SkyTeam Premium Economy Awards Are Now Bookable with EuroBonus (Virgin & Delta)

For nearly two years, the SkyTeam Premium Economy chart existed on paper but you couldn’t actually book those seats online with EuroBonus points. That appears to have quietly changed this week. Now, Premium Economy award bookings on SkyTeam partners are live, starting with three carriers (SAS, Virgin Atlantic, and Delta). SAS has not yet issued an official confirmation, but we’ve been watching the availability show up on AwardFares for days, and there’s enough here to call out some genuine sweet spots worth chasing before more members notice.

What Changed on April 20

On April 20, 2026, EuroBonusGuiden reported a change that has quietly been rolling out over the prior week: SkyTeam Premium Economy awards are now bookable through the EuroBonus online booking tool. Three partners are supported at launch:

• SAS (Premium Economy, SAS-operated flights)
• Virgin Atlantic (Premium, their Premium Economy brand)
• Delta Air Lines (Premium Select)

The report also notes that more SkyTeam carriers will be added before summer, and that autumn 2026 will bring online support for combining multiple Amex vouchers in a single booking, plus online mixed-cabin itineraries (e.g., Premium Economy outbound, Business Class return, both in points).

This closes a gap that had been open since September 2024, when SAS joined SkyTeam and published the Premium Economy chart without actually enabling online bookings for that cabin on partner airlines. Before this week, you had to call in, and the phone booking fee (€45 on top of the €50 partner fee) ate a lot of the value.

The SkyTeam Premium Economy Chart

These are the prices in Premium Economy on SkyTeam partners, from the EuroBonus partner chart we covered in detail here. The chart is priced as a round-trip, and a one-way costs 60% of the round-trip price:

From Europe

From North America

Add €50 per passenger as the SkyTeam partner fee, plus the actual taxes and carrier-imposed surcharges (Virgin Atlantic has those on transatlantic; Delta has them on transpacific but not transatlantic).

Best SkyTeam Premium Economy Sweet Spots

What makes a SkyTeam Premium Economy sweet spot? It’s a long-haul route where a wider seat actually pays you back, priced on the lower end of the partner chart, and (ideally) supercharged by the SAS Amex Premium 2-for-1 voucher. Below are the Virgin Atlantic and Delta redemptions worth chasing right now, and how to find them quickly with AwardFares.

Virgin Atlantic Premium

Virgin calls its Premium Economy cabin "Premium," and it's available on every long-haul aircraft they fly (A330-300, A330-900neo, A350-1000, and 787-9). The A350-1000 and A330-900neo are the newest products, with better seat hardware and better entertainment.

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Fly LHR to the US in Premium from 105,000 Points Round-Trip

• The Deal: Virgin flies Premium on every transatlantic route in their network (LHR to JFK, BOS, LAX, SFO, SEA, MIA, ATL, IAD, LAS, MCO, TPA). A round-trip for two travelers with an Amex Premium voucher = 105,000 EuroBonus points combined.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: Cash on these routes runs $1,400 to $2,500 per person in Premium. At 52,500 points per person round-trip, the math speaks for itself.
• Pro Tip: We’ve been watching availability for a week and it shows up reliably on weekday departures ex-LHR. Peak summer out of JFK and LAX tightens (as always), but April to June and September to October are wide open right now.

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Fly LHR to Johannesburg / Cape Town in Premium for 135,000 Points Round-Trip

• The Deal: Virgin operates LHR to JNB daily and LHR to CPT seasonally (their summer season, our winter). Premium Economy costs 135,000 points round-trip to Southern Africa, or 81,000 one-way.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: The flight is 11+ hours (Premium Economy actually pays you back here), and Virgin’s Africa routes are typically generous with award space.
• Best Aircraft: The A350-1000 operates both Johannesburg rotations, which is the best Premium product Virgin flies.

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Fly LHR to Delhi / Mumbai / Bangalore in Premium for 135,000 Points Round-Trip

• The Deal: Virgin runs three Indian destinations. At 135,000 points round-trip to Central/East/South Asia in Premium, or 81,000 one-way, it’s competitive with most other transfer partners booking the same flights.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: All three are nine-hour overnight flights eastbound, which is exactly when a wider seat earns its keep.
• Best Aircraft: Bangalore is served by the A350-1000. Delhi and Mumbai rotate between A350-1000 and A330-900neo depending on the day.
• What to Skip: Avoid the older A330-300 if you can. The seat hardware is a generation behind the newer fleet. AwardFares’ aircraft filter surfaces the equipment type in every result.

Delta Premium Select

Delta's Premium Select operates on the A330-900neo, A350-900, and 767-400ER. The A330-900neo is the newest and generally the strongest product. Here's where it matters.

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Fly JFK to Buenos Aires on the A330-900neo for 75,000 Points Round-Trip (or 37,500 with Voucher)

• The Deal: At 75,000 points round-trip North America to South America (45,000 one-way), this drops to 37,500 points per person with an Amex Premium voucher and a companion, which is stunning for a 10+ hour premium-cabin flight.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: This is the route Delta built Premium Select around. JFK to EZE is 10h 50m overnight, southbound in the evening and northbound in the evening coming back.
• Pro Tip: We flew this aircraft in Delta One Suites on the same rotation, and the full review is here. The Premium Select cabin sits directly behind Delta One and uses the same refreshed interior.

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Fly US to Europe in Premium Select for 105,000 Points Round-Trip

• The Deal: Delta operates Premium Select on US to Europe with the A330-900neo, A350-900, and 767-400ER. At 105,000 points round-trip, or 63,000 one-way, it matches Virgin’s pricing but gives you far more origin options (ATL, BOS, DTW, JFK, MSP, SEA, SLC, BNA into AMS, CDG, FCO, LHR, MAD, MUC, and more).
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: Delta’s transatlantic network is the broadest in SkyTeam, and (unlike Virgin) there are no meaningful fuel surcharges.
• Pro Tip: Delta Premium Select availability has historically been thinner than Virgin’s, so set a Flex Alert on the region pair rather than scanning manually. Flex Alerts will catch openings on any Delta transatlantic route in Premium Select as they appear.

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Fly US to Tokyo / Seoul / Sydney in Premium Select for 135,000 Points Round-Trip

• The Deal: Delta covers Premium Select across the Pacific: HND (from SEA, LAX, MSP, ATL, PDX, DTW), ICN (DTW, ATL, SEA), SYD (LAX), AKL (LAX). 135,000 points round-trip to Asia / Pacific, or 81,000 one-way.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: It’s a 10 to 14 hour flight where the cabin difference is very real.
• Pro Tip: Delta’s Pacific Premium Select availability is patchier than transatlantic, so Live Alerts on the specific date you need work better than Flex.

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Fly US to Latin America in Premium Select from 56,250 Points Round-Trip (the hidden one)

• The Deal: At 56,250 points round-trip from North America to Central America & Caribbean (33,750 one-way), Premium Select on ATL to LIR (Liberia, Costa Rica), ATL to PTY (Panama), or JFK to MBJ (Montego Bay) is a solid 5-hour daytime flight.
• Why It’s a Sweet Spot: Don’t sleep on Delta’s shorter routes to the Caribbean and Central America. Not flashy, but good value when you want to start a holiday rested (and the points cost is low enough that the voucher isn’t strictly needed).

Finding the Seats on AwardFares

The fastest way to scan SkyTeam Premium Economy availability across all partners with EuroBonus is our broad search.

Narrow the carrier list to just VS or DL when you want to focus. The Timeline View is the right tool here, because Premium Economy tends to open in small pockets of 2-4 seats rather than long consecutive weeks.

For dates that are non-negotiable (Buenos Aires in our winter, Cape Town in the northern winter, Tokyo in cherry blossom season), a Live Alert on the specific flight beats scanning.

Bottom Line

The move that actually matters here isn’t on the chart. It’s that EuroBonus has closed the gap between what’s theoretically bookable and what’s bookable online in Premium Economy on SkyTeam. The sweet spots have been there since 2024. They’re just now accessible without a phone call.

If you’ve been sitting on EuroBonus points waiting for the right redemption, Premium Economy on Virgin’s transatlantic routes, or Delta’s JFK-EZE on the A330-900neo, is as right as it gets. One Amex Premium voucher turns a round-trip into 52,500 points per person, and you’ll see exactly what Premium Economy does to a 10-hour overnight flight.

A $10-20/month AwardFares subscription pays for itself the first time an alert catches a Premium seat opening that you’d otherwise have missed. For a cabin like this, where inventory comes and goes in small pockets, an alert is the difference between hoping and booking.