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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 102,617
There's a further argument for DL if your miles from this trip plus any other status miles, aka MQMs on DL, will reach 25,000 for this calendar year. Then you will get Silver status on DL and a free bag without their credit card, earlier boarding, special shorter lines, and the chance of a free domestic upgrade. As a general rules, if you can get status, the benefits are better when the FF program and the carrier you fly are the same.
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