Delta and Lyft Team Up To Reward Customers with First-of-its-Kind Partnership

Taking a Lyft ride is newest way SkyMiles members can earn unlimited miles on every ride, every day

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May 17, 2017, 09:00 ET

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.

Delta and Lyft Team Up To Reward Customers with First-of-its-Kind Partnership

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.

SOURCE Delta Air Lines