Book your award ticket to Europe from the 48 contiguous United States for a seat in Main Cabin or Delta One — the economy class and business class cabins respectively — by Thursday, August 25, 2016 and save on the redemption on the amount of your SkyMiles for travel between Friday, September 23, 2016 through Thursday, April 6, 2017.
Fewer SkyMiles on Award Tickets to Europe in Main Cabin or Delta One — But…
Only select flights are eligible; and you must pay any taxes and fees levied on the award ticket, which starts at a cost of 49,000 SkyMiles round trip for economy class and 102,000 SkyMiles for business class on airplanes operated by Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection carriers — and tickets must be purchased at a minimum of 28 days in advance. You may stay at your destination for a minimum of seven days; and the maximum time of your trip cannot exceed three months.
Award Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets.
Blackout Dates
The list of blackout dates on various routes and depending on the cabin is extensive; but here is the complete list of blackout dates where promotional pricing is not available:
Main Cabin
- Newark (EWR) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- December 18 – 29, 2016
- January 1 – 7, 2017
- Amsterdam (AMS) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- December 17, 2016 – January 5, 2017
- March 31 – April 6, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- December 15 – 24, 2016
- January 1 – 9, 2017
- Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) to Seattle (SEA)
- October 1 – 5, 2016
- October 15 – 20, 2016
- December 13, 2016 – January 10, 2017
- Seattle (SEA) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- December 12 – 24, 2016
- January 1 – 9, 2017
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
- December 15, 2016 – January 4, 2017
- Salt Lake City (SLC) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- December 14 – 19, 2016
- December 31, 2016 – January 7, 2017
- Cincinnati (CVG) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- December 14 – 18, 2016
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Cincinnati (CVG)
- December 31, 2016 – January 9, 2017
- March 14 – 20, 2017
- March 22 – 26, 2017
- March 30 – April 3, 2017
- Newark (EWR) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- December 19, 2016 – January 8, 2017
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Newark (EWR)
- December 16 – 23, 2016
- December 25, 2016 – January 3, 2017
- March 17 – 26, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- December 14 – 30, 2016
- January 1 – 7, 2017
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- December 15 – 19, 2016
- December 26, 2016 – January 3, 2017
- March 15 – 20, 2017
- March 22 – 27, 2017
- March 31 – April 4, 2017
- Atlanta (ATL) to Dusseldorf (DUS)
- October 15 – 23, 2016
- January 2 – 8, 2017
- Dusseldorf (DUS) to Atlanta (ATL)
- December 23 – 30, 2016
- March 20 – 26, 2017
- Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)
- December 15 – 22, 2016
- December 30, 2016 – January 9, 2017
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Detroit (DTW)
- September 28 – October 2, 2016
- December 16 – 20, 2016
- December 29, 2016 – January 8, 2017
- Madrid (MAD) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- December 12, 2016 – January 5, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Madrid (MAD)
- December 13 – 30, 2016
- January 1 – 10, 2017
- March 21 – 25, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH)
- January 1 – 8, 2017
- Zurich (ZRH) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- December 24 – 30, 2016
Delta One
- Newark (EWR) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- September 30 – October 4, 2016
- October 7 – 12, 2016
- Amsterdam (AMS) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- December 29, 2016 – January 5, 2017
- March 9 – 13, 2017
- March 15 – 19, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- September 28 – October 2, 2016
- October 4 – 12, 2016
- October 14 – 19, 2016
- October 23 – November 15, 2016
- November 30 – December 11, 2016
- December 13 – 17, 2016
- December 19 – 24, 2016
- January 1 – 9, 2017
- January 11 – 15, 2017
- March 1 – 6, 2017
- March 8 – 19, 2017
- March 30 – April 6, 2017
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Seattle (SEA)
- September 29 – October 5, 2016
- November 9 – 14, 2016
- February 22 – 26, 2017
- Seattle (SEA) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- September 30 – October 16, 2016
- October 19 – 26, 2016
- October 28 – November 14, 2016
- November 23 – December 6, 2016
- December 14 – 21, 2016
- January 6 – 25, 2017
- January 27 – February 24, 2017
- February 27 – March 5, 2017
- March 8 – 12, 2017
- March 16 – 24, 2017
- Salt Lake City (SLC) to Amsterdam (AMS)
- October 3 – 11, 2016
- November 14 – 19, 2016
- December 19 – 23, 2016
- March 17 – 21, 2017
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Cincinnati (CVG)
- September 28 – October 4, 2016
- October 6 – 12, 2016
- October 26 – November 6, 2016
- March 9 – 13, 2017
- March 20 – 25, 2017
- Newark (EWR) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
- October 6 – 10, 2016
- March 1 – 5, 2017
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- September 29 – October 3, 2016
- October 5 – 10, 2016
- October 12 – 16, 2016
- Atlanta (ATL) to Dusseldorf (DUS)
- October 13 – 23, 2016
- November 27 – December 4, 2016
- January 15 – 22, 2017
- January 27 – February 3, 2017
- March 3 – 26, 2017
- Dusseldorf (DUS) to Atlanta (ATL)
- September 30 – October 4, 2016
- October 8 – 14, 2016
- December 20 – 27, 2016
- January 16 – 20, 2017
- January 22 – 27, 2017
- January 29 – February 3, 2017
- February 5 – 10, 2017
- February 12 – 17, 2017
- February 19 – March 24, 2017
- Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt (FRA)
- October 7 – 11, 2016
- October 13 – 17, 2016
- November 10 – 14, 2016
- January 2 – 15, 2017
- January 19 – 23, 2017
- Frankfurt (FRA) to Detroit (DTW)
- September 24 – 28, 2016
- September 30 – October 4, 2016
- October 6 – 10, 2016
- October 13 – 17, 2016
- October 20 – 31, 2016
- November 3 – 7, 2016
- November 9 – 14, 2016
- December 21 – 27, 2016
- December 31, 2016 – January 4, 2017
- March 16 – 20, 2017
- Madrid (MAD) to New York-Kennedy (JFK)
- September 28 – October 4, 2016
- October 16 – 22, 2016
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Madrid (MAD)
- December 18 – 23, 2016
- January 31 – February 5, 2017
- New York-Kennedy (JFK) to Zurich (ZRH)
- December 15 – 23, 2016
- January 12 – 17, 2017
- February 9 – 13, 2017
- March 10 – 19, 2017
Charges and Fees
For both the economy class and business class cabins, baggage allowances are subject to size and weight limits.
For travel between the United States and Europe in the economy class cabin, the fee is $100.00 United States dollars or 85 euros for a second checked bag.
Award travel is subject to government-imposed taxes and fees, which are your responsibility and must be paid at the time the ticket is booked. Taxes and fees depend upon the itinerary; and are at least $52.80 round trip and are at a maximum $316.10 round trip.
Fees apply for any changes. Taxes and fees will apply. Voluntary changes to your award tickets after the promotion has ended may result in an increase in mileage costs.
Entertainment prices for Delta Studio may be changed at any time.
Taxes shown are based on nonstop flights and accurate as of Monday, February 1, 2016. Changes in currency exchange rates or government-imposed fees may cause taxes to fluctuate.
Fares, fees, rules, and offers are subject to change without notice.
Additional fees, restrictions, and baggage charges may apply.
Terms and Conditions
Promotional redemption amounts are subject to availability; and seats available at promotional award prices are limited. Pay with Miles tickets are not eligible for promotional redemption amounts. Neither tickets nor this offer can be transferred.
SkyMiles membership must be active at the time of booking and member must be logged into delta.com to receive promotional pricing. Valid only for Awards redeemed directly from eligible customer’s account.
Tickets are not refundable except in accordance with the cancellation policy of Delta Air Lines. Fees may apply for downgrades, reissues and itinerary changes. Award ticket changes must be implemented at least 72 hours prior to the departure time of the flight being changed. Award tickets booked within 72 hours of departure cannot be refunded, redeposited, or reissued unless prohibited by local law or within the risk-free cancellation period. No changes will be permitted to the originating flight of award tickets booked within 72 hours; however, changes to the return are permitted if the return flight is not within 72 hours and the change is made at least 72 hours prior to flight departure.
Other restrictions may apply.
Summary
If you are interested in award sales offered by Delta Air Lines, knowing that there will be SkyMiles award sales other than the new monthly flash sale recently announced by Delta Air Lines can potentially be rewarding in terms of savings.
Award charts have not been published by Delta Air Lines since February of 2015, when they disappeared from public view; so the prices can only be compared to the most recent award chart available.
According to this chart — and assuming that the discount is based on what was known as a Level 1 award — the savings for a round trip economy class ticket between the United States and Europe is at least 11,000 SkyMiles…
…and according to this chart — again, assuming that the discount is based on what was known as a Level 1 award — the savings for a round trip business class ticket between the United States and Europe is at least 23,000 SkyMiles.
If you are able to procure those tickets to the destination in Europe where you want to go, the savings may well be worth the trip.
Photograph ©2010 by Brian Cohen.
