Originally Posted by
Lehava
. I hate NW, that is the bottom line, but it looks like I will be spending a lot of time on their planes, so will probably have no choice now but to be an elite with them.
Flying DL out of MSP is no big deal. The only flights are to hubs (just like BGM) but there are a lot more to choose from, plus you have many NW options.
The SkyTeam airlines generally refrain from poaching one another's elites but do make exceptions when service is withdrawn from a community. I'd suggest you save some documentation about DL's withdrawal from BGM and use it to make your case with NW. Caveat on timing: If you do that late in the year and move to MSP and end up flying less, you might not requalify by the end of the year.