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Delta Air Lines and Uber have signed an agreement that offers a range of loyalty benefits to their joint customers.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi officially announced Tuesday, during Bastian’s keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, that the companies have agreed to a multi-year travel partnership which would be launched this spring.
Delta Air Lines and Uber join forces for multi-year partnership enhancing benefits for joint customers. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images/File)
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| DAL | DELTA AIRLINES INC. | 61.16 | +1.14 | +1.89% |
The new program will allow Delta SkyMile members to earn miles when they drive an Uber and order Uber Eats.
At the same time, Uber customers will enjoy numerous benefits through this agreement, including enhanced Uber pick-up and drop-off services at Delta hubs.
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No official date has been set yet, but the companies will announce when customers can link their Uber and Skymiles accounts when the new partnership goes live.
Delta Air Lines and Uber join forces for multi-year partnership enhancing benefits for joint customers. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images/File)
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| UBER | UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 66.15 | -0.16 | -0.24% |
Once the respective company accounts are linked, Uber customers will be able to use their SkyMiles to book or upgrade Delta flights, reserve hotel rooms and make purchases from participating brands.
Uber customers will be able to earn Delta SkyMiles through Uber Eats at a rate of one mile per dollar spent on restaurant and grocery orders of $40 or more.
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Rideshare customers can also earn one SkyMile per dollar spent on UberX rides to and from airports. For premium rides, customers will earn two miles per dollar spent on Uber Comfort and Uber Black and three miles per dollar spent on Uber Reserve trips.
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber (Daniella Genovese/Fox Business)
“With record numbers of travelers taking to the skies, we are focused on making your airport journey as efficient, affordable and effortless as possible,” Khosrowshahi said in a statement.
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“That’s why we’re excited to partner with Delta Air Lines as their exclusive rideshare and delivery partner to offer Uber customers the opportunity to earn miles when they ride with Uber and order with Uber Eats,” said -he continued. “Together we are teaming up to shape the future of travel.”
