Originally Posted by
mersk862
Keep in mind too that award ticket upgrades are treated just like revenue upgrades on Delta now - a Platinum an award clears before a Gold on a B fare. Good news for higher elites (esp. top tier Diamonds), but the news is more muted for Golds and especially Silvers.
this is a great point as this was a change (improvement for top tier medallions) from how it was initially proposed