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Delta Amex question

icyhot — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:48:08 GMT

Do I have to buy my plane ticket with my Amex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use my CSP since statement closes after payday

Re: Delta Amex question

Open123 — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:51:19 GMT

@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with my Amex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use my CSP since statement closes after payday

No, it shouldn't be a condition.

The Delta card is associated with your FF profile, and any tickets you purchase with your FF# will have the free checked bag and priority boarding associated with it.

Re: Delta Amex question

14Fiesta — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:16:52 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with myAmex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use myCSP since statement closes after payday
No, it shouldn't be a condition.

The Delta card is associated with your FF profile, and any tickets you purchase with your FF# will have the free checked bag and priority boarding associated with it.

Maybe it's just a case if misinformation from frontline CSRs, but I was told I needed to use my Delta AMEX to get the benefits of having the card. (Free baggage etc)

Re: Delta Amex question

Open123 — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:24:34 GMT

@14Fiesta wrote:
@Open123 wrote:
@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with myAmex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use myCSP since statement closes after payday
No, it shouldn't be a condition.

The Delta card is associated with your FF profile, and any tickets you purchase with your FF# will have the free checked bag and priority boarding associated with it.
Maybe it's just a case if misinformation from frontline CSRs, but I was told I needed to use my Delta AMEX to get the benefits of having the card. (Free baggage etc)

I'm making an assumption, so the CSR's may be correct. For instance, if I redeem a coach fight, shouldn't I also have the Delta CC's free checked bags and priority boarding?

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:22:03 GMT

@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with my Amex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use my CSP since statement closes after payday

I tried that once and it didn't work. You have to use your card to buy the ticket to get the free bag checked. It won't work if you buy the ticket with another card.

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:24:24 GMT

You must use the card to get the benefits

Re: Delta Amex question

14Fiesta — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 22:28:24 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
@14Fiesta wrote:
@Open123 wrote:
@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket withmyAmex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather usemyCSP since statement closes after payday
No, it shouldn't be a condition.

The Delta card is associated with your FF profile, and any tickets you purchase with your FF# will have the free checked bag and priority boarding associated with it.
Maybe it's just a case if misinformation from frontline CSRs, but I was told I needed to use my Delta AMEX to get the benefits of having the card. (Free baggage etc)
I'm making an assumption, so the CSR's may be correct. For instance, if I redeem a coach fight, shouldn't I also have the Delta CC's free checked bags and priority boarding?

I think I get what you are hinting at, but you don't need to have the Delta card to redeem for a free flight. You can transfer MR points, and plus you earn SkyMiles just from flying delta itself. The benefit of having the SkyMiles AMEX is getting free checked bags, 20% in flight discounts, and Free priority boarding, in addition to the earning oppurtunity for a free flight.

Re: Delta Amex question

Saleen099 — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 23:14:32 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with my Amex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use my CSP since statement closes after payday
I tried that once and it didn't work. You have to use your card to buy the ticket to get the free bag checked. It won't work if you buy the ticket with another card.

+100. The same goes for the Untied airlines card too.

Re: Delta Amex question

dstew201 — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 23:45:57 GMT

I've had a couple of business trips and I had to use my corporate card (VISA) to buy the tickets and I was able to get free bag check each time (6 total) with no issue.

It's attached to your skymiles #.

Re: Delta Amex question

EdMan63 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:39:51 GMT

You do not have to make purchase with the card to get the benefit. It's attached to your Skymiles profile. Longtime Skymiles member with the Delta card. Just flew in October on a ticket purchased with CSP and got my checked bag and zone 1 boarding.

Re: Delta Amex question

icyhot — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:21:17 GMT

Another question, do I have to book it directly through Delta or can I book through AAA?

Re: Delta Amex question

Open123 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:24:13 GMT

For those of you who received the baggage fee and early boarding benefits while using a non-Delta CC, could it be from your Elite status, rather than the Delta CC?

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:43:11 GMT

I got priority boarding and I just redeemd skymiles.......I have no special status or anything other than what the card gave me. I don't think I have purchased an actual ticket yet with my card. Gift cards, yes.

Re: Delta Amex question

Open123 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:45:33 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I got priority boarding and I just redeemd skymiles.......I have no special status or anything other than what the card gave me. I don't think I have purchased an actual ticket yet with my card. Gift cards, yes.

Did you redeem for a First/Business/Comfort class seat?

Re: Delta Amex question

EdMan63 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 17:54:16 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
For those of you who received the baggage fee and early boarding benefits while using a non-Delta CC, could it be from your Elite status, rather than the Delta CC?

That has nothing to do with it. I don't have Elite status. Matter of fact, back in the spring my wife and I purchased airfare for a cruise we went on with another credit card and we still got the benefit based on my eligibility because we were on the same reservation.

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:41:25 GMT

@Open123 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
I got priority boarding and I just redeemd skymiles.......I have no special status or anything other than what the card gave me. I don't think I have purchased an actual ticket yet with my card. Gift cards, yes.
Did you redeem for a First/Business/Comfort class seat?

Good question. I don't believe so. I know with united they always try charging me more for an exit row seat but delta never has (united also makes me check my carry-on and delta always lets me do it plane side..these are the only 2 reasons why I stick to delta). Just a run-of-the-mill ticket....

In fact, come to think of it, I got priority boarding when work purchased my coach ticket....so I am thinking it is attached to the skymiles number? I dunno.

I am not some frequent traveler so these could both be flukes? And maybe when I flew they were just being nice???

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:45:50 GMT

@Saleen099 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@icyhot wrote:
Do I have to buy my plane ticket with my Amex to get the free checked bag and priority boarding benefit? Need to buy a ticket to Buffalo for Thanksgiving and would rather use my CSP since statement closes after payday
I tried that once and it didn't work. You have to use your card to buy the ticket to get the free bag checked. It won't work if you buy the ticket with another card.
+100. The same goes for the Untied airlines card too.

Yes, it does.

Re: Delta Amex question

14Fiesta — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:01:38 GMT

In regards to the same reservation thing, if everyone books the same flight, but we do it at separate times, when we show up to the airport, will my status still carry over to my accompanying passengers? Or do all of the tickets have to be booked at the same exact time?

Re: Delta Amex question

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 03:21:26 GMT

I was told that the people you're traveling with have to be booked on your reservation to get the perks.

Re: Delta Amex question

icyhot — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 04:39:41 GMT

That was going to be my next question. I went ahead and booked direct with my Delta card. I also had to add my minor sister onto my itinerary. She's an AU on my Delta card so she should be able to get the perks with no problem I'm assuming