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Delta’s Sky Club at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Officially Open

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Delta’s newly renovated Sky Club at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has officially opened this week. The 9,000 square foot club has seen a complete renovation, and is nearly 20% larger than the previous club, thanks for some changes to the space, including moving the check-in area outside the club. Per Delta, Movers and shakers…

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Discounted Delta SkyMiles Awards to Alaska and Canada

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Delta has launched a SkyMiles award sale, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at just 14,000 SkyMiles roundtrip to several cities in Alaska and Canada including Anchorage, Alaska (ANC); Fairbanks, Alaska (FAI); Montreal (YUL); Vancouver (YVR); Winnipeg (YWG); and Victoria, Canada (YYJ) when you book by June 13, 2018 and travel from September 17 through November…

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Leveraging Delta Regional Upgrade Certificates Domestically

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Delta Regional Upgrade Certificates are one of the Choice Benefits that Diamond and Platinum Medallions members can select once earning or re-qualifying for status, which if used effectively can save you quite a bit of money. If choosing the upgrade certificate option, Platinum Medallions can choose 4 regional upgrades, whereas Diamond Medallions can choose either…

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Delta Resuming This Nonstop Route First Time In Decade

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Delta plans to resume this nonstop service route for the first time in a decade thanks to a recent agreement reached with some help from the U.S. government. “Years-long dispute with three Persian Gulf airlines — Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad — which U.S. airlines said received government subsidies making it impossible for the U.S. carriers…

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Delta Adds New York (JFK) to Antigua Service

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On the heel’s of the recent news on expanded Delta Caribbean service from New York (JFK), which include a second daily flight to Nassau, Bahamas; new service to Kingston, Jamaica and weekly service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Delta will now be adding nonstop Saturday service from New York (JFK) to Antigua starting Dec. 22, 2018. Delta will operate this route with…

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Delta Launches Service between Orange County and New York-JFK

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Delta announced they’ll be launching new nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy and home Orange County (SNA) John Wayne Airport, starting October 15, 2018. The flight will operate as a morning departure from New York (JFK), and an early afternoon departure on the return. This route will be operated by one of their…

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Delta Assigning Basic Economy Passengers Comfort Plus Seats Instead of Medallions

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One of the benefits of being a Delta Medallion is unlimited complimentary upgrades to First Class and Comfort Plus. If there is upgrade inventory available in advance, Medallions are upgraded at that time, however more often than not, upgrades will occur at the gate. On a recent trip, I noticed that the flight went from…

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Delta 2x Miles With Partners

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Delta is offering 2x miles with new participating partners through May 31, 2018 (new is one you did not earn miles with in 2017.) Partners include: Hotels & Airbnb, Car Rental Partners & Lyft, SkyMiles Cruises, FTD, Vinesse, SkyMiles Shopping US and SkyMiles Dining. Delta 2x Miles With Partners PROMOTION DETAILS Get ever closer to your next Award…

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Delta Expanding Service and Routes from New York-JFK

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Delta announced some exciting new service updates from New York-JFK with a focus on the Caribbean. Highlights include a second daily flight to Nassau, Bahamas; new service to Kingston, Jamaica and weekly service to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Domestically, we see several additional frequencies being added from JFK for the summer to hub cities as well as the West Coast.…

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Flight Review: Delta One Business Class JFK-LAX

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Delta announced Delta One Business Class Expanding to More US Domestic Routes, with New York (JFK) to Seattle (SEA) and New York (JFK) to San Diego starting on April 1, 2018. Then, New York (JFK) to Las Vegas will also become a premium Delta One business class route starting on May 1, 2018. They’ve also added Delta Medallion Upgrades…

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