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Delta wins us back

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Driving Every Loyal Traveler Away... not so much. I'd be getting fed up with Delta since the Northwest merger, but today they won be back. Today we're flying from Minneapolis to Maui. I called Delta to see how much it would cost to upgrade to 1st class, and I was willing to just upgrade DW if it was expensive, but not too ridiculous. It was only $150 plus 5000 SkyMiles, so I upgraded us both. :whoopie: It's going to be a long day, but flying 1st class will make it sooooo much easier.
 

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Great deal!! Enjoy your trip. Even with the mild winter in the Midwest you
Still can't beat Hawaii this time of year!:D
 

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Sweet!

P.S. Can I ask how much a coach ticket was? The last two times I've gone to Maui, it's been over $1000.
 

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Sweet!

P.S. Can I ask how much a coach ticket was? The last two times I've gone to Maui, it's been over $1000.

Even using Delta skymiles has gotten ridiculously expensive. 'We use to be able to go from Cincinnati to Maui coach for 35,000 skymiles. Now the norm is between 55,000-62,500. It would be great if we could upgrade to first class for such a small amount as $150 + 5,000 additional skymiles! Would make the trip's cost a little less upsetting.
 

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We used miles to pay for our flights. We had booked coach from Minneapolis to Maui and first class from Honolulu to Minneapolis for 70,000 miles. So with the last minute upgrade, it cost 75,000 miles and $150 each to do first class round trip. It's not quite as good as it used to be, but better than the 130,000 miles it would cost to fly first class next year. I think we'll book our next trip through Alaskan.

We make our inter island flights separately.
 

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I am glad to hear Delta did something right. In my opinion they went from the best airline to the worst about 15 years ago. I have flown Delta for about 1.5 million miles. They used to be great. Too bad they fell so far in about every category. Hopefully they are on the rebound!
 
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