Delta One for 38.5k Across the Atlantic

Chase has a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic (expires 11/15/23) which can be used to book Delta. Points transfers are typically instant, though you may have to log out and back in to refresh points balance.

There's also a fresh batch of Delta One availability for flights across the Atlantic. These routes usually run you 50k points one-way, but the transfer bonus reduces it to just 38.5k points.

Some of these routes have up to 9 business-class seats. This is huge for traveling with friends/family.

Seats are available on these routes, both directions:

• JFK - BRU
• JFK - FRA
• JFK - ZRH

There are 3 ways to search for availability:

1. seats.aero - fastest and gives the most information in one page. Optimal for pricing information

2. Virgin Atlantic calendar view - Optimal for pricing information

3. Virgin Atlantic Reward Flight Finder - Optimal for # of seats avail

Search for availability using seats.aero:

(1) Head to seats.aero Delta One finder tool (page takes a couple seconds to fully load

(2) In search box, type “50,000” to search specifically for these transatlantic routes priced at 50k points

(3) You can also add origin/destination airports to the search using “[origin] [destination] [price]”. Example search: “JFK BRU 50,000”

Search for availability using Virgin Atlantic calendar view:

(1) Head to Virgin Atlantic’s flight search page

(2) Fill out your origin/destination airports, select a date, and check the “Show Flexible dates” box

(3) Click to show price in “Points” and choose your Fare Class

(4) Try different dates if the weekly calendar doesn’t appear. It requires availability within 3 days of the date you search.

(5) Once the weekly calendar populates, go to the URL bar and change the section that says “flexible-date” to “flexible-calendar”

Voila!

Search for availability using Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker:

(1) Head to the Reward Seat Checker 

(2) Select random airports and choose your desired month (we’ll fix airports in a second)

(3) In the middle of the URL, you’ll see “origin=LHR&destination=GND&airline=VS”. Enter in the 3-letter airport codes (IN ALL CAPS) for your origin an destination airport. For airline, you can use “VS” for Virgin Atlantic and “DL” for Delta Airlines.

Voila!