Originally Posted by
blug
It's meaningless to criticize DL for not allowing you to upgrade at low fare or redeem J award at low level.
As AndyTLe said, if you want to fly J internationally, Skymiles is not the program for you.
Why don't you criticize WN or B6? They don't let you fly J internationally either. With DL you can at least fly J if you pay for it, or use double/triple miles.
Are you forgetting that a lot of DL FTers think they are entitled to SM perks that are actually not permitted by the program rules?