Originally Posted by
tennreb
I noticed something on the Award booking page that I hadn't seen before, a checkbox labeled "I am traveling." When clicking the info box, it says that "As a medallion member, you are eligible for greater award availability." I knew that PM and DM received greater availability, but I am FO (Silver). Is this box new? Do Silvers get greater availability?
The "I am travelling" box is not new.
As noted on Delta.com, and in your post above, "As a Medallion® member, you are eligible for greater Award seat availability when booking Delta Economy Class Award Travel."
FO (Silver) is Medallion, so they get greater availability than non-Medallion.