The Official Medallion Qualification Update Thread
Apr 15, 2014, 3:18 pm
#2821
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: DTW / FNT
Programs: The Dastardly Quintet.
Posts: 582
I can't imagine giving my top tier product away to an employee while telling one of my high value clients to take the 2nd rate version. Very quickly, I would find myself out of a job.
Apr 16, 2014, 8:58 am
#2822
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC (RDU)
Programs: DL Plat (won't hit DM again) 2MM (2.5), HH Gold, PC Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 5,626
I've had good success having AF premium economy tickets issued by DL on 006 stock with a phone call. Issuing with an AF flight number means issues in AF A or S which is a lot cheaper than DL W.
Yesterday though I tried to have DL issue a China Eastern flight ICN-CTU on 006 stock. First attempts were a bust -- Deltamatic (?) only showed Asiana and Korean air flights for a lot more money. Then I tried giving the agent the specific flights I was looking for (found on ITA matrix and confirmed available on Expedia) but various problems -- Delta couldn't find a GMP-SHA-CTU connection or when it did find connections priced much higher than Expedia. Grumble. I'll try again before I likely eventually give up on getting it issued on 006 stock.
Yesterday though I tried to have DL issue a China Eastern flight ICN-CTU on 006 stock. First attempts were a bust -- Deltamatic (?) only showed Asiana and Korean air flights for a lot more money. Then I tried giving the agent the specific flights I was looking for (found on ITA matrix and confirmed available on Expedia) but various problems -- Delta couldn't find a GMP-SHA-CTU connection or when it did find connections priced much higher than Expedia. Grumble. I'll try again before I likely eventually give up on getting it issued on 006 stock.
Apr 16, 2014, 9:08 am
#2823
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
I've had good success having AF premium economy tickets issued by DL on 006 stock with a phone call. Issuing with an AF flight number means issues in AF A or S which is a lot cheaper than DL W.
Yesterday though I tried to have DL issue a China Eastern flight ICN-CTU on 006 stock. First attempts were a bust -- Deltamatic (?) only showed Asiana and Korean air flights for a lot more money. Then I tried giving the agent the specific flights I was looking for (found on ITA matrix and confirmed available on Expedia) but various problems -- Delta couldn't find a GMP-SHA-CTU connection or when it did find connections priced much higher than Expedia. Grumble. I'll try again before I likely eventually give up on getting it issued on 006 stock.
Yesterday though I tried to have DL issue a China Eastern flight ICN-CTU on 006 stock. First attempts were a bust -- Deltamatic (?) only showed Asiana and Korean air flights for a lot more money. Then I tried giving the agent the specific flights I was looking for (found on ITA matrix and confirmed available on Expedia) but various problems -- Delta couldn't find a GMP-SHA-CTU connection or when it did find connections priced much higher than Expedia. Grumble. I'll try again before I likely eventually give up on getting it issued on 006 stock.
Basically, you can usually ticket AF/KL on 006 without problems, but sometimes certain flights or inventory can only be ticketed on 057 or whatever the KL stock is. All depends on the specific fare rules.
Apr 20, 2014, 6:53 am
#2824
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Mostly living in the basement
Programs: Newly minted free agent; MR LT(!)TE, HH SE, BA SECM, DL MM, UA PS, 2V Fanboi, CBP GE
Posts: 5,108
That said, playing these stupid games with 006 ticketing or DL codeshares is tiring, especially given these are premium fares. Makes looking at other carriers (BA would have made a lot more sense for my itinerary next month) a lot more appealing.
Apr 22, 2014, 9:56 am
#2825
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: PVU, SLC
Programs: DL Pork Medallion, PP, GE
Posts: 1,657
IME, DL W maps to the lowest available AF fare.
That said, playing these stupid games with 006 ticketing or DL codeshares is tiring, especially given these are premium fares. Makes looking at other carriers (BA would have made a lot more sense for my itinerary next month) a lot more appealing.
That said, playing these stupid games with 006 ticketing or DL codeshares is tiring, especially given these are premium fares. Makes looking at other carriers (BA would have made a lot more sense for my itinerary next month) a lot more appealing.
Jun 10, 2014, 5:05 pm
#2826
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: AVL
Posts: 216
Yes, I am experiencing SkyTeam Medallion pains now because of the new MQD requirement. As a frequent SkyTeam flyer on Delta, I have enough MQMs this year to be platinum, but because many of the international flights had to be taken on other airlines (because Delta did not go there), I am held back to silver because of the MQD requirement. So, with all the flying I have to do, I cannot even get on the SkyPriority lane!
Jun 10, 2014, 5:23 pm
#2827
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Winter Garden, FL
Programs: Delta DM-3MM United Gold-MM Marriott Lifetime Titanium Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 13,498
Or get a Delta AMEX card and spend $25,000. That's an alternative to meeting the MQD requirement.
Bruce
Bruce
Jun 10, 2014, 6:21 pm
#2828
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 16,046
Jun 12, 2014, 8:11 pm
#2830
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Atlanta,Georgia
Programs: Delta, Starwood, Delta DM
Posts: 336
My yearly spend on my Delta Reserve is over 70,000 then I switch to my platinum card, yes it would be nice if my mqd's would rollover, I have plenty of flights thru the year but still not sure what 2015 will bring.....
Jun 13, 2014, 9:10 am
#2831
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: DL FO/KM, AA PLT
Posts: 2,594
Why do you need MQDs to rollover if you're getting the waiver through spend on your Reserve card anyway?
Jun 16, 2014, 7:21 am
#2832
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
I'm amazed at how fast an EC purchase posts. Yesterday I bought up to EC at the kiosk before my flight. The $19 MQM posted within three hours, well before the flight did.
Jun 24, 2014, 2:00 pm
#2833
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: SEA once more (previously CDG and NRT)
Programs: Former DL DM and UA 1k, now a J class free agent (UA Gold, AS MVP Gold)
Posts: 2,450
MQDs not showing up
I'm relatively new to Delta, and trying to figure out the MQD qualification process. I have to book all my travel through my corporate travel agency, where we have negotiated fares with a variety of airlines (including Delta). When I look at my account, I see that I have 20k MQMs so far this year, but my MQD is only $278. It appears that only my spend on economy comfort is showing up as MQD, but the cost of my tickets are not showing up. The last ticket was $1k. My next flight is $2.5k. Both trips were Delta flights, ticketed on Delta (no code-shares or anything like that going on).
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.
Jun 24, 2014, 9:32 pm
#2834
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 16,046
I'm relatively new to Delta, and trying to figure out the MQD qualification process. I have to book all my travel through my corporate travel agency, where we have negotiated fares with a variety of airlines (including Delta). When I look at my account, I see that I have 20k MQMs so far this year, but my MQD is only $278. It appears that only my spend on economy comfort is showing up as MQD, but the cost of my tickets are not showing up. The last ticket was $1k. My next flight is $2.5k. Both trips were Delta flights, ticketed on Delta (no code-shares or anything like that going on).
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.
Jun 24, 2014, 9:40 pm
#2835
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SAV
Programs: AMEX Plat, Delta FO, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz
Posts: 9
I'm relatively new to Delta, and trying to figure out the MQD qualification process. I have to book all my travel through my corporate travel agency, where we have negotiated fares with a variety of airlines (including Delta). When I look at my account, I see that I have 20k MQMs so far this year, but my MQD is only $278. It appears that only my spend on economy comfort is showing up as MQD, but the cost of my tickets are not showing up. The last ticket was $1k. My next flight is $2.5k. Both trips were Delta flights, ticketed on Delta (no code-shares or anything like that going on).
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.
Is it normal to not have the cost of these tickets count towards MQD? It is frustrating to think that after this next trip, I'll be at 30k MQMs for the year with $3.9k of spend and still have 0 status, because they don't properly reflect the spend.