This weekend marks the return of the NFL, an easy way for Pacific Northwest travelers to earn miles.
Delta Air Lines will bring back 12Status, its loyalty program specifically targeting members of Delta Skymiles who live in Washington state, this fall.
As part of the program, the airline will award members one mile per pass throw by the Seattle Seahawks this season.
While these miles don’t exactly give you a free Delta seat in Europe, they do add up: I’ve processed the numbers and over the past five seasons the Seahawks averaged over 4,100 pass yards per season.
This summer, I received a Skymiles Award agreement to book my wife for a 5,000-mile one-way economic flight from Texas to North Carolina.
This is not to say there are many 5,000-mile flights out there, but to connect your Uber and Starbucks account with Skymiles, which are a few other easy ways you can earn your loyalty currency – that is, in addition to flying and spending on your credit card, it can help you buy miles every day.
You can sign up for the 12Status program here, named after a passionate Seahawk fan base, aptly nicknamed “12th Man”.
It’s free, but you have to register before the Seahawks’ first game of the season, which begins at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday’s PDT.
Turf War in Seattle (not only on the football field)
Delta has been offering its 12Status program since 2016.
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The airline’s 2025 autumn rewards Pacific Northwest Flyers is a turf war beyond the lumen field in Seattle’s fiercely competitive game.
Alaska Airlines is building a global hub at its Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), where Delta also has a major hub. Both airlines have announced uninterrupted service from Seattle to Rome and will be launched next year. Alaska will also be traveling to London with Delta soon.
Last month, Alaska caused a lot of headlines when it launched its new Atmos reward loyalty program with merged partner Hawaiian Airlines.
For its part, Delta has just improved premium products at sea with the brand new Delta One Lounge and Sky Club.
The best way to earn Delta Skymiles
As for Delta Loyalists, here are some of the main tips for TPG to earn Skymiles:
