Originally Posted by
crimson12
Not sure that's true. I've probably got ~ 1 million miles and points, and I'm only Gold on DL and no status anywhere else.
The DL change policy really has me bummed. I've booked JFK-MXP, FCO-JFK, almost 10 months in advance, and if I have to change by a day I have to pay $300 ($150/pp). Boo.
DL can't compare to UA or AA's programs. There are good arguments to be made for both UA & AA saying they have the best programs. There are NO arguments for DL. The program just sucks. Everyone knows if you want to get the best $$ value for your mileage, it with an International F tkt. Not only does DL not have international F, but the few partners it has that do have it do not make seats available to SkyTeam members (AF, KE, CI)
Business class fares always go on sale in every market. You can fly to any place on earth in C (Z) for under $5K (depending on season). But even with the rare F sales, you can't get to the mid east, Africa, india, etc for under $15K and that is where the best use of miles are dollar wise