Airfare of the Week: Delta Air Lines Premium Economy Brisbane – Los Angeles from $2,987

Our newest Airfare of the Week belongs to Delta Air Lines, which has round-trip Premium Economy fares from Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX) from $2,897.

Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, so you can earn redeemable miles as well as status qualifying miles on other SkyTeam programs with this airfare. If you are eligible for a Delta status match, this airfare could get you most of the way towards retaining Gold Medallion status.

Here are the full details of this great Premium Economy airfare from Brisbane to Los Angeles.

Sample itinerary & pricing

You can book this fare directly on the Delta website.

A one-way version of the fare is also available for roughly half the price (starting at $1,534).

Note that fares and availability are subject to change. This fare may not be available by the time you read this article, and you might need to be flexible with travel dates. We recommend booking ASAP to avoid disappointment!

Travel dates & fare rules

Here are the details of this airfare:

• Book by: Not specified, but reservations are required at least 90 days before departure.
• Travel dates: Outbound travel is only permitted within these windows – 11 January to 28 June, 11 July to 13 September, 27 September to 11 December or 24 December to 31 December.
• Minimum stay at the destination: 24 hours
• Maximum stay at the destination: 12 months
• Stopovers: 2 permitted. 1 free (Sydney or Los Angeles only), plus 1 additional at $100
• Changes: Permitted, but any fare difference applies.
• Cancellation: Ticket is non-refundable after the first 24 hours. (Delta’s standard risk-free cancellation policy allows a full refund within that window).
• Note: A USD 500 (~AU$710) per-direction surcharge applies unless ticketed on Delta Airlines alone or specific partner airlines.

On-board product

Delta flies its Airbus A350-900 aircraft on its routes to Australia. The Premium Economy product is referred to as Premium Select and features a 2-4-2 seating configuration.

The soft product includes priority check-in, higher baggage allowance of two checked bags, upgraded dining and an amenity kit.

Earning points/miles with this airfare

This fare books into “G” class. As Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, you could earn redeemable miles and status qualifying miles for this airfare in programs including:

• Delta SkyMiles
• Air France/KLM Flying Blue
• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

As an example, if you credited these flights to Delta SkyMiles, you could earn at least 10,576 RDM and 2,116 MQD. That MQD number gets you 85% of the way towards completing the Delta status match requirements for Gold Medallion status.

If you are not pursuing a status match, Air France/KLM Flying Blue or Virgin Atlantic Flying Club could be a better choice. You could earn at least 14,334 redeemable miles with those programs, plus XP (Flying Blue) or Tier Points (Virgin Atlantic) towards elite status.

Join the discussion on the AFF forum

Have you booked this airfare, or do you have a question about it? Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF) forum!

In our dedicated “Airfare of the Week” thread, linked below, you can also find more information about how to book these fares or suggest a great airfare deal to be featured in a future Airfare of the Week article.