# Booking Air fair **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 17, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714 "2015-02-17T13:54:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/41 "2015-02-18T09:05:39Z")
If you start flying enough you will understand the perks of those other airlines… The only airline better than Delta is Virgin but I don’t live on the west coast so that doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/42 "2015-02-18T10:33:20Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Get a Delta Reserve Amex card and fly Delta > > You get access to Delta lounges > Priority boarding > Priority luggage > and a bunch of other shit > > Even if you don’t fly enough to hit Gold or higher you get all those perks and miles when you use the card. this I used to fly JetBlue and now I regret spending so much money there for such a mediocre frequent flyer program. Delta is the move, hoping this year I can get a really decent status. Even Silver last year was enough to make flying a ton easier (I didn’t fly Delta as much as I’d have liked) and earned me first class often on routes to smaller cities. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/43 "2015-02-18T11:20:42Z")
Last year my trip to Vegas was 245 on SWA @LZ1 this year I paid 502 Same with LA, was around 325, now 550 on SWA Though I’m going to SFO soon and that was only in the 300s ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/44 "2015-02-18T11:56:00Z")
Let’s all go to the Air Fair! ![http://www.airfairentertainment.com/images/air-fair-entertainment-logo.jpg](http://www.airfairentertainment.com/images/air-fair-entertainment-logo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/45 "2015-02-18T12:22:47Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Get a Delta Reserve Amex card and fly Delta > > You get access to Delta lounges > Priority boarding > Priority luggage > and a bunch of other shit > > Even if you don’t fly enough to hit Gold or higher you get all those perks and miles when you use the card. +1 for Delta. They’ve been good to me. However, that reserve card has a $450 membership fee. So unless you’re using it for absolutely everything you do, then a regular Delta SkyMiles AmEx would probably suffice, that’s what I use which still gets me priority boarding, more likely to get bumped to first class, no bag fees, etc. And it’s just the regular $90 membership fee which pays for itself in one trip if you consider the baggage. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/46 "2015-02-18T12:54:49Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > +1 for Delta. They’ve been good to me. > > However, that reserve card has a $450 membership fee. So unless you’re using it for absolutely everything you do, then a regular Delta SkyMiles AmEx would probably suffice, that’s what I use which still gets me priority boarding, more likely to get bumped to first class, no bag fees, etc. And it’s just the regular $90 membership fee which pays for itself in one trip if you consider the baggage. If you fly more than 3-4 times a year the $450 is worth it for the club access ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/47 "2015-02-18T13:23:00Z")
I don’t know how you guys find them to be the best…out of all the airlines Delta SkyPesos are consistently the hardest for me to redeem for reward flights at anything less than rape prices. I’ve been sitting on 137,000 that I can’t even use for two years cause I refuse to get ripped off. In that time I’ve easily booked 25 RT award flights on American, US, JetBlue, United, and Southwest. Just checked to come home in April and they want 65,000 for a domestic RT flight. GFY. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/48 "2015-02-18T13:36:57Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > I don’t know how you guys find them to be the best…out of all the airlines Delta SkyPesos are consistently the hardest for me to redeem for reward flights at anything less than rape prices. I’ve been sitting on 137,000 that I can’t even use for two years cause I refuse to get ripped off. In that time I’ve easily booked 25 RT award flights on American, US, JetBlue, United, and Southwest. Just checked to come home in April and they want 65,000 for a domestic RT flight. GFY. I book shit all the time for 20-40k points. ![http://i.imgur.com/ERB97oo.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/7/5/75c48ae8675df5aa91d4d660d8621c79eb92cc06.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/49 "2015-02-18T13:48:37Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > If you fly more than 3-4 times a year the $450 is worth it for the club access Not when my layovers are 45 minutes to 2 hours at most. With international travel that starts to make a lot more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/50 "2015-02-18T13:59:07Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I book shit all the time for 20-40k points. > > ![http://i.imgur.com/ERB97oo.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/ERB97oo.jpg) Maybe they give their elites more availability or better rates? All I know is I can always find a 25k RT between the east and west coasts unless I’m going around a holiday, and Delta always wants 50+. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/51 "2015-02-19T03:39:10Z")
South West Rapid Rewards is the best for Domestic IMO, the wanna get away fares are incredible, even now being more expensive, still cheaper than most. ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/52 "2015-02-19T06:17:28Z")
[http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/](http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/53 "2015-03-02T07:14:24Z")
Bump, Flying to Nah Lins in April. Seems like the general thought is to go with Delta? If someone wants to add pts to their account I could give you credit. I almost never fly anywhere so points aren’t really meaningful to me. This is my second time ever flying…so…yeah Or any other advice is welcome. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/54 "2015-03-02T07:16:22Z")
The person who has the Delta account frequent flyer number has to be on the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/booking-air-fair/271714/55 "2015-03-02T07:23:15Z")
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