Originally Posted by
Gig103
Do you have a Delta Amex, or are you open to getting one? When you have one of the cards attached to your Skymiles account, you unlock the ability to pay-with-miles at $0.01:Skymile and you'll earn MQM/RDM for the long flight.
I have both the Platinum Amex + Platinum Business Amex Delta cards. However, you can't "pay with miles" on codeshare flights is what I was told by multiple Delta CS individuals. Also doesn't allow it when booking online.