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Delta has released a ton of nonstop business class award space between JFK and Frankfurt to their partner airlines. This flight is operated on an A330-200 with reverse herringbone lie-flat seats.
The best way to book it would be with 50K Virgin Atlantic or 65K Air France miles one-way. Neither of those airlines charge fuel surcharges for these flights if you book one-way or round-trip from the US.
From Frankfurt you can book travel elsewhere in Europe using miles with airlines with other, such as United. If you need to overnight near the airport, Hyatt has 2 category 1 properties nearby for just 3,500-6,500 points per night.
JFK to Frankfurt dates with Delta business class award space:
May 9, 11, 18, 24, 31
June 2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 22, 27
July 7, 9, 11, 12, 20, 24, 26, 27
August 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 22, 24, 26, 29
September 19, 25, 27
October 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
November 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 16, 23
December 6, 7, 11, 27
January 10, 11, 18, 24, 25, 31
February 1, 7, 8
Frankfurt to JFK dates with Delta business class award space:
May 10, 11, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31
June 6, 8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
July 21
August 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
September 1, 9, 14
October 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 19, 24, 25
November 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 22, 29, 30
December 1, 6, 7, 10, 13
January 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
February 1, 7, 8
Booking with Delta Skyrubles :
Booking with Virgin Atlantic miles:
You can book flights to/from Frankfurt and other cities with miles from airlines like United:
Want to earn Virgin Atlantic miles?
- You can normally transfer AMEX, Capital One, Chase, Or Citi points to Virgin Atlantic at a 1:1 ratio or Marriott points at a 60K:25K ratio.
If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
- Chase Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card® Card has 60K signup bonus, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.3 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card earns 3 points per dollar on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel or pay yourself back categories ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card earns 5 points per dollar on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, office supply stores, and gift cards from office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card earns 1.5 points per dollar everywhere ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus offering 3 points per dollar on up to $20K of spending in your first 12 month, afterwards earn at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points include:
- AMEX Blue Business Plus
- AMEX Platinum Business
- AMEX Gold Business Card
- The Platinum Card® from American Express
- American Express® Gold Card
- AMEX Green Consumer Card
- AMEX Everyday Preferred Consumer Card
- AMEX Everyday Consumer Card
If you or a friend has one of the following Citi cards, you can transfer points into miles:
- Citi Premier® Card has a 80,000 point bonus for spending $4,000 in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, travel agents, groceries, gas, and dining. $95 annual fee. Read more here.
Citi no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
- The Citi Double Cash® Card offers 2% cash back or 2 points per dollar spent everywhere that can be transferred into ThankYou points. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Custom Cash® Card offers 5 points per dollar on up to $500 in purchases in your top eligible spending category each billing cycle. This is marketed as 5% cash back, but will actually come in the form of 5 ThankYou points per dollar spent! Eligible categories include Restaurants, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Select Travel, Select Transit, Select Streaming Services, Drugstores, Home Improvement Stores, Fitness Clubs, and Live Entertainment. You will also get 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Rewards+® Card offering 20,000 points for spending $1,500 in 3 months. This card can’t transfer points on its own, but can transfer points if you have one of the Citi cards above. This card automatically rounds up rewards earned on every purchase to the nearest 10 points, meaning you earn 10 points on a $0.50 Amazon balance reload. Earn 2 points on $6K in annual spending at supermarkets, and a 10% points rebate when you redeem points, up to a 10K points rebate per year. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles and get a 10% points rebate on transferred or redeemed miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card X Rewards Credit Card: Earn 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4,000 in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent, $300 annual travel credit, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, and more. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card: Earn 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4,000 in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent. Read more here.
- Capital One Spark Miles for Business: Earn 50,000 bonus miles, plus 2 miles per dollar spent.
- Capital One Spark Cash Plus: Earn up to 100,000 bonus miles, plus 2 miles per dollar spent, convertible into transferrable miles with any of the 3 cards above. Read more here.
Marriott cards with transferable points include:
- Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Consumer Card
- Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card
- Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express®Card
- Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card
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25 Comments On "[More Dates Added] Excellent Delta Business Class Award Space Between JFK And Frankfurt For 50K Virgin Atlantic Miles"
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Delta is truly the worst. For example, I cannot find a single date with saver awards even in economy until at least after the summer for NYC-ZRH. You would think that this is an uber popular route, and there is not a single seat left on these fights.
I don’t call them Skyrubles for nothing!
FRA-JFK comes up with 344 euro additional charge
You need to book it as a one-way or round-trip from the US to avoid that fuel surcharge.
One-way from Europe with trigger a fuel surcharge.
I realized that, it just didn’t seem so from the post.
Clarified that, thanks.
Apologies if this is a dumb question but first thank you for posting this as I am looking to book one of these flights now. I recently opened a Chase card with the signup bonus once I spend a certain amount which I will have to quickly do right now by purchasing Visa gift cards. I will need those points to post and then need to transfer them to Virgin points. Any idea how long that’ll all take? Especially the Chase to Virgin Atlantic transfer. Worried it’ll be too late by the time it all goes through to book one of these (the flight says 4 seats remaining at 50k.)
Points post on the statement after completion of the threshold.
I’m checking a delta flight from Bru to jfk on VA and there’s a $278 fuel fee. Any way to avoid this?
https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/mileage-deals/wide-open-delta-business-class-award-space-50k-virgin-atlantic-miles-38-5k-chase-points/#comment-1570218
do u need vaccine if you want to book two separate flights and continue to. Israel not leaving airport ?
Any good options from FRA to TLV?
its hard to find frankfurt flights to israel or their very expensive
I transferred points from chase last night at 9pm. Still no miles in virgin. How long does it usually take.
Only finding availability NYC to FRA one day at 100K. Are any other destinations in Europe a better bet?
Other routes are available. Just booked CVG to CDG 1-way for 50K VA miles. Between Christmas and New Year.
Heads up for those looking to take advantage of this….Initiated transfer last night. Still waiting for transfer to complete. So much for instantaneous. Chase can’t expedite
Same, I had to call Virgin and they told me my account was not active. you should call. Also they should be able to hold your flight.
Hmm I called to hold flight. No mention of account active or not
Wow you were right. Was inactive. CraZy none of the other reps even mentioned then when inquiring!
How do you get to israel from there?
Hi, Can you tell me what I am doing wrong. I tried most of the dates that you posted and could not find a single premium seat. I also tried into CDG. Nothing. Do you think the saver seats have been pulled?
Virgin Atlantic’s site seems to be very buggy.
Question; my wife has chase points. Will they make an issue if I’m the one using it?
I keep getting an error when I try searching for flights using Miles. My search is one way NYC to FRA June 27th.
Is anyone else getting an error when trying to search for mile tickets on Virgin Atlantic’s website? I also tried searching via the app. No luck
I am seeing a RT from JFK to FRA on Delta Jan 11-Jan 18 for 100K, which after the 30% bonus from the chase transfer, is a great deal. I am seeing Euro 575.14 on top. I called Virgin to see if these were fuel surcharges and they said they charge the taxes on the ticket. Dan or anyone, know if a way to get around these? is that customary for them?