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Pay with Miles
Another way to use your miles! You can choose to pay for eligible flights with miles, money, or a combination of both:- Exclusively for SkyMiles® members with a Gold, Platinum, or Reserve Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express
- No blackout dates or inventory restrictions, just look for flights marked as Pay with Miles eligible
- Pay with Miles is flexible. Pay for all or part of the fare with miles — it's up to you
Award & Mileage Upgrade Charts
You can redeem your miles for travel on Delta and a variety of airline partners. The award mileage charts provide minimum mileage requirements based on geographical region, providing you use the awards available from your area. Use them to check the minimum number of miles needed to redeem an award.
SkyMiles members can now redeem miles for Award Travel on all Virgin Australia International (VA) flights in Economy and Business Classes. Virgin Australia International currently offers flights for a number of international routes out of Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Australia. Please check with Virgin Australia International for complete route and award information.
If you are ready to redeem your miles for Award Travel, see redemption options. All awards are subject to availability, and additional taxes and fees may apply. See Award Travel Rules & Conditions for details.
Delta/Multi-airline Awards
To view the miles needed for Award Travel on the airlines below, see SkyMiles Award Mileage Chart.
- Delta
- Aeroflot
- Aeromexico
- AirEuropa
- Air France
- Air Tahiti Nui
- Alaska Airlines
- Alitalia
- China Airlines
- China Eastern
- China Southern
- CSA Czech Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Virgin Australia International
- Jet Airways
- Kenya Airways
- Kingfisher Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Korean Air
- Malaysia Airlines
- Tarom Airlines
- Vietnam Airlines
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Our other airline partners below offer you more options to redeem your miles for Award Travel. To view the miles needed, see Other Airline Awards.
- JetStar
- Thai AirAsia
- Skymark Airlines
Award tickets for Singapore Airlines issued before May 15, 2010 are valid through May 14, 2011, but no new Award tickets can be issued.
Delta Mileage Upgrade Awards
You can use your miles for a one-class upgrade on most Delta operated flights. Mileage upgrade awards do not apply on all fares. To view the miles needed, see Delta Upgrade Awards.
SkyMiles members can also use miles to upgrade to Business class when flying on a full fare economy class (Y) ticket on many of our SkyTeam member airlines. In addition, as a result of our enhanced relationship with KLM and Air France, SkyTeam mileage upgrades can now be used on the following KLM and Air France booking classes. On KLM operated flights: Upgrade from economy Y, B, M, and U classes to Business class. On Air France operated flight: Economy Y, B, and M class to Premium Voyageur class only on Transatlantic flights. Premium Voyageur W and S class to Business class only on transatlantic flights, except for 747 aircraft equipped flights. Upgrade request has to be done 24 hours before the departure for Air France and KLM operated flights. You will need to contact a Delta reservations agent by phone for more details and to process this upgrade request.
