Originally Posted by
Donna49
I'm trying to plan out how much early travel to do, and I've been searching to see if DL rewards FFers for flying more than 75,000. So far I've found nothing, so I'm thinking I should pace this to get to 75,000 near the end of the year.
Does DL reward their FFers for flying beyond the top qualification level? Any thought that they might adopt a plan such as NW has?
Delta incentives for flying in excess of 75k miles are a joke... The have what are known as "Medallion Threshold Rewards", which in 2008 included:
* at 100,000 MQMs: 15,000 bonus miles.
* at 125,000 MQMs: 20,000 bonus miles.
* at 150,000 MQMs: 25,000 bonus miles, or one year Crown Room Club membership.
* at 175,000 MQMs: 25,000 bonus miles, or other exclusive gifts
The way I redeem my miles (mainly companion tickets for my wife and son) I typically save about $1 for each 100 miles redeemed. Thus for me these rewards are roughly worth between $150 and $250. IMHO the SWUs offered to United 1k members, Northwest EEPs, and American EXPs are a lot more generous since they allow you to upgrade from virtually any fare on transatlantic flights (Y B M fares are required by Delta) and each SWU can potentially save you $2k (or even more).
Because of Delta's Y B M fare requirement on transatlantic flights, some have been suggested that Delta's
PMU really means
Pretty
Much
Useless...
I think there is very little at DL to keep you from flying after reaching 75k miles. If you fly a lot it is more logical to buy tickets on another airline and qualify for elite there.
It might be a dream, but if DL offered 2 real SWUs at 100k MQM and another 2 every 40k miles or so (similar to NW EEPs), I think many PMs would fly more on DL after 75k, and possibly some UA and AA 100k+ fliers (like you) may even choose to take DL. I think that DL needs to do something to compete with UA 1k and AA ExP benefits which are better for 100k+ fliers.