New quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks offense could help Washington residents pay for a flight this year or next – even if they never watch an NFL game.
With the battle for Seattle hotter than ever, Delta is bringing back its popular 12Status program, rewarding Washington state-based flyers after each Seahawks game. For every passing yard the Seahawks notch, 12Status members get 1 Delta SkyMile. Last year, the Seahawks recorded more than 4,300 passing yards, meaning each and every Washington resident who signed up received more than 4,300 SkyMiles.
This season could be even more rewarding. The Seahawks brought in Darnold and Washington-native wide receiver Cooper Kupp this offseason with hopes of returning to the playoffs.
And the SkyMiles aren't the end of it. 12Status members also get:
- Priority boarding (in Zone 5 of Delta's boarding order) when departing from Seattle (SEA) until the end of the regular season
- 12% off purchases on the 12th of each month at the team's official Seahawks Pro Shop stores in Renton, Washington, and at Lumen Field.
You have to be a Washington resident to sign up, and your address must match the address on file with your SkyMiles account. That means there's no way for outsiders to cash in on this promotion. Flyers who registered in years past will have to sign up again for the 2025 season.
You can sign up on Delta's dedicated 12Status page. And you'll want to sign up now, as Delta won't retroactively award SkyMiles for past games.
It's the ninth consecutive year of this special Seattle promo, and Delta says they've doled out nearly 2 billion SkyMiles since kicking off in 2016. That's helped 12Status members book more than 653,000 award tickets.
Delta is loud and proud about being the “official airline” of the Seahawks. It's all part of Delta's turf war with Alaska Airlines in Seattle (SEA), which Alaska Airlines calls home … but Delta calls a hub, with more than 150 daily departures to more than 60 cities.
The two airlines are regularly at each others' throats with special promotions, fare wars between hub cities, and even launching new routes. Heck, it's a big part of the reason why Alaska acquired Hawaiian Airlines and launched nonstop flights to Asia and Europe!
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Bottom Line
This is a fun promo for Washington residents and an easy way to earn Delta SkyMiles.
While the outlook for the Seahawks offense is murky at best, you can't pass up free SkyMiles. If the last few seasons are any indicator, you can count on earning between 3,000 and 5,000 SkyMiles by signing up for the 12Status program.
