SkyMiles Program

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As a SkyMiles Member, every trip fuels your next adventure. With miles that don’t expire and no blackout dates on Delta flights, travel to 1,000+ destinations when and how you like. Join today for free.
Earn miles to get flights
and upgrades1
Guaranteed 20-
minute bag delivery2
Member-only offers
from Delta Vacations®
 CLEAR® preferred pricing
to breeze through security3

1. For Delta-marketed (flight numbers that include the “DL” airline code) or Delta-ticketed (featuring a ticket number beginning with “006”) flights, SkyMiles Members will earn miles based on ticket price, at the rate of 5 miles per U.S. Dollar (USD) spent, including base fare and carrier-imposed surcharges, but excluding government-imposed taxes and fees.

2. 20-minute Bag-to-Claim Guarantee offers 2,500-mile bonus per baggage delay occurrence and must be requested by the member at delta.com/bagsontime for miles to be given. Eligibility: 20-minute Bag-to-Claim Guarantee bonus-mile offer valid on all domestic flights within the U.S. 50 and Puerto Rico, marketed and operated by Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection® carriers. Itineraries that include codeshare flights are eligible as long as the final leg is marketed and operated by Delta Air Lines or a Delta Connection carrier. Customers must be a SkyMiles member in good standing at the time of travel and award of bonus miles to be eligible. SkyMiles number must be included on the reservation to be eligible. A request must be submitted via delta.com/bagsontime within three days of completion of the flight on which the baggage delay was experienced. Limit one request per passenger per outbound or return travel regardless of number of checked bags; requests for multiple trips must be submitted separately. Time to baggage claim will be as measured by Delta's baggage tracking system, where available. The time to baggage claim will be defined as time elapsed between aircraft door open and delivery of the bag to the baggage claim belt. Oversize and overweight baggage and special items are not eligible. Offer: Earn a one-time, 2,500-mile bonus per baggage delay occurrence. Bonus miles do not count toward Medallion® qualification or Million Miler™ status. Promotional Fulfillment: Bonus miles will appear on member's SkyMiles statement. Allow up to two weeks after request for credit to appear. Offer only valid on paid tickets for published fares; not valid for those traveling on employee pass privileges or employees of other airlines traveling on industry discounted tickets. Delta Air Lines reserves the right to suspend this baggage service guarantee at any time and without prior notice in the event of an airport baggage system malfunction, severe weather, or other conditions out of Delta's control that would prevent timely baggage delivery. Delta reserves the right to deny fraudulent, suspicious or ineligible claims.

3. Annual membership for U.S.-based SkyMiles Members only. Eligibility for complimentary or preferential pricing based on SkyMiles program Status at time of CLEAR membership enrollment or renewal. Benefit does not provide automatic enrollment. Annual pricing for all Members who enrolled in CLEAR:

  • Diamond Medallion Members: Complimentary annual membership ($179 annual savings)
  • Platinum, Gold and Silver Medallion Members: $109 annual membership ($70 annual savings)
  • Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Members: $109 annual membership ($70 annual savings)
  • General SkyMiles Members: $119 annual membership ($60 annual savings)

All SkyMiles program rules apply to SkyMiles program membership, miles, offers, mile accrual, mile redemption, and travel benefits. To review the rules, please visit Membership Guide & Program Rules. Other restrictions may apply. Delta Air Lines reserves the right to terminate or modify this baggage service guarantee at any time without prior notice.