Can I use my Delta SkyMiles for my wife?

You've got flexibility with your miles with the ability to book Award Travel for yourself or for someone else – even if you're not flying with them. Plus, you can always buy more, gift or transfer them, or even donate your miles to a cause you care about.



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Members who purchase an upgrade through the seat map after booking will be eligible for mileage accrual based on the total amount spent in USD. Miles are always earned by the Member who is flying (whose name and SkyMiles number are listed on the ticket) regardless of who purchased the flight.

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Can I use Pay with Miles to book a ticket for someone else? Yes, you may use Pay with Miles to book someone else's ticket.

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Membership numbers are nontransferable. Only one person may be enrolled per SkyMiles account.

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Can I combine my Accounts with anyone else? You may transfer Miles and even merge your profile with another Collector Account in order to pool your collecting efforts and the Miles existing currently in your AIR MILES Cash and Dream Accounts.

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Most frequent flyer programs only allow you to credit mileage to the account of the person flying. Inputting the same frequent flyer number for two different passengers wouldn't work, because the name on the account has to match the name on the ticket.

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Does the name on my Frequent Flyer account need to match the name on my airline ticket? Yes.

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The rules of most frequent flyer programs are that in order to collect points the name on the ticket and the name on the frequent flyer account must match. And nobody in this day and age is getting on an airplane with a ticket that doesn't match their identification.

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100,000 Delta miles are worth an average of $1,120, according to WalletHub data. You will get the best value for your Delta miles if you use them for flights booked through Delta, though there are a few other redemption options to choose from.

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