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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 1:46 am
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
To repeat, if you've earned Diamond but you're not EP and/or DM, other things equal, it would normally be better to do your flying on other carriers now and return to DL after March 1.

Moreover, for most people in this situation who can control the scheduling of air travel, it would be better to postpone such travel on DL to after March 1. The same statement is true to a lesser extent every year because of the temporary increase in elites around this time of year.
That depends. If you have status on another airline, and want to maintain it, then it makes sense to fly there. If not, then better to stick with DL.

Or, if you have enough roll-over miles to guarantee you silver in 2011, you switch all your travel to *A and see how it goes. (That would be me.)
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