Sample Travel Date:
- Sample from Detroit
- May 13th – 16th
- This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates
Fare Availability:
- Valid for travel from March – mid May. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.
- Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.
How to Search for Availability:
- Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
- Departing from: DTW
- For Atlanta availability, replace DTW with ATL
- For Minneapolis availability, replace DTW with MSP
- Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
- Textbox 1: DL
- Textbox 2:
- This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
- Destination: LAX
- Return Advanced Routing Code:
- Textbox 1: DL
- Textbox 2:
- Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
- Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
- Enter departure date
- Length of stay: 3-10
- The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.
- Departing from: DTW
- The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

- You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.
Fare Class:
Elite Qualifying Dollars:
Sample Routing:
- DTW – LAX (Los Angeles) – DTW
Sample Mileage:
- Miles Flown: 3,946 miles or 4.7 cents per mile
- Elite Qualifying Miles: 3,946 miles
- Redeemable Miles: 734 miles
How to Buy:
- Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
- Select the $117 fare from the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $70 more (or $187 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and normal size carry-on included
