Thread: Delta/Northwest Merger

Sponge: After the 18 free days, parents can fly unlimited but pay the same yield fare as a travel companion. We get 8 buddy passes, they pay a slightly higher fare(like 10% higher). And I love flying around the world. Besides what's in the blog, I've been to BCN, AMS, CAI, UIO, and PUJ, plus a few domestic cities.

Jumper: 500 Bucks??? I know london is expensive for taxes, but 500 is insane.

The 50USD I payed r/t to IST, that covered BOTH my mother and I, AND we got BusinessElite both ways.

I hope to continue flying cheaply and in J whenever possible.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoAvs19 @ Jan 18 2009, 01:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Jumper: 500 Bucks??? I know london is expensive for taxes, but 500 is insane.[/b]

Yep - took three paycheques to pay it all off. The first took out my outbound (125$) the second wiped out my Christmas paycheque (a few days and 300$) and the last came out of last weeks.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoAvs19 @ Jan 18 2009, 01:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

500 Bucks??? I know london is expensive for taxes, but 500 is insane.
The 50USD I payed r/t to IST, that covered BOTH my mother and I, AND we got BusinessElite both ways.
I hope to continue flying cheaply and in J whenever possible.[/b]

Here at NW, we have to pay to upgrade. Y class is free plus taxes on international.
Jumper flew business class which is roughly $433. Coach would have only been $115.
A flight to NRT would only cost us $36 in coach but $273 in WBC.
It blows and I hope this changes with the merger!

I see the taxes for LHR are up to about $150--that&#39;s w/out yield fare or zed!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (stuck in a hotel room @ Jan 19 2009, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

LON airports have probably the highest taxes of any other country. You have to pay more taxes if you ride in F/J as well. Thats one reason why I haven&#39;t been to that country yet.[/b]

Yes and as far as I remember, they have just increased them again, and plan to again next year. I try to avoid LHR at all costs!

While i&#39;m here... any NW employees know what y&#39;all are like at re routes on tickets? Say I had a LAX-MSP ZED, can i use SFO-MSP? Both in zone 3, but i know some airlines don&#39;t like this...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Jan 20 2009, 10:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

While i&#39;m here... any NW employees know what y&#39;all are like at re routes on tickets? Say I had a LAX-MSP ZED, can i use SFO-MSP? Both in zone 3, but i know some airlines don&#39;t like this...[/b]

Per the rules, you will be able to use it but not everyone knows the rules.
I have used ZED tickets for over 10 years and many times on city pairs that were not on the ticket. There has never been a problem, not even a second glance.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Jan 19 2009, 01:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I try to avoid LHR at all costs![/b]

Agree.
It is good I have been there eleven times because I am not going back! Same with AMS. I went to AMS last year for around $60 in tax and now it is $140. Yikes!