Originally Posted by
Skibumtx
I'm looking at a trip on Delta for my family and was thinking about applying for the Gold Delta Skymiles card from Amex because of the boarding priority and the free first bag.
I'm just wondering if I need to actually purchase the ticket with this Credit Card in order to take advantage of the boarding and free bag privileges? I can't seem to find anything in the advertisement stating that I have to purchase the ticket with the card as long as my skymiles account number is on the reservation. Can I just show the card at time of check-in for the free bag and then at the gate for priority boarding?
I do quite a bit of travelling for business but very little of it is on Delta so I would prefer to purchase tickets with my Chase Sapphire Preferred card.
Thanks,
Ski
Hi, Ski, and welcome!
This will likely go to the Delta | SkyMiles forum, because it's a natural, and instead of getting general replies from bozos like me, you'll get "fair dinkum " answers from Delta-experienced flyers who know.
That having been said: Many airline credit cards only require their credit card to be in your profile information for a period of time (like seven days); at that point, it doesn't matter if you use that card or not - though often you'll earn two or even three miles per dollar spent when you use the airline's card to buy your tickets there.