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@tinuviel wrote:Never be afraid to ask a question! They're not dumb; they're how we learn.
Thanks tinuviel!!
Basically, 25K miles for a roundtrip award at the saver level or whatever Delta calls it. But it can be hard to find Delta availability at the low level. I believe Delta now lets you pay with a portion of your flight using your miles at a fixed value of $0.01 as well, which puts a floor on the value you can get out of your Delta miles.
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Not a dumb question at all OP, especially to those of us that are new to this stuff. I learned something from this thread too!
So for the Skymiles gurus, can miles be used to upgrade seats as well? What about upgrades at the the time of travel (for example sometimes delta will have business class or first class seats left over that the want to fill and offer at a discounted rate.) Can you get those with your miles as well?
