As part of T-Mobile’s member month promotions, it was announced last week that T-Mobile customers will soon qualify for one free premium drink on all Delta flights. The nice thing is that this appears to be an ongoing promotion, so if you’re a T-Mobile customer, it looks like you will have the ongoing opportunity to get a free premium drink every time you fly Delta.
In order to take advantage of this benefit, you’ll need to link your T-Mobile account and your Delta SkyMiles account. According to Thrifty Traveler, the ability to do that is expected to become available within the T-Life app next week, perhaps around the June 16th launch party that T-Mobile has planned in New York. Once you’ve synced up your T-Mobile account and Delta account, it will presumably be recognized on your tickets such that when you order a drink in-flight, the flight attendants’ system should recognize that you get a complimentary drink (assuming you have your Delta SkyMiles number associated with the reservation). It probably makes sense to confirm that it will be complimentary the first time or two you use the benefit if you wouldn’t otherwise buy a premium drink.
The benefit covers beer, wine, and spirits, so you’ll have a pretty wide range of options. This deal should save you $9 to $12 based on current menu prices, so the savings could certainly add up over multiple flights for someone who flies Delta quite frequently. It sounds like you’ll only get one free drink per flight, but that’s still a decent deal.
Again, the process to be eligible for this includes linking up your T-Mobile account with your Delta SkyMiles account within the T-Life app, which may not yet be available (I don’t see it in my app). I’m also not sure if there are any restrictions as to which plans are eligible, though most T-Mobile promotions apply to most plans of the past several years. With the launch party celebrating the beginning of this benefit scheduled in New York City on June 16th, we expect that it will be possible to sync up accounts by then at the latest.
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