International Partner & SkyTeam® Benefits
As a Medallion Member, your travel experience is elevated with elite benefits, even when you’re not traveling on Delta. When you fly with our partner airlines, we’ll make sure that Medallion Benefits -- like Priority Boarding, Preferred Seats, and Waived Baggage Fees -- stay with you no matter where you are around the world.
Plus, certain partner airlines offer even more benefits when you travel with them:
- Our Core Global Airline Partners (including Aeroméxico, Air France, Alitalia, China Eastern, KLM, Korean Air, LATAM, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia) offer elevated benefits like Global Upgrade Certificate Redemption, with select partners, in addition to benefits like priority boarding and check-in.
- Our Global Airline Partners (including Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Air Europa, China Airlines, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, MEA, Saudia Airlines, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines) offer benefits like priority boarding and check-in.
- Our SkyTeam partners (an alliance of 19 airlines serving over 175 countries and 1,150 destinations across the globe) all offer a unique suite of benefits including access to partner lounges around the world).
Medallion Benefits with Core Global and Global Airline Partners
When you travel on most of our Core Global and Global Airline Partners, Medallion Members enjoy a variety of Medallion Benefits depending on the partner airline. See the definitions below of all of the Medallion Benefits available when flying on these partners and then select an airline to see the airline’s benefit list.
Medallion Benefit Definitions
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Companion Upgrades
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Receive Complimentary Upgrades for your travel companion to more premium cabins on Delta partners, subject to availability
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Complimentary Advanced Seat Assignment
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Choose any available seat in your purchased cabin before a flight, subject to terms
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Complimentary Upgrades
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Receive Complimentary Upgrades to more premium cabins on Delta partners, subject to availability
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Extra Baggage Allowance
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Enjoy a complimentary extra bag allowance (weight or additional pieces)
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Global Upgrade Certificates
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Available exclusively for Diamond Medallion Members on select partner airlines as a part of Choice Benefits; Global Upgrade Certificates may permit upgrades for flights where Medallion Complimentary Upgrades are not offered. Learn more.
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Guaranteed Reservation
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Guaranteed full-fare economy class reservations on sold-out flights at least 24 hours prior to departure
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Lounge Access
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SkyTeam and partner airport lounge access with a same-day boarding pass for international travel
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Preferred Seats
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Receive access to preferred seats (such as aisle or window seats closer to the front of the plane) on select flights
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Priority Bag Drop
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Check in bags faster at priority baggage drop-off locations
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Priority Baggage Handling
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Be among the first to retrieve your bag off of the carousel after you land
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Priority Boarding
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Save time with priority boarding on most flights
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Priority Check-In
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Save time using dedicated Sky Priority check-in counters
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Priority Immigration
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Get through immigration faster with priority lanes
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Priority Security Line Access
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Get through security faster. Available at select airports
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Priority Standby
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Receive priority for standby travel at the airport
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Priority Transfer Desk
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Save time on your international connection by using priority lanes at our ticket offices and transfer desks
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Seat Selection Fee Waiver
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Enjoy a waived fee when selecting your seat
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Core Global Airline Partners
Global Airline Partners


Our Global Airline Partners (GAP) including Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Air Europa, China Airlines, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, MEA, Saudia Airlines, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines all offer the same Medallion Benefits. Check the chart below for Medallion Benefits offered before flying.
Hawaiian Airlines and WestJet are also Global Airline Partners but currently do not offer any Medallion Benefits.
BENEFITS
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Priority Check-In
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Extra Baggage Allowance
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Priority Boarding
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Priority Standby
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Preferred Seats
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Lounge Access
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Priority Security
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Priority Bag Drop
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Priority Baggage Handling
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Priority Transfer Desk
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Priority Immigration
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Guaranteed Reservation
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Priority Reservation Waitlist
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SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus Benefits
Our SkyTeam partner airlines include a collection of both our Core Global and Global Airline Partners: Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, Czech Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
International Lounge Access
As COVID-19 impacts travel plans for many of our guests, we are temporarily consolidating Club operations, discontinuing shower service and scaling back our food and beverage offerings. Many of our partner and third-party lounges are experiencing these operational changes as well. We apologize for any inconvenience to our guests. For the latest updates and frequently asked questions about Delta’s response to the coronavirus, visit here.
- Delta One1: Anyone traveling in our Delta One cabin
- SkyTeam Elite Plus Member: Includes all Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members and a guest
- First or Business Class: Anyone traveling in First or Business Class on a SkyTeam member airline operated flight. See the full list of SkyTeam members
*Lounge access is not offered when traveling to the Caribbean, regardless of Medallion Tier or cabin purchased.
Different lounges include:
- Delta Sky Club: Delta’s lounges designed for relaxing or working before, during and after your trip
- SkyTeam Partner Lounges: Lounges operated by SkyTeam or its partner airlines, located all over the world
- Core Global Airline Partner Lounges (non-SkyTeam): Lounges operated by the following Core Global Airline Partners that are not SkyTeam members: Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and LATAM.
- Third-Party Business Lounge: Lounges operated by other entities, such as non-Delta partners, airports and more
Here’s a breakdown of what lounges you’ll have access to on same-day, international flights. If you want to search by airport, amenity, accessibility or other filters, be sure to use the Club Location Finder.
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THIRD PARTY BUSINESS LOUNGE LOCATIONS5:
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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Lima, PE (LIM) – Sumaq VIP Lounge
Rio de Janeiro, BR (GIG) – Plaza Premium Lounge
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Europe, Africa and the Middle East
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Accra, GH (ACC) – Sanbra Priority Lounge
Athens, GR (ATH) – Swissport Executive Lounge Barcelona, ES (BCN) – Salo Miro Lounge Brussels, BE (BRU) – British Airways Lounge Copenhagen, DK (CPH) – Menzies Aviation Denmark Lounge Dakar, SN (DSS) – Infinite Airport Lounge Dublin, IE (DUB) – daa 51st and Green Executive Lounge and daa T1 Executive Lounge Dusseldorf, DE (DUS) – Hugo Junkers Lounge Edinburgh, UK (EDI) – Aspire Airport Lounge Glasgow, UK (GLA) – Glasgow Airport Limited Lounge Frankfurt, DE (FRA) –Sky Lounge Johannesburg, ZA (JNB) – Slow Lounge Lagos, NG (LOS) – Oasis Lounge Lisbon, PT (LIS) – Lounge ANA Madrid, ES (MAD) – Sala Cibeles Lounge Malaga, ES (AGP)- Sala VIP T3 Lounge
Milan, IT (MXP) –Sala Montale Lounge
Munich, DE (MUC) – Airport Lounge World Nice, FR (NCE) – The Levity Lounge Prague, CZ (PRG)- Erste Premier Lounge
Tel Aviv, IL (TLV) – Dan Lounge
Zurich, CH (ZRH) – Primeclass Lounge |
Asia Pacific
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Fukuoka, JP (FUK) –Fukuoka Airport Lounge Singapore, SG (SIN) – Dnata T1 Lounge |
SEE DETAILS
(1) Delta One passengers only, no guest allowed in Third-Party Business Lounges.
(2) For Members traveling in Main Cabin, excludes travel to/from the Caribbean, Guam and Saipan.
(3) All First and Business Class customers traveling on, or connecting to/from, a same-day international flight operated by a SkyTeam Member airline have access. Access provided only at departure and transfer airports and not on arrival.
(4) Lounge access is available with a same-day boarding pass for international travel. Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members can only access Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses in the U.S. Delta One passengers, Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members are allowed to access the Virgin Clubhouse in LHR.
(5) Lounge locations subject to change.