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Delta has really been stepping up their game with regular flash sales on award flights within the US, to Mexico and the Caribbean.  Occasionally you can find very good deals on international flights as well. However trying to find award availability on Delta metal is not the only reason to use the Delta website.  If you’re trying to find SkyTeam award availability, the Delta site is an excellent way to search for it. Here’s how to do it.

Finding Award Space On Delta

The first step you need to take is to go to the Delta website.

Once you’re on the Delta homepage, click on “Advanced Search”

Next, fill out your flight search criteria.  You’ll enter where you’re flying from and your destination airport.  Then select “One Way”, and enter in your desired travel date, and the number of passengers.  Then select “Miles”, then click on the red arrow. I always select “One Way” on award searches.  You can also choose to check the box to “Include Nearby Airports” so that your search yields more results.

Once the initial award space calendar shows up, select “5 weeks” to show more available dates around the date entered on your search. Also, if you’re not looking for Delta metal specifically, then select “Delta & Partner Airlines”.  Then click “Update Results”.

Once you’ve expanded the calendar, you’ll see the available saver level dates.  By seeing roughly a month’s worth of dates, this will allow you to weigh your options.  You’ll notice that there are several dates available for 5,500 SkyMiles one way. That’s because there happens to be a flash sale at the time of this writing between Boston and Tampa Bay.  Taking advantage of these flash sales will allow you to score some nice mileage savings!

Once you see a date that you like, click on that date to see your flight options.  In this example, I selected March 24th. This is the available route at the saver level price and the number of seats available at that price.

Once your flight option has been selected, click on it to see your total price.

Conclusion

As you can see, finding award space on Delta is pretty easy.  The tough thing is knowing what saver level awards are since Delta doesn’t publish an award chart anymore.  However, if you know of an award sale, you’ll know what price to look for. Also, if you’re looking for partner award availability, you won’t need to be concerned with Delta’s pricing so much.  With the frequent flash sales that Delta has been offering recently, it’s a great option to finding a cheap award flight.

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