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Cabin |
Booking Class | Points earned |
| Business/Delta One®Domestic First | J, C, D | 400% |
| I, Z | 200% | |
| Premium Select | P, A | 200% |
| G | 100% | |
| Delta Comfort+® | W | 150% |
| S | 100% | |
| Main Cabin | Y, B, M | 150% |
| H, Q, K | 100% | |
| L, U, T, X, V, | 50% | |
| E | 25% |
Cabin |
Booking Class | Less than 3,000 miles flown | More than 3,000 miles flown |
| Business/Delta One® | J, C, D, I | 40 | 200 |
| Z | 20 | 100 | |
| Premium Select | P, A | 20 | 100 |
| G | 10 | 50 | |
| Delta Comfort+® | W,S | 10 | 50 |
| Main Cabin | Y, B, M, H, Q, K | 10 | 50 |
| L, U, T, X, V, E | 5 | 25 |
If you're a Silver or Gold Flying Club member you can earn a tier bonus on top of your flown miles. The tier bonus will be based on the total miles in each booking class. For example, if you’re flying in Z class, you will receive a total of 200% as a Red member, 260% as a Silver member and 320% as a Gold member.
| Red | Silver | Gold |
| Standard points | 30% | 60% |
Delta reward flights start from just 7,500 Virgin Points (one way) and can be used across the entire Delta global network.
Did you know you can fly from Boston to New York JFK for 7,500 Virgin Points with our partner Delta? Plus applicable taxes, fees and surcharges.
|
Standard Season | Peak Season | ||
| Route (UK to US) | Delta Main Cabin | Delta One | Delta Main Cabin | Delta One |
| East Coast US (Boston, New York JFK) | 15,000 points | 47,500 points | 25,000 points | 57,500 points |
| Central US (Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis) | 17,500 points | 47,500 points | 27,500 points | 57,500 points |
| West Coast US (Salt Lake City) | 20,000 points | 67,500 points | 30,000 points | 77,500 points |
| Standard season: 20 Apr – 18 Jun 2021, 6 Sep – 14 Oct 2021, 27 Oct – 10 Dec 2021, 6 Jan – 31 Mar 2022, 26 Apr – 29 May 2022, 6 June 2022 - 17 June 2022, 5 September 2022 - 30 September 2022. | ||||
| Peak season: 26 Mar – 19 Apr 2021, 19 Jun – 5 Sep 2021, 15 Oct – 25 Oct 2021, 11 Dec – 31 Dec 2021, 1 Jan – 5 Jan 2022, 1 Apr – 25 Apr 2022, 30 May 2022 - 5 June 2022, 18 June 2022 - 4 September 2022. | ||||
| Route (Europe to US, excluding UK) | Delta Main Cabin | Delta One |
| Eg. Amsterdam to Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle to Atlanta | 30,000 points | 50,000 points |
All other non-stop flights
For routes outside the UK and Europe, for example within domestic US, the points needed per sector is based on the distance flown in miles.
You can find the distance in miles for your flight when you search for flights. Or try this miles calculator.
| Route based on miles flown | Delta Main Cabin | Delta One / First |
|---|---|---|
| 0-500 | 7,500 points | 17,500 points |
| 501-1,000 | 8,500 points | 27,500 points |
| 1,001-1,500 | 11,500 points | 40,000 points |
| 1,501-2,000 | 12,500 points | 45,000 points |
| 2,001-3,000 | 15,000 points | 52,500 points |
| 3,001-4,000 | 22,500 points | 80,000 points |
4,001-5,000 |
27,500 points | 105,000 points |
| 5,001-6,000 | 35,000 points | 130,000 points |
| 6,001+ | 45,000 points | 165,000 points |
Connecting flights
If your journey requires a connecting flight or a stopover, the points needed for each sector is added together:
Route type |
Example |
Delta Main Cabin |
Delta One / First |
|---|---|---|---|
UK to US, standard season |
London Heathrow to JFK | 15,000 points | 47,500 points |
US domestic, 0 to 500 miles |
New York JFK to Boston | 7,500 points |
17,500 points |
Total points |
22,500 points |
65,000 points |
Infants
Infants under two at the time of travel and not requiring a seat (one way):
Main Cabin |
Delta One / First Class |
|---|---|
1,000 points |
5,000 points |
Travel on any Delta operated service in any cabin class and you’re welcome to enjoy:
Travel on any Delta operated service in any cabin class and you’re welcome to enjoy:
*Excludes flying to/from Key West airport with Delta.
^Delta Basic and discounted tickets are not eligible for DL Comfort+ upgrades
To earn points on Delta, book your flights online and remember to add your Flying Club membership number.
To spend points with Delta, get in touch with our Flying Club team who will be able to help book your next trip.
*This excludes any codeshare flights unless they are booked with a VS flight number. Points for these bookings will be credited according to the operating carrier, not the marketing carrier.
Please note: when booking a Delta Air lines marketed, Virgin Atlantic operated flight in A class, you will earn points as per Virgin Atlantic’s H class. Find out more about how many you will earn when booking this type of ticket.
Codeshare services that are marketed by Virgin Atlantic and operated by Delta Air lines also earn points. The points will be credited as per the operating carrier.
Points may only be earned on flights operated by Delta. Points earned retrospectively can only be claimed for up to 6 months after the date of travel. Points will be issued to Flying Club members when travelling in the qualifying international classes listed.
Tiers points will only apply if a flight qualifies for points.
If you're a member of one of our partner airlines' frequent flyer programmes, please note that you can only earn points in one scheme for any particular flight.
Additional points will not be earned for bookings that are subsequently upgraded to a higher class whereby an additional fare difference is paid.
All mileage is for a one way ticket excluding passenger taxes, duties, fee, charges and surcharges.
All reward flights on Delta Air Lines are subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply and certain routes may not be available.
Redemptions can only be made on Delta Air Lines operated flights including Delta Connection® services.
Rewards cannot be booked on a Delta marketed flight operated by another carrier.
Please note – New reward bookings and/or voluntary date changes are not permitted within 72 hours of departure for the below routes
Full partner terms and conditions 
When claiming points please keep all copies of your original tickets/e-tickets and boarding passes until the correct amount of points appear on your account. If the points do not show on your account within six weeks, please contact us to claim them back.
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