Delta Air Lines offers the "SkyWish Charity Program," allowing members of its mileage program, "SkyMiles," to donate their miles to non-profit organizations. Partner non-profit organizations of SkyWish convert the miles donated by customers into award tickets for Delta Air Lines or partner airlines, which are then used for overseas activities. In 2025, a total of 4,990,035 miles were donated to five organizations based in Japan.

This program has been utilized by many schools as part of their social contribution education during school trips and study tours. Since the integration of both companies' programs following the merger of Delta Air Lines and the former Northwest Airlines in 2009, a total of 11,881 students have donated miles, accumulating to a total of 83,326,185 miles donated by 2025, over a period of 14 years.

Notably, Shushoku Yono High School and Miyagi Meisen Gakuen have been donating miles earned by their students on study tours to SkyWish partner organizations for many years. In 2025, 195 students from Shushoku Yono High School donated 936,780 miles to "JHP School Building Association," and 74 students from Miyagi Meisen Gakuen donated 495,796 miles to "Make-A-Wish of Japan," respectively.

Akinori Yokosawa, Delta Air Lines' General Manager of Sales, Japan, presented a plaque of appreciation at Shushoku Yono High School for last year's donations and stated, "As an airline that connects the world, our mission is to connect people and communities. Delta Air Lines is extremely proud to be involved in wonderful activities by connecting Japanese NPOs with schools and students who have a strong desire for international contribution."

Left) Akinori Yokosawa, Delta Air Lines' General Manager of Sales, Japan, presenting a plaque of appreciation at Shushoku Yono High School.

The "SkyWish" partner organizations based in Japan are as follows: AAR Japanhttps://aarjapan.gr.jp/ JHP School Building Associationhttps://www.jhp.or.jp/index.html Make-A-Wish of Japanhttp://www.mawj.org/ Save the Children Japanhttps://www.savechildren.or.jp/ BHN Association for Telecom Technology Advancementhttps://www.bhn.or.jp/

SkyMiles members can donate to partner organizations through the Delta Air Lines website. Mileage donations are possible starting from 1,000 miles. For details, please visit the SkyMiles member page on delta.com. https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles/how-to-use-miles/buy-gift-transfer-donate-miles

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