Delta One to Europe, Up To 9 Seats
It's a rare day when Delta releases business class (Delta One) award space to partners, but it's always a great day since Virgin can book for such a great rate.
While you'll want to book non-stop with Virgin points, you can book separate flights to all over Europe or even book a train.
Shout out to Travel Sergeant for the find.
Let's get into the details!
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Sadly, the A350 isn't on this route.
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Straight To The Points:
Routes: JFK-BRU/FRA/ZRH
Operating airline: Delta
Class of service: Business class
Dates: November 2023 - March 2023
Seats available: 2 (Up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue: 84,500 miles
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: 50,000 points
- Delta SkyMiles: 375,000 miles (No. Just no.)
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person):
- From US: $5.60
- From EU: ~$207-273
Bank transfer partners:
- Delta: Amex, Marriott
- Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
- Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
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Available Dates
JFK-BRU
November: 4, 6-7, 13-14, 19, 21, 28
December: 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17, 23-26, 28-31
January: 1-3, 8, 10, 12-15, 17, 19-20, 22, 24, 26-29, 31
February: 2-5, 7, 9-12, 14, 16-19, 21, 23-26
March: 2-4, 6, 10-21, 23-26, 28, 30
BRU-JFK
November: 1-4, 7-9, 15-16, 20-23, 28, 30
December: 1, 4, 6-7, 15, 19, 24-25, 31
January: 4, 6-7, 9, 11, 13-16, 18, 20-23, 27, 30
February: 1, 3-6, 8, 10-13, 15, 17-20, 22, 24, 27
March: 3-5, 7, 9
JFK-FRA
November: 5-8, 12-14, 16, 19-24, 29
December: 1, 5, 7, 10-11, 18, 23-31
January: 1, 9-13, 15-25, 27-31
February: 1-29
March: 1-7, 9-14, 17-20, 24, 28, 31
FRA-JFK
November: 1-4, 11, 15-16, 19, 21-28, 29
December: 4-5, 7-8, 11-12, 19, 24-25, 29-31
January: 5, 7-24, 26, 28, 30-31
February: 1-8, 10-13, 16-29
March: 1-13, 18-21, 27, 31
JFK-ZRH
November: 10, 15, 22, 24, 26
December: 30-31
January: 1-2, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18-19, 21, 23, 25-28, 30
February: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10-11, 13, 18, 20, 22, 24-25, 27, 29
March: 2-3, 5, 8, 10-11, 19, 24, 26
ZRH-JFK
November: 2-3, 6, 20-22-24, 30
December: 1-2, 5, 10, 15, 21
January: 6, 8, 10, 12-17, 22, 24, 27-28, 31
February: 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16-19, 21, 28
March: 1, 8, 13, 19, 20-21, 25-30
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Flight Experience
All three routes are operated by one of Delta's Boeing 767s. However, the Frankfurt and Zurich routes have the newer 767-400 while Brussels has an older 767-300.
Regardless of the route, the business class (Delta One) cabin is arranged in a staggered 1-2-1 layout so each seat will be lie-flat and have direct aisle access. However, the seat will be a bit nicer on the 767-400.
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Delta One award space for two.
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Best Ways To Book
Virgin: Best Non-stop Rate, Tons of Transfer Partners
For a non-stop, Virgin points is the clear winner at 50,000 points one-way. Plus, you can transfer points from any bank program.
It's a crazy deal if you have Chase points and can take advantage of the 30% transfer bonus. You'd only need 39,000 points!
Flying Blue: Solid Option, Might Help With Connections
At 74,000 miles one-way to Brussels and Zurich, I'd skip this one (even with the 25% transfer bonus from Chase) unless you already have most of the miles in your Flying Blue account.
While 55,000 miles one-way to Frankfurt is much better, the transfer bonus doesn't move the needle since the Chase transfer bonus to Virgin is better.
Where Flying Blue might be better is if you want to include connections in Europe, possibly in the US. If nothing else, it's at least worth a quick look.
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How To Book
You can search for and book Delta award tickets on Virgin's site.
- Select origin/destination
- Select one-way or round-trip
- Select date(s)
- Select number of passengers
- Select Advanced search
- Show Price in Points
- Show Fares For: Upper Class
- Click the arrow to search
- To expand 7-day view to 30 days, select Price Calendar
- To find Delta flights, Filter for Direct
- Select a flight
- Click Continue
- Choose seats
- Select review and pay
- Log into your account to complete booking
You can put an award ticket on hold for 24 hours by calling Virgin (800-862-8621).
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Final Thoughts
Whether you're looking to go to the Christmas markets in a couple of months or book a trip for early 2024, this is a great chance book business class seats.
Happy Booking!
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