Tobin and I have hoped for a couple of months that we’d be able to take a trip back to Indonesia this fall.
We’ ve got tons of miles sa
ved up from the trips we made between there and here during our years overseas.
But apparently not enough.
After three separate (and extremely long) phone calls to Delta, we’ve pretty much got to give up the dream of going back.
The guy I talked to toda
y was by far the nicest representative so far, but the things he told me made me so frustrated with the whole “let’s-use-miles” thing.
Did you know…
- that you can’t use your miles and pay the difference for a flight?
- that buying miles is insanely expensive
? Something around $600 for 20,000 miles. If a flight costs 120,000 miles, well… you do the math.
- that even though the most expensive flight to Southeast Asia listed on their site is 120,000 miles, I was quoted both 135,000 and 175,000 miles today?
- that apparently “low” season is nonexisten
t?
- that the rep said, “Well, why don’t you just buy your tickets and accumulate more miles?” Because we all have money for that, sir.
I’m so frustrated, and maybe for selfish reasons.
I wanted to take my little girl back to our second home.
I wanted our pembantu to have a picture with her instead of just a picture of her. I wanted my students to meet Maelie, and I wanted to hug them,
too. I’ve missed them. I wanted to go back to the place I so hastily left sixteen months ago and say a real goodbye.
I’m not exactly sure why it’s ok to post rates on a website that aren’t accurate. Or why it’s ok to advertise that you can use your miles when, in reality, it’s next to impossible.
I’m not sure I’m going to fly Delta again…EVER.
Unless we can actually use all those miles someday.
Thanks for letting me vent… and be a little dramatic.
I’ll try to be more pleasant tomorrow.
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