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Premium Relationship Tickets: U.S. Agencies

Updated: September 10, 2008

Advance Booking & Ticketing

Confirm within 90 days of departure. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights.

First and Business Classes (R/O)

  • Tickets must be issued within 2 days after booking for passengers boarding in the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Tickets must be issued within 7 days after booking for passengers boarding in Canada and other international cities.
  • Reservations confirmed within 2 days of travel, ticket any time.

Coach Class (E)

  • Tickets must be issued within 14 days after booking.

Booking Class

The following classes of service are used for Premium Relationship ticketing by travel agents in the United States (includes Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada. Waitlisting is not permitted.

  • R - First Class
  • O - Business Class
  • E - Economy Class

Booking Procedures

  • Coach (domestic or international) reservations - travel agents can book and issue.
  • First or Business Class reservations - must contact the Global Service Center (GSC) to book:
    • Travel agents are permitted to passively book First (R) and Business (O) Class and create a mirror image of the Delta record in order to self ticket.
    • A $25 Direct Ticketing Charge (DTC), per issuance, will apply if GSC issues the ticket(s).

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Delta Connection carriers®

Travel is permitted on DL-coded service on: Comair® (OH), Atlantic Southeast Airlines® (EV), SkyWest (OO), Chautauqua (RP).

Travel is permitted solely on these Delta Connection carriers or in combination with a Delta-operated flight, except for DL-coded service on American Eagle, Freedom Airlines (F8), and Shuttle America (S5).

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Delta Shuttle®

Valid on Delta Shuttle.

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SkyTeam®

Not valid on SkyTeam partner airlines.

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Delta codeshare partners

Not valid on Delta codeshare partners.

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Area of Travel

Domestic
2008 PRTP: Good for travel on published routings within the 50 United States and travel to/from Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada.

International
2008 PRTP: Good for travel on published routings between the 50 United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands to the Caribbean, Mexico, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, and Central & South America.

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Stopover/Open Jaw

Domestic

  • Stopover not allowed.
  • Open Jaw permitted.

International

  • Stopover (2 maximum) permitted for a fee of $15.00 per stopover.

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Ticketing Instructions

  • Book your reservation in appropriate inventory with a separate PNR for each passenger.
  • Issue your ticket normally and include the complete Ticket Authorization Number (TAN) in the Endorsement Box. Each ticket will require a unique Ticket Authorization Number.
  • Ticket Authorization Number ***last 5 digits*** must be entered in the Tour Code Box, without IT prefix.
  • In the form of payment area, provide your credit card number, cash or check for any applicable fare, surcharges, administrative fees and taxes.
  • If applicable, enter "Must travel with (name of travel agent)" in the "Endorsement Box" of companion's ticket.
  • Place your travel agent IATAN ID Verification number from your current IATAN ID card in the "Endorsement" box of the ticket. This number is located on IATAN ID card, under travel agent name.
  • In the Fare Basis/Ticket Designator box, include the applicable fare basis code, followed by /RNAD for domestic or /RNAG for international.

Terms and Conditions

  • Ticketing - agency self-ticketing for domestic and international economy tickets. After contacting the Global Service Center to book for business or first class travel, travel agents may passively book and self ticket to avoid paying the $25 direct ticketing charge. See letter for specific instructions.
  • The complete Ticket Authorization Number (TAN) must be included in the Endorsement Box on each ticket. The last 5 digits of the Ticket Authorization Number (TAN) must be entered in the Tour Code Box without IT prefix.
  • Reissue:
    • Date, time, and routing changes are allowed PRIOR to ticketing.
    • Once ticketed the following administrative service fees will apply:
      • $100 - For travel to/from the 50 United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
      • $100 - For all other destinations.
    • Once travel has COMMENCED routing changes are not permitted. Same day confirmed (SDC) rules apply with collection of appropriate fee (Domestic only).
  • Transferability - Offer valid only for agency named and its branch locations and is non-transferable to office or traveler once ticketed.
  • Refunds - domestic or international - nonrefundable
  • Minimum/Maximum stay - none (Must complete ALL travel by March 31, 2009)
  • Skymiles - Travel will not qualify for SkyMiles mileage
  • Same day confirmed- domestic- passengers holding confirmed and ticketed reservations may confirm an earlier or later same day flight between same origin/destination/stopover point if applicable for a non-refundable fee of $50. No SDC fee for Delta Shuttle.
  • Same day confirmed- international - not permitted
  • Standby - not permitted
  • Form of payment - cash, check or Delta accepted credit card
  • Taxes/Fees/Surcharges - all taxes, fees, charges and surcharges applicable to the transportation, including airport surcharges, segment fees, passenger facility charges (up to $18), Security Fees(s) up to $10 per round-trip ticket, and airport-imposed fees are the responsibility of the passenger. Fees will be determined at time of booking and must be paid at time of ticketing.
  • Travel agent and companion must travel together on all portions of the itinerary. Failure to comply could result in denied boarding or purchasing of a new ticket at the lowest available fare at time of booking and ticketing.
  • Offer letter is void if reproduced, altered, counterfeited, bartered, purchased, sold, obtained or used improperly, or where prohibited by law.
  • Failure to comply with the terms and conditions may result in loss of travel privileges on Delta and could result in a debit memo for the full non-restrictive fare.
  • Delta reserves the right to revise the rules and conditions at any time without notice.

Note: If ticketing assistance is needed, please contact your GDS Help Desk.

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Ticket Validity

2008 PRTP travel dates: January 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009

Note: All travel must be completed by March 31, 2009.

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Blackout Dates

There are no blackout dates for Premium Relationship Tickets.

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Upgrades

Not permitted

ID Requirement

Travel agent must possess a valid IATAN card. Verification number from IATAN card must be placed in the Endorsement Box of the ticket. IATAN ID is not required for a companion traveling with the agent.

Exceptions

There are no exceptions allowed and failure to follow rules and procedures as outlined may result in the receipt of a debit memo for the full applicable fare.

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