 Seattle credit.
I am doubtful. How come this is not reported anywhere else? Where is this alleged Delta internal memo? Can I see it?
This story is now about 36 hours old. Is it true? Is it verified? My Delta certificates have not been extended.
Is it only a credit? Have you seen them give a refund?
My father’s eCredit for a March 2020 flight booked in February 2020 was extended to December 31, 2022.
I noticed when I just used a flight credit on United the fly by date 9/31/2022 thought it was odd but this makes since
More airlines need to do this and also extend upgrade certificates. I have 4 with American that I haven’t been able to use yet that expire end of July 2021.
Any idea if this will apply to companion certs?
I have seen my 3 Delta credits as expiring the end of 2022 since last weekend.