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Delta Air Lines, a member of the SkyTeam alliance, offers many options for redeeming miles on flights to Europe using SkyMiles. A great option is to redeem Delta SkyMiles to fly on Virgin Atlantic, which Delta actually owns 49% of the airline. If you’re looking to maximize your Delta SkyMiles, when it comes to Delta…
Delta announced starting today they’ll be enhancing their Main Cabin and Delta One meals on their international flights. Main Cabin meals will see a complete refresh, with three new options being offered. New Delta Main Cabin and Delta One Meal Offerings In Delta One, passengers flying from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia can expect new…
We’ve all been there. Standing at the gate anxiously playing the gate upgrade lottery and then all of the sudden, you’re upgraded with a one-way ticket to First Class. It’s the Super Bowl touchdown equivalent for a frequent flyer. It’s the reason you stay loyal to some carriers over others. It’s part of the reason…
One of the coolest thing about being a Delta Elite member is the Delta Porsche experience they offer to both premium and frequent flyers. Delta’s program has Porsche Cayennes in various cities including Nee York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Detroit among others. My Porsche Experience On this day I was traveling through Detroit. I must…
Delta has launched a SkyMiles award sale, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at just 12,000 SkyMiles roundtrip to/from Seattle (SEA) and Portland (PDX), when you book by February 14, 2018, and travel between April 15 and June 9, 2018. When actually searching, you may even find some flights for less than these advertised prices, so be…
When you look at airlines boarding processes, they range from a couple of letters (Southwest), to 9 different groups (American Airlines), to a few zones (Delta). At Delta, they’re adding a new zone to their boarding process, as the airline continues to implement new boarding processes including pillars, and even self-boarding, according to a one…
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Delta announced they’d be expanding their service at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, with new non-stop service to Phoenix and Austin, increasing their CVG service to 36 destinations, including transatlantic service to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Delta has increased their service by 12 percent the past two years, now offering 82 peak day departures from Cincinnati, however it’s still…
Delta will be offering Diamond Medallions a new perk when visiting their Sky Club locations that have an Asanda Spa in them, which includes their New York (JFK) Terminal 4 Club, Atlanta E Sky Club, as well as their Seattle A club. From now through July 31st, for Diamonds, they’ll receive a complimentary 30 minute from…
I was traveling through La Guardia and stopped in to the Delta Sky Club. It was early evening and they had the usual food offerings. But, there was something special on this Wednesday! A Nathan’s hot dog station brought in and served with mustard, ketchup, …yum! This was in addition to the usual free buffet fare. Delta…
Delta announced they’d be changing a few of their Choice Benefits for 2018 as Diamond Medallions will no longer receive complimentary Sky Club access automatic, with the exception of Delta 360 members. All others will have to choose this as a Choice Benefit, but with this change, Delta is upping the number of choices from 2…
I find that it is now more common to find power ports on your plane than to not find power ports. In some instances the ports were added a while ago and aren’t in the easiest of places to find. When I find a plane with “hidden power ports,” I have a unique trick to…
Delta has announced some new changes to their Global and Regional Upgrade certificates for their Platinum and Diamond Medallions, who choose these as part of their choice benefits. They’re adding the ability to use these on both Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates, allowing for even more options to use. Additionally, you can now us for…
Delta currently has their Elevate Your Status promotion going on where Medallion members who are short Medallion Qualifying Miles, Segments, or Dollars can purchase them to maintain status for 2018. You can purchase up to 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles and 15 Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) that will post to your 2017 MQMs balance and apply toward your…
Will Amex Platinum Cut Delta Sky Club Access? I don’t think is a question of if, but rather a question of when this will happen. You used to get guesting privileges to the Sky Clubs with your Platinum card into the lounge, but that has been discontinued due to overcrowding, and now it’s only access…
Delta announced they would be launching new non-stop service between Seattle and several new cities including Washington-Dulles, Kansas City, and Indianapolis, as they continue to grow their service here. New year-round destinations include: Daily service to Washington-Dulles on a Boeing 737-800 beginning June 8, 2018. Daily service to Kansas City on a Embraer 175 beginning June 8, 2018. Daily…
When it comes to Medallion Status, you must earn it each year on Delta as all your Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) reset at the end year. That means on January 1, 2018 everyone goes back to zero, however with Delta, they offer rollover miles, which is the ability to carry-over any MQMs in excess of…
One benefit to the SkyMiles program is the ability to rollover Medallion Qualifying Miles each year. For those who earn more MQMs needed than your qualification level, the excess MQMs rollover to the following year. We recently wrote When Will Delta Rollover Medallion Qualifying Miles MQMs Post, and the answer is now. Per Delta, 2017 Rollover Medallion…
Delta has launched a SkyMiles award sale, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at 16,000 SkyMiles roundtrip to/from several cities in the US to the Caribbean and Central America, when you book now through January 10, 2018 for travel between April 8 through June 1, 2018. Discounted cities include the following: Turks & Caicos; Bermuda; Belize; Kingston, Jamaica; Freeport, Bahamas and North Eleuthera, Bahamas.…
On a recent Delta flight from New York (JFK) to St. Kitts, as a Delta Platinum Medallion, I was upgraded to First Class. Delta offers seasonal Saturday only service from JFK to St. Kitts (SKB) onboard their 737-800 aircraft, as well as several times a week from Atlanta. Delta 737-800 at New York’s John F.…