You Can Now Redeem Delta SkyMiles On WestJet

I disagree with the comment that it is not a good use for Membership Rewards points for Canadians (who only get a 1:0.75 ratio for transfers to Delta vs. 1:1 for AC and BA). You also have to factor in the fees associated with award tickets. For example, I looked at a YOW-YYC roundtrip. Fees with Delta on Westjet were C$73.60. Fees with Aeroplan on AC were C$197.26. So for a 25,000 mile award it would cost 8,333 more MR points but save C$123.66, which really isn't too bad (although I agree there are higher-value uses). This might actually get me to use the MR points I've accumulated because I don't have much use for Aeroplan as I have tons of UA miles (and 1K status) for my Star Alliance needs.

I flew WJ back in 2007 from Victoria, BC to Edmonton to PHX. Really fun and friendly service attitude from the FA's....enjoyed the flights. I recall them telling jokes as part of the safety briefing. I also recall them telling me it was an employee-owned airline. While I always prefer to fly on airlines with full alliance benefits, if that was not available then I wouldn't hesitate to choose WJ.

seems like if you search a non-stop WS route from USA-CAN it won't show availability, but if you search an extra leg then you find it, for example: If you search JFK-YYZ you'll find nothing available on the non-stop, but if you search ATL-YYZ, you'll see an option via JFK, with the second leg being the WS flight. Also, further to my last comment about the booking code, it seems like when a combined DL and WS itinerary is shown, it shows Y for WS but when you search a single domestic Canadian WS segment, you find it in T class, so I assume T class is their redemption class

I was looking for WS flights to FLL next feb on the delta site and none of the WS flights popped up - even though there are economy seats on the WS site - how is this working because that is not a good sign But saw openings to London on WS - on $54cdn in fees - much better than aeroplan!

Since most Canadians likely get their SkyMiles via Amex MR redemption at a rate of 1,000 MR to 750 SkyMiles, the 12,500 o/w cost translates to 16666.67 MR points. Meh. As much as I don't care for Aeroplan, I likely would only consider Delta/WestJet for trips I couldn't otherwise book on Aeroplan due to lack of seat or a specific flight.