[Expired] [Award Alert] Delta One Business Class to West Africa From 58K Points

Award seats to Dakar, Senegal — a gateway to West Africa — are rare. Finding them for just 80,000 points per person is even rarer. Plus, with a current transfer bonus, these flights can be yours for just 58,000 points.

Right now, we’re seeing great availability to book Delta One business class, including lie-flat seats, between New York City and Dakar for just 80,000 points per person before factoring in the transfer bonus. Taxes and fees are under $20 per person, making this a truly sweet deal, and availability runs through November 2026.

Let’s take a closer look at the details.

Award Deal — Details

It’s not every day you find wide-open availability to fly nonstop in lie-flat business class from the U.S. to West Africa. This award alert features direct flights to Dakar, Senegal, from New York City (JFK) on Delta Air Lines.

You’ll fly lie-flat seats in Delta One on a Boeing 767 aircraft for these flights. Even though you’re flying with Delta, you’ll book these awards through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

• Class: Business
• Route: New York City (JFK) to Dakar, Senegal (DSS)
• Cost: From 80,000 points plus $17.60 per passenger (before accounting for a transfer bonus)
• Travel dates: December 2025 through November 2026
• Award seats: Up to 4 passengers on some dates

The easiest way to find these flights is to use a tool like Seats.aero to compare multiple dates at once.

You can book these nonstop business class flights to Dakar for just 80,000 Virgin Points plus $17.60 in taxes and fees each way — a solid deal for a nearly 8-hour flight in a lie-flat seat to West Africa.

If you’re looking to save your miles, economy seats are available for 35,000 Virgin Points per person, plus the same $17.60 in taxes and fees.

How To Book

The best option for booking these flights is redeeming Virgin Atlantic points.

Paying 80,000 points is significantly better than the 255,000 SkyMiles you’ll see Delta charging for the same flights.

Even those with an eligible Delta credit card offering a 15% award discount will still pay 216,700 miles per person — more than you’ll pay for booking a round-trip ticket using Virgin Points for this route.

Thus, booking with Virgin Points is clearly the better choice.

Luckily, earning Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points is easy. Flying Club is a 1:1 transfer partner of Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Wells Fargo Rewards. Note that transfers from Capital One have to go to Virgin Red first, then you can move these points to Flying Club instantly and freely.

Plus, through December 31, 2025, there’s a 40% transfer bonus from Amex to Flying Club. That means you’ll only need to transfer 58,000 Amex points to get the 80,000 points in your Flying Club account to book these flights.

Final Thoughts

Award space to West Africa in business class is rare, especially for nonstop flights from the U.S. With wide-open availability to Dakar, Senegal this deal is worth considering — whether you’re planning a trip to Senegal or using it as a jumping-off point to explore nearby countries like Gambia, Sierra Leone, Libera, Côte d’Ivoire, or beyond.

At just 80,000 Virgin Points, the price for these flights is solid. At 58,000 points using the Amex transfer bonus, it’s a steal.