MadMarine Posted August 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I’ve just booked a Delta flight through Regent Air. What is the likelihood of receiving air miles for this trip and how would I find out? Likely this question has been answered before, but my search criteria seemed to have failed me. Thanks, Mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFr Posted August 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) We have always received frequent flyer miles for flights booked by Regent. You should get a Delta booking number from Regent. Open your reservation on the Delta website and make sure that your frequent flyer numbers are added to the reservation. Hope this helps. Dave Edited August 17, 2019 by DaveFr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flgreg Posted August 17, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2019 (edited) We booked flights through Regent with air deviation (although they insisted on calling it "custom air") for our cruise last month (I think we booked the flights in March). We were on Delta for the domestic legs in first class (we paid $175 each for the "custom" air) and just happened to get lucky with first class for domestic and the international segments were on Air France and KLM in business class and we received miles for each flight. The reservation showed up on our Delta accounts with good seats already selected within 5 minutes of booking. It couldn't have been easier. Edited August 17, 2019 by Flgreg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1985rz1 Posted August 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Has anyone had experience with Regent booked air on American Airlines without a deviation. Did you get miles? How about with a deviation? I've seen references to Delta and United, but not American. My understanding is that miles or not depends on the contract between Regent and the airline. Edited August 18, 2019 by 1985rz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted August 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, 1985rz1 said: Has anyone had experience with Regent booked air on American Airlines without a deviation. Did you get miles? How about with a deviation? I've seen references to Delta and United, but not American. We have but now only deviate. You must add frequent flier number to booking to get miles. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAGLESLOVER Posted August 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2019 We fly AA. We also deviate. Our TA has our information and when he books our flights with Regent our numbers are added to the reservation and we always earn miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted August 18, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Getting miles really depends on the type of ticket Regent purchases for you. The rules of the tickets determine if miles are or are not given to you. Cannot generalize by airline, route, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted August 18, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 hours ago, rallydave said: Getting miles really depends on the type of ticket Regent purchases for you. The rules of the tickets determine if miles are or are not given to you. Cannot generalize by airline, route, etc. I would check with Regent as I do not know this to be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portolan Posted August 18, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 hours ago, rallydave said: Getting miles really depends on the type of ticket Regent purchases for you. The rules of the tickets determine if miles are or are not given to you. Cannot generalize by airline, route, etc. That sounds correct. As one data point, we are using Regent Air for the first time next May (since no deviation fee as newly minted Platinums) and for a United-Brussels Airlines itinerary from IAD-BRU-LIS and return on United (LHR-IAD), all segments were booked as fare class P which is an unrestricted business class and earns 150% miles (distance, not mileage based since that seems to be the arrangement between Regent and United). Same for qualification miles, but we've stopped playing that game having reached lifetime status with UA. Overall, a smooth experience. Our TA got exactly the flights/carriers we requested and there was no fare differential, just the waived deviation fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark99 Posted August 18, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Flew Regent booked flights on AA in March without deviation transatlantic to JFK and JFK to LAX in business class (booking code I) and from LAX to MIA in economy (booking code G). Got mileage credit for all. This was our first Regent trip and were happy to learn international business class meant we flew all the way back to the final destination in business class, even with the domestic leg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallydave Posted August 18, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Travelcat2 said: I would check with Regent as I do not know this to be true! It's not Regent that determines whether miles are given for certain airline tickets, especially bulk or consolidator tickets. The booking/fare codes determine the terms & conditions and each airline has many different booking and fare codes so no reason for Regent to know what they are. ITA Matrix is the best source of this information for the public but, have to have the booking/fare codes for your flights and those won't be available until tickets are agreed to. Best to just contact the airline once your flight is booked for his information as well as any possibility of upgrading with points Just because someone doesn't know something does not mean it isn't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted August 18, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, rallydave said: It's not Regent that determines whether miles are given for certain airline tickets, especially bulk or consolidator tickets. The booking/fare codes determine the terms & conditions and each airline has many different booking and fare codes so no reason for Regent to know what they are. ITA Matrix is the best source of this information for the public but, have to have the booking/fare codes for your flights and those won't be available until tickets are agreed to. Best to just contact the airline once your flight is booked for his information as well as any possibility of upgrading with points Just because someone doesn't know something does not mean it isn't true. It makes no sense to me to contact an airline AFTER the flight is booked as it is then too late to change to another airline. However, when working out your Custom Air, BEFORE you approve the flights, that would be the time to contact the airline. I question both myself and you on this because you have not used Regent Air in several years and we usually get the same "class" of ticket from Regent. So, when one is not 100% certain, it is better to contact people that are 100% certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted August 20, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) It's the specific fare basis, not the "class" of ticket that determines any FF mileage accrual. That fare basis is not just the single letter "class code", but the longer fare basis code (which can be many alpha-numeric characters long). That code incorporates the fare rules for that ticket - and the accrual for the ticket would be specified in those fare rules and/or more general rules of the FF program. Also, FWIW, the specific fare rules will supersede the general rules if in conflict. IF (and it's a big if) you can get that specific fare basis, you may be able to find the fare rules online. ExpertFlyer is an excellent source for published tickets and some published discounted ones. Unfortunately, many "negotiated" fares have opaque fare rules, which sometimes are unavailable even after purchase. Caveat emptor. Edited August 20, 2019 by FlyerTalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMarine Posted August 21, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Thanks much all for your responses. Basically, I’ll know when I look at my miles statement after the trip. Looks like uncovering the underlying data is above my pay grade.😟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted August 21, 2019 #15 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, MadMarine said: Thanks much all for your responses. Basically, I’ll know when I look at my miles statement after the trip. Looks like uncovering the underlying data is above my pay grade.😟 That's true, but be sure you FF number is entered for you flight and check again at the check in counter. Also always pay for your cruise with a credit card that gives extra points for "travel charges". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelcat2 Posted August 21, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, ronrick1943 said: That's true, but be sure you FF number is entered for you flight and check again at the check in counter. Also always pay for your cruise with a credit card that gives extra points for "travel charges". Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMarine Posted August 21, 2019 Author #17 Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, ronrick1943 said: That's true, but be sure you FF number is entered for you flight and check again at the check in counter. Also always pay for your cruise with a credit card that gives extra points for "travel charges". Yep, I’ve got both parts covered. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Eagle02 Posted August 22, 2019 #18 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I have never had trouble with obtaining miles credit for any flight. Once I have a confirmation number I enter it under my airline account online and I have always been credited for the flight. This includes United, AA and Delta. When flying BA I get credit through AA, when flying AF I get credit through Delta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted August 23, 2019 #19 Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Gray Eagle02 said: I have never had trouble with obtaining miles credit for any flight. Once I have a confirmation number I enter it under my airline account online and I have always been credited for the flight. This includes United, AA and Delta. When flying BA I get credit through AA, when flying AF I get credit through Delta. Thank you for your experiences. However, unless you have flown on a special/bulk/consolidator/negotiated fare ticket where the fare rules prohibit mileage accrual, it isn't a comprehensive experience that would transfer to everyone. You will collect miles on MOST published fare tickets (but not all), and it is with the non-published fares where the specific fare rules and FF program policies are most likely to cause problems with accrual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
califsealion Posted August 23, 2019 #20 Share Posted August 23, 2019 I like the new math they use to figure out how many miles they credit you now. I flew to Europe in May, economy. Miles flown - 10,700, miles credited - 2125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted August 23, 2019 #21 Share Posted August 23, 2019 13 hours ago, califsealion said: I like the new math they use to figure out how many miles they credit you now. I flew to Europe in May, economy. Miles flown - 10,700, miles credited - 2125 So true, you must have had a deeply discounted fare. I miss the “mileage run” days. It took a long time for the airlines to fix that loophole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcto Posted August 24, 2019 #22 Share Posted August 24, 2019 On 8/17/2019 at 7:51 PM, 1985rz1 said: Has anyone had experience with Regent booked air on American Airlines without a deviation. Did you get miles? How about with a deviation? I've seen references to Delta and United, but not American. My understanding is that miles or not depends on the contract between Regent and the airline. on a recent trip with Regent, we were booked on AA (domestic) and received FFM on the trip to Miami, but the return trip was a different code (not that I saw a diff) and we received no miles for the return. In the past, Delta, United, all provided the FFM...this was the first time. But as they say YMMV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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