Delta Black Friday Sale: Flights From 5,000 Miles One Way (Live Now)

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Delta has launched their Black Friday and they are offering it from now through Monday November 28th. Destinations start at 5,000 miles each way plus taxes and fees.
  • Travel may begin on or after December 12, 2016 and all travel must be completed by June 23, 2017

The Fine Print

• Sale Award Tickets will be priced starting at 5,000 miles plus taxes and fees, each-way (plus taxes and fees, round-trip purchase required) to destinations within US48 and Alaska state and Hawaii state, and to/from Canada
• Black out dates:
  • December 22 – 23, 26 – 27, 29 – 31, 2016
  • January 1 – 4, 7, 13, 2017
  • February 16 – 20, 24 – 27, 2017
  • March 17 – 19, 24 – 26, 31, 2017
  • April 1 – 2, 7 – 9, 12 – 17, 2017
  • Between Columbus, OH (CMH) and Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
    • December 15 – 21, 2016
  • Between Dayton, OH (DAY) and Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
    • June 2 – 12, 2017
    • June 15 – 19, 2017
  • Between Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) and New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
    • April 6 – 10, 2017
  • Between New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK) and Chicago, IL (ORD)
    • December 21 – 28, 2016
  • Between New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA) and Tampa, FL (TPA)
    • April 6 – 10, 2017
  • Between Charleston, SC (CHS) and New York-LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
    • March 30, 2017 – April 3, 2017
  • Between Los Angeles, CA (LAX) and Seattle, WA (SEA)
    • December 15, 2016 – January 2, 2017
    • March 9, 2017 – April 17, 2017
    • May 25 – 30, 2017
    • June 8 – 23, 2017
  • Between Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) and Calgary, AB,CA (YYC)
    • December 25, 2016 – January 6, 2017
    • March 16 – 27, 2017
  • Between Atlanta, GA (ATL) and Little Rock, AR (LIT)
    • December 19 – 21, 2016

Our Verdict

I’m a bit confused by this sale as when I did a search using the Travelisfree Delta calculator, it showed the same base price as what Delta are showing as a sale. Maybe if Delta didn’t suck and actually had an award chart, it would be easier to determine if this sale actually has any value or not. Keep in mind that the flights they have listed are just a sample and you can see more by using the regular search engine.

Hat tip to OMaaT