Originally Posted by
chi-D
I have transferred miles back and forth between the two accounts (DL and NW), but when you do this, all the miles transfer, but there is NO RECOGNITION by Delta that some of these are elite miles, and NO RECOGNITION by NW that some of those miles are MQMs.
Shouldn't Delta recognize my status as Gold as soon as I hit this threshold, even if it's prior to 2010? I mean, I earned the status -- how can they hold it back?
That's because status miles, MQM's etc, don't transfer. You are only transferring redeemable miles. Once the accounts are combined, then the status miles should also combine and if that puts you into the next tier then you should also see your status change at that point (or maybe shortly thereafter).