NEW YORK, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) and rideshare company Lyft are partnering to offer
SkyMiles members more opportunities to earn miles doing something
they can do every day – requesting a ride. Starting today, SkyMiles
members can earn miles for every Lyft ride, and for a limited time,
earn bonus miles during their travel for rides to and from the
airport, everywhere Lyft operates.
Lyft is the latest company in a series of innovative new
partnerships for Delta. In November
2016 Delta launched a first-of-its-kind partnership with
Airbnb offering SkyMiles members the ability to earn miles as a
host or as a guest in millions of unique homes around the world.
Delta's partnership with CLEAR, an innovative biometric identity
verification platform, allows SkyMiles members the opportunity to
expedite the TSA security clearance process at exclusive discounted
rates.
"We're thinking about our customers' whole travel experience and
it's important that Delta customers are taken care of not just in
the air, but on the ground," said Sandeep
Dube, Delta's Vice President - Customer Engagement &
Loyalty. "We want Delta customers to choose the brands that they
love throughout their journey, and be rewarded for it because they
are SkyMiles members. That's why we're excited we've found a good
fit with Lyft."
Lyft is the exclusive rideshare partner for Delta, making
SkyMiles the only major U.S. airline loyalty program to let members
earn miles through any Lyft ride.
"We are proud to announce Delta as our newest strategic partner,
an iconic brand in the transportation landscape," said David Baga, Chief Business Officer at Lyft. "In
working with the Delta team we discovered that our two companies
share similar values, emphasizing customer focus and having
employee-centric cultures. This first-of-its-kind partnership
rewards our customers while providing them with a seamless end to
end travel experience."
How It Works
It's as simple as linking SkyMiles and
Lyft accounts, and requesting a ride. All SkyMiles members are
eligible. Customers who are not already enrolled in the SkyMiles
program can sign up for free through the partner page or
Delta.com/enroll to become eligible. To download the Lyft app,
visit Lyft.com/app-sms.
SkyMiles member Lyft benefits offered exclusively at
Delta.com/Lyft include:
- One mile per dollar* spent on all rides, with unlimited mileage
earning
- Limited time launch bonus of two bonus miles for a total of
three miles per $1* spent on Lyft
ride(s) to or from any airport location
- New rider $20 credit broken down
into two $10 Lyft ride credits
- All Lyft rides are all eligible to earn miles including Lyft
Line, Classic, Plus and Premier
SkyMiles members can use their miles, which never expire, to
travel to over 1,000 global destinations. Award tickets start at
just 10,000 miles, plus taxes and fees, for one-way awards. Members
can also use their miles to upgrade seats, gain access to exclusive
events with SkyMiles Experiences, buy memberships to Delta Sky
Clubs, buy premium drinks at Delta Sky Clubs and more.
* Excludes taxes, tolls, tips and fees.
Terms apply and are available at
https://www.deltalyft.com/terms-conditions/
About Delta
Delta Air Lines serves more than 180
million customers each year. In 2017, Delta was named to Fortune's
top 50 Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most
admired airline for the sixth time in seven years. Additionally,
Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline
survey for an unprecedented six consecutive years. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 322 destinations in 58 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs more than 80,000
employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 800
aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global
alliance and participates in the industry's leading
transatlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia
as well as a joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its
worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than
15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including
Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has
invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products
and services, and technology to enhance the customer experience in
the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on
the Delta News Hub, as well as delta.com, Twitter @DeltaNewsHub,
Google.com/+Delta, and Facebook.com/delta.
About Lyft
As the nation's fastest-growing rideshare
company, Lyft is preferred by drivers and passengers for its safe
and friendly experience, and operates in more than 300 cities
across the U.S. The tech disrupter transports nearly 20 million
riders per month and offers its customers both scheduled and
on-demand ground transportation.
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