UK members of Delta’s SkyMiles loyalty scheme can currently earn 50,000 bonus miles when travelling in the carrier’s BusinessElite cabin between London and the US.

The offer is valid for UK residents who purchase business-class tickets with either Delta (fare codes J, C, D, S or I) or KLM codeshare flights (fare codes J, C or Z) from Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester, for flights booked and taken before April 30.

Members must pre-register for the promotion at delta.com/UK50 before April 15 to eligible for the bonus miles, which can be claimed multiple times during the promotional period.

Passengers will earn 50,000 bonus miles for each return trip in BusinessElite, of 25,000 miles for each one-way flight.

Delta currently flies three-times daily between Heathrow and New York JFK, up to twice-daily to Atlanta and Detroit, and daily to Minneapolis. The carrier will also launch a twice-daily service to Boston and a daily flight to Miami on March 27.

From Manchester Delta operates daily flights to Atlanta and five-times weekly flights to New York, and the carrier also flies daily between London Gatwick and Atlanta.

Delta recently removed expiration dates from miles earned within its SkyMiles scheme – for more information see online news February 16.

Visit delta.com.

Report by Mark Caswell