In my case a business class flight —
delta ticket class Z (bsuiness) on an alitalia operated flight was credited with a 50 % bonus and listed as a class E ticket on my statement.
Not exact matches
If you're hoping to book a business
class award to Hawaii, we suggest using 45,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles (if you can book a round - trip
ticket) to fly with
Delta.
That's at least 100,000 bonus SkyMiles in a year for this amount of spend on the
Delta Reserve ® Credit Card from American Express, which is at least one international First
Class ticket, or a couple of domestic round - trip flights.
Additionally,
Delta has announced that as of June 20, SkyMiles members will be able to use their miles for a number of other products including upgrades to some cabin
classes, selecting preferred seats,
ticket change fees, award
ticket redeposit fees, same - day confirmed fees, and external
ticket charges.
• Korean Air miles can be used on
Delta and offer more availability for Upper
Class award
tickets to Asia than most other programs.
Considering the mileage price to fly
Delta's A350 in business
class, maybe it's worth just ponying up the cash for the
ticket instead.
If you only need a one - way award
ticket,
Delta SkyMiles can book Upper
Class for 85,000 miles plus only $ 5.60.
With the Korean Air SkyPass program, you can book a round - trip business
class ticket on
Delta for only 45,000 miles.
A business
class ticket to Europe costs only 100,000 Flying Club miles round - trip, which has become a great deal after
Delta raised its own redemption levels to 140,000 SkyMiles.
This is because round - trip flights operated by
Delta and originating in the U.S. do not incur fuel surcharges, thus keeping your out of pocket expenses below $ 200 for both economy and business
class award
tickets.
Whether it is using the hybrid system to allow for free one ways on domestic
tickets (Only DL miles can do that), or burning 320,000 of them for International travel in business
class to South Africa, I use
Delta miles quite often.
Not only will the companion certificate allow you to book domestic first
class tickets and help you earn MQMs even faster, but you'll receive a complimentary
Delta Sky Club membership.
That's at least 100,000 bonus SkyMiles in a year for this amount of spend on the
Delta Reserve ® Credit Card from American Express, which is at least one international First
Class ticket, or a couple of domestic round - trip flights.
The MQDs you will earn when traveling on select partner marketed flights not
ticketed through
Delta (i.e. the
ticket number does not start with «006») as well as when traveling on «exception fares» (such as consolidator, cruise, vacation packages, inclusive tour and other
tickets) will be equal to one - fifth of the base miles and
Class Bonus miles (when applicable) earned on the itinerary.
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50
Delta One, First
Class &
Delta Comfort + Upgrades for a Companion: All paid
tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets (except E fares), Award
Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates (2)
Delta Reserve Companion Certificate at Renewal Taxes / Fees / Restrictions: Companion Certificate valid for one round - trip First
Class,
Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin Companion
ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
Delta Air Lines SkyMiles members can fly on SkyTeam carriers on economy -
class saver reward
tickets for 100,000 miles.
As with
Delta's long - haul international Economy Comfort product, complimentary access to domestic and short - haul international seats will be available at booking to all SkyMiles Platinum and Diamond Medallion members and customers purchasing full - fare Economy
class tickets.
Flying far distances, US Airways is much cheaper than
Delta (first
class is 30k miles cheaper, per
ticket), along with the transfer ratio with the current bonuses makes it about 1:0.9, is definitely isn't the best.
I could wait for a
Delta / American Express transfer bonus, but still the price in
tickets for First
Class is much more.
I also would be getting first
class tickets from Anchorage to New York for 50k miles vs 80 miles on
Delta..
Because
Delta offered a business
class ticket for just 750 euro each person.
Two caveats: You can't buy a first
class seat with miles from
Delta, and if you're able to fly during the low season, you can get an off - peak award
ticket in economy from American or US Airways for only 15,000 miles.
Delta tickets earn 25 to 200 percent of miles flown based on fare
class.
Travelers who book
tickets in
Delta One, the carrier's business
class cabin, will find lie - flat seats that include Westin Heavenly in - flight bedding, along with Tumi amenity kits for that little extra TLC.
American will award three elite qualifying miles for full - fare first - and business -
class tickets vs. two at
Delta Air Lines and 1.5 at United Airlines.
Cardholders get priority boarding and a free checked bag on
Delta flights, as well as free access to
Delta Sky Clubs and an annual discounted companion certificate that is valid for domestic first
class or coach
tickets.
These include a higher tier bonus for their top elite members (MVP Gold 75K), new and higher fare
class multipliers for some of their more expensive
tickets, and a modified earnings table that applies when flying on their partner,
Delta Air Lines.
Tickets are only available in A and I
classes of service for First
Class travel, only available in W class for Delta Comfort + travel, and only available in L, U, T, X, V classes of service for Main Cabin travel and may not be available on all flights or mar
Class travel, only available in W
class for Delta Comfort + travel, and only available in L, U, T, X, V classes of service for Main Cabin travel and may not be available on all flights or mar
class for
Delta Comfort + travel, and only available in L, U, T, X, V
classes of service for Main Cabin travel and may not be available on all flights or markets.
Companion certificate is valid for one round - trip First -
Class,
Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin companion
ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
Taxes / Fees / Restrictions: Companion Certificate valid for one round - trip First
Class,
Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin Companion
ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
You can book round - the world
tickets on
Delta (SkyTeam) for 180,000 miles in economy and 280,000 miles in business
class, United (Star Alliance) for 180,000 miles in economy and 260,000 miles in business
class, and American Airlines (oneworld) for 100,000 - 160,000 miles in economy and 180,000 - 330,000 miles in business
class (exact number depends on miles flown).
Delta Depending on which region you're traveling to, you'll need either 70,000 or 80,000 points for an economy -
class ticket to Asia.
If you pay for Business or First
Class flights then you can still rack up a lot of miles from flying but those of us flying at the back are seeing a far lower rate of return than ever before —
Delta and United (and soon American) base the number of miles they award travelers on the cost of the
ticket purchased (less taxes) so the cheaper
ticket you by the fewer miles you'll earn.
Delta first introduced Basic Economy fares which offer reduced amenities and flexibility relative to standard economy
class tickets back in 2012.
And I'm not going to open the Pandora's box here of airlines that give you fewer miles if your
ticket was purchased in a lower - value fair
class, one of the big things that
Delta is introducing in its 2015 program.
Round - trip
tickets on American Airlines, US Airways,
Delta and United cost 35,000 miles in economy and 60,000 miles in business
class.
It's not member of SkyTeam but still partners with
Delta Air Lines, allowing you to book a round - trip
ticket for just 125,000 miles in «upper
class» — a value of 2.28 CPM.
Besides a First
Class ticket on US Airways from Anchorage to New York in September is only 50k miles, a much better deal than
Delta.
For instance, if you have a
Delta Air Lines SkyMiles card from American Express, you can get a round - trip business -
class ticket to Beijing in August for 240,000 miles — a
ticket that costs nearly $ 9,000.
Low level award redemptions for premium business
class international round - trip
tickets can usually be found for 140,000 miles, but
Delta occasionally has flash sales where those awards cost just 110,000 miles.
Tickets on
Delta Airines are pricey; a business
class award seat to Europe, for example, will cost you 125,000 miles per roundtrip.
Last year
Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your
tickets, the more bonus miles you get (premium economy, business, and first
class tickets will earn more miles than discount economy).
Some airlines have different offers for their first
class, while most are as low as 50k miles, some, like
Delta can be as high as 80k miles for a first
class ticket.
You need 40K
Delta Sky miles for one way economy
ticket between India and North America and 95K miles for one way business
class award between India and North America
American,
Delta, United, Alaska, Hawaiian and Sun Country allow at least one free checked bag if you book a business or first
class ticket.
I haven't flown United yet, but since the price of their first
class ticket is 30k miles less than
Delta, I would probably give UR and Chase another look.
Virgin Australia
tickets from the U.S. to Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands booked with
Delta go for 50,000 SkyMiles in economy
class each way, and 80,000 in business
class.
80,000 miles for a roundtrip business
class ticket to Europe is among the best but it also comes with some pretty high fees on partners (even
Delta).
Then, in the spring of 2017,
Delta increased the price of business
class tickets on partners, such as Virgin Atlantic, increasing the prices to places like Europe by 30,000 miles round trip.