If you have an eligible Delta credit card, there’s a good chance your next Delta award flight will cost fewer miles than the advertised price.
That’s thanks to TakeOff 15.
This is a benefit that gives eligible Delta American Express cardholders 15% off award flights operated by Delta. The discount is automatic, there’s nothing to activate, and there’s no limit to how many times you can use it.
It’s a surprisingly useful benefit that takes no extra effort to use.
How Delta TakeOff 15 Works
TakeOff 15 is available to primary cardholders of the personal and business versions of the Delta Gold, Platinum, and Reserve American Express cards.
To use the benefit, log into the SkyMiles account associated with your eligible card and search for an award flight on Delta.com or the Fly Delta app. The discount should automatically appear on eligible flights.
Put differently, if an award normally costs 15,100 SkyMiles, a 15% discount brings it down to 12,800 miles, since Delta likes to round down. On a 412,300-mile award (pricey), you’d save more than 60,000 miles.
That’s pretty wild.
The discount only applies to the mileage portion of the ticket, so you’ll still pay the normal taxes and fees.
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See What TakeOff 15 Could Save You
Since Delta’s award prices can vary considerably from one flight to another, so can the number of miles you’ll save.
You can search live Delta SkyMiles award availability through PointsYeah to see what Delta is charging for a trip you’re considering — and PointsYeah shows Delta cardmember pricing, too.
There’s no guarantee that a discounted Delta award will be the best option for every trip. But if Delta has the flight you want and you’re planning to use SkyMiles, TakeOff 15 means you can keep 15% of those miles for another trip.
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