Africa
Enjoy a Business Class seat to Africa on Delta's Boeing 767 service to Johannesburg
Delta Airlines began daily service from Atlanta to Johannesburg in December 2006 using Boeing 767 aircraft with 24 Business Class seats.
The outbound flight takes about 16 hours, 17.5 on the return, including the refueling stop in Dakar, Senegal. With flights that long, the comfort of a Business Class seat is important.
Delta’s lowest fare for a Business Class seat is $7,058, which is about the same as its only competitor on this route, South African Airways.
While SAA offers free companion tickets via Amex's International Airline Program, the "applicable" fares skyrocket to $11,854+.
The cost of a Business Class seat on Delta is 120,000 SkyMiles, a relative bargain.
There’s also a rare opportunity to upgrade off the lowest economy class fare (M class) in the $2,000 neighborhood -- in many cases a better deal for a Business Class seat, in that you'll earn miles and elite credit with any SkyTeam carrier. Usually Delta's upgradeable fares are as much as 50 percent more than the lowest fare.
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Good Mileage Availability
Because it a relatively new route, there are still a number of flights left with decent or better availability of Business Class seats when you use your miles.
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