Originally Posted by
greene
On the website, it states that since they are partners and one can convert - when I called Continental, I was told that I would not be able to convert. Am I missing something?
Welcome to FlyerTalk. It appears you are confusing two concepts. Continental and Delta are both members of the Skyteam alliance. Miles earned on one Skyteam carrier can be
redeemed for an award on another Skyteam member, but this does
not mean that miles can be
transferred from one program to another or otherwise combined. You still need to accumulate sufficient miles in a single program to claim an award.
You can fly on one Skyteam member (e.g. Continental) and have the flight credited to another Skyteam account (e.g. Delta), but the miles that are already in your Skymiles account cannot be transferred anywhere, and to my knowledge the existing miles in your OnePass account can only be transferred to Amtrak Guest Rewards.