Summary

  • Korean Air offers exceptional in-flight amenities like vegan meals and lie-flat seats, perfect for Delta SkyMiles redemption.
  • Virgin Atlantic provides spacious cabins with exclusive suites and excellent service, making it a great option to splurge SkyMiles on.
  • Consider Vietnam Airlines for a high-value return, especially for long-haul flights like Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco, with premium seating options.

Delta SkyMiles program has a lot of tiers such as the Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Diamond Medallion status – all of which are highly sought after by many travelers. This airline offers a few other delightful perks. These include matching your status with other airlines or using miles to fly for free. You can also earn 10,000 bonus SkyMiles on Delta vacations. In addition, you can opt to splurge on your SkyMiles on partnering airlines. But which Delta partner airlines are the best ones for this? Let’s find out.

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Bonuses between 1,000 and 10,000 miles are given based on the total package price.

Korean Air

Korean Air was recently dubbed as the second-best airline in the world. It recently reported a profit of $323 million as it recovered almost fully from the pandemic. It also got a Skytrax 5-star rating.

Korean Air vegan meal presentation

Photo: Korean Air

The carrier got this rating for the second time in a row. There were quite a few reasons why Korean Air got the prize and why this airline – a part of the SkyTeam Alliance – is perfect for spending your Delta SkyMiles:

  • Korean-style vegan meal option alongside 52 wines curated in collaboration with Marc Almert, a world-renowned sommelier.
  • Prestige passengers in Korean Air’s Airbus A321neos are offered fully lie-flat seats – the first offering in Korea.
  • Widebody operated by Korean Air offers 33 to 34 inches of pitch in economy class.

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is another partner of Delta and one of the other airlines, which would be a good option if you want to splurge your SkyMiles. Though the fact that Virgin Airlines has some of the best cabin crew uniforms might not be enough of a reason to spend SkyMiles on this carrier, the fact that it has several new aircraft might just be. Here are some seats you should choose if you want to fly with this carrier:

  • The Retreat Suite in the Upper-Class provision of Virgin Atlantic’s A330neo has two exclusive suites, which are the most spacious provisions in the history of this carrier.
  • All the seats in the upper class of the A350s operated by Virgin Atlantic have a 44″ pitch while sitting. Even the economy seats have the most spacious legroom in the airline’s history.
Several snacks and drinks offered at the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Lounge at OR Tambo Airport.

Photo: Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic flies some of the most popular routes to the USA, with Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic having 229 weekly US flights from London Heathrow Airport in July- a record US-Heathrow flight.

If you are a medallion member, you can also access this carrier’s incredible Clubhouse- a lounge with access to some of the most delectable food and other amenities. Virgin Atlantic’s Clubhouse is ranked as one of the best lounges in Europe.

Saudia

Saudia is SkyTeam’s largest airline in the Middle East. This exotic name in the aviation industry conducted 176,000 flights last year and flew more than 30 million passengers. The carrier flies to the following nine destinations in the USA:

  • Miami
  • Orlando
  • San Francisco
  • Huston
  • Atlanta
  • Dallas
  • Chicago
  • Detroit
  • Boston
saudia-gifts-riyadh

Photo: Saudia

Saudia recently ordered 105 Airbus A320neo, adding to its already impressive collection of aircraft of the A320 family. Saudia also recently launched their “Your Ticket Your Visa” service, which allows passengers to immediately receive their stopover transit visas as they book their flights. So this might be something you could try with Delta SkyMIles. The airline once celebrated the Riyad season in style as passengers were treated with branded gifts and tickets to the festival. So maybe if you’re lucky, you’ll be at the receiving end of such treats as well?

Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines is another on this list of Delta’s partners, where you can spend your SkyMiles to get a high-value return. There is one specific flight operated by this carrier that is worth splurging your SkyMiles on- the whopping 7800-mile flight between Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in California. The flight from SGN to SFO is fourteen hours, while the one from SFO to SGN is sixteen hours long.

Vietnam Airlines Airbus A350-900 departing Da Nang shutterstock_2329317413

Photo: Thanhliemnguyen | Shutterstock

The first flight between the two cities took place at the end of 2021 in a Boeing 787-9, with Vietnam Airlines configuring the aircraft with:

  • 211 seats for standard economy
  • 35 seats in premium economy
  • 28 business class seats

According to data from flightconnections.com, Vietnam Airlines will operate its Airbus A350-900 on the SGN-SFO route in June, 2024.

How to redeem SkyMiles with Delta partner airlines

Except for Air Europa, Czech Airlines, and Kenya Airways, you can book tickets on Delta Air Lines’ partners. All you need to do is go to the carrier’s website and look for the “Shop with Miles” section. The search results show you the flights Delta Air Lines and its partners operate. You’ll have the chance to review your itinerary and confirm whether you want to book with Delta’s partners.

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5 Ways To Spend Delta SkyMiles Without Flying

From attending a major sporting event to gifting your miles, there’s a lot you can do with Delta SkyMiles.

By using certain credit cards, you can also transfer American Express Membership Rewards to Delta SkyMiles. You can also use some co-branded SkyMiles credit cards (of American Express) to earn rewards. You can also use them to book partner flights through Delta.

Let us know in the comments which airline you used the SkyMiles on and what your experience was.


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    SkyMiles

    Participating Airlines:
    Delta Air Lines

    Owner:
    Delta Air Lines

    Region:
    North America

    Countries:
    United States

    Established Date:
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