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Amex charge cards encourage you to pay off your balance every month. But award bookings through partners have their own hoops. But I don’t have to “fly J to B

Amex charge cards encourage you to pay off your balance every month. But award bookings through partners have their own hoops. But I don’t have to “fly J to Bali” - a popular meme in r/awardtravel. I look for economy flights. The flight I was talking about to see my parents is to an airport with only three commercial flights a day inbound and two outbound. All to and from Atlanta. So of course it is over priced

Retric 3y ago
> So of course it is over priced I don’t know about the airline you mentioned, but as an example of what I am referring to Delta offers Active Military members a discount on flights that simply isn’t going to show up for you. https://www.delta.com/us/en/special-circumstances/military-travel/overview https://www.delta.com/us/en/special-circumstances/military-t... That’s price discrimination which has nothing to do with bulk purchases. It’s simply another leaver they can optimize so most seats are used while they also maximize what they charge for those seats. Saying it the ticket is worth X, when that’s literally the highest price they charge anyone is misleading.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  I am referring to booking flights on Delta through KLM. Since the airport I’m referring to is a small regional airport in south GA with only two commercial inbound flights a day both on Delta, of course they are overpriced for a 50 minute flight. I don’t have a choice if I want to fly to see my parents since that’s the only airline that services their airport. But a more popular route I take is from Orlando (MCO) my current home to my former home Atlanta - a Delta hub. Those flights range from $100 to $175 one way. Again by booking Delta flights through Virgin (a UK airline) is 7500 points making the Amex points worth 2 cents each. If you want to fly direct to or from Atlanta, you’re going to fly Delta more than likely.
  - Retric 3y ago
    Again, that’s for YOU using that booking system. Not every customer is paying that rate.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      It’s not a “booking system”. It’s a partner airline. https://www.klm.com/ https://www.klm.com/ Just like you can book a Virgin airlines route via Delta. https://thepointsguy.com/guide/airline-alliances/ https://thepointsguy.com/guide/airline-alliances/
      - Retric 3y ago
        KLM is an airline. Getting tickets for a flight on any airline uses a booking system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_distribution_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_distribution_system (optional) vs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_reservations_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_reservations_system (required)
        scarface_74 3y ago
        It’s not the same. The booking systems you are referring to are based on paying cash and have all of the airlines inventory available. Delta offers two types of inventory - regular inventory and “award” inventory. Award inventory is only available to alliance partners, is very limited and you can only pay with points. You can’t even buy the flight at that price with Delta Skymiles. For instance, I can’t pay cash even if I wanted to and get a discounted price for the flight in question via KLM. I have to use points. Those prices aren’t available via online booking systems.
        Retric 3y ago
        > The booking systems you are referring to are based on paying cash and have all of the airlines inventory available. Every ticket goes through a booking system. Not every ticked goes through an online booking system. > I can’t pay cash … Again I agree, you don’t have the option. That doesn’t mean nobody can get discounts. KLM also offers a military discount etc. Or just look at their fees, a classic case of price discrimination: Cancel a ticket through the online refund request form USD 30 Change or cancel your ticket via phone reservations free Change a ticket via an airport ticket office USD 25 https://www.klm.com/information/legal/fees-paid-options https://www.klm.com/information/legal/fees-paid-options The airline industry charges people setting next to each other wildly different rates. PS: Jumping through airline miles points is worth X$ to you, they aren’t worth X$ to everyone.

Retric 3y ago

> So of course it is over priced I don’t know about the airline you mentioned, but as an example of what I am referring to Delta offers Active Military members a discount on flights that simply isn’t going to show up for you. https://www.delta.com/us/en/special-circumstances/military-travel/overview https://www.delta.com/us/en/special-circumstances/military-t... That’s price discrimination which has nothing to do with bulk purchases. It’s simply another leaver they can optimize so most seats are used while they also maximize what they charge for those seats. Saying it the ticket is worth X, when that’s literally the highest price they charge anyone is misleading.

scarface_74 3y ago
I am referring to booking flights on Delta through KLM. Since the airport I’m referring to is a small regional airport in south GA with only two commercial inbound flights a day both on Delta, of course they are overpriced for a 50 minute flight. I don’t have a choice if I want to fly to see my parents since that’s the only airline that services their airport. But a more popular route I take is from Orlando (MCO) my current home to my former home Atlanta - a Delta hub. Those flights range from $100 to $175 one way. Again by booking Delta flights through Virgin (a UK airline) is 7500 points making the Amex points worth 2 cents each. If you want to fly direct to or from Atlanta, you’re going to fly Delta more than likely.
- Retric 3y ago
  Again, that’s for YOU using that booking system. Not every customer is paying that rate.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    It’s not a “booking system”. It’s a partner airline. https://www.klm.com/ https://www.klm.com/ Just like you can book a Virgin airlines route via Delta. https://thepointsguy.com/guide/airline-alliances/ https://thepointsguy.com/guide/airline-alliances/
    - Retric 3y ago
      KLM is an airline. Getting tickets for a flight on any airline uses a booking system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_distribution_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_distribution_system (optional) vs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_reservations_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_reservations_system (required)
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        It’s not the same. The booking systems you are referring to are based on paying cash and have all of the airlines inventory available. Delta offers two types of inventory - regular inventory and “award” inventory. Award inventory is only available to alliance partners, is very limited and you can only pay with points. You can’t even buy the flight at that price with Delta Skymiles. For instance, I can’t pay cash even if I wanted to and get a discounted price for the flight in question via KLM. I have to use points. Those prices aren’t available via online booking systems.
        Retric 3y ago
        > The booking systems you are referring to are based on paying cash and have all of the airlines inventory available. Every ticket goes through a booking system. Not every ticked goes through an online booking system. > I can’t pay cash … Again I agree, you don’t have the option. That doesn’t mean nobody can get discounts. KLM also offers a military discount etc. Or just look at their fees, a classic case of price discrimination: Cancel a ticket through the online refund request form USD 30 Change or cancel your ticket via phone reservations free Change a ticket via an airport ticket office USD 25 https://www.klm.com/information/legal/fees-paid-options https://www.klm.com/information/legal/fees-paid-options The airline industry charges people setting next to each other wildly different rates. PS: Jumping through airline miles points is worth X$ to you, they aren’t worth X$ to everyone.