Originally Posted by
Mannydog
I am closing in on the end of my 90 days of a status match from AS Gold to DL Gold (I'm going to be ~ 200 miles short
with a week to go, but expect a trip before the cutoff).
So, assuming I make the match and get Gold, what do I have to do to reach Platinum from there?
Some details: I will have around 25k of flown miles on DL (with my DL FF#) this year on Oct 18 when the challenge ends.
In the last year, I have flown around 95k on Delta metal, (with all my points going to AS before the challenge).
I expect to take one or two trips to Asia by the end of the year
I split my time between SEA and MEM
I'm considering getting a Delta Amex-will MQMs help here?
So, how do I get to Platinum?
Thx
Based on Delta rules and experience,
Your status granted in 2012 will expire on March 1 2014. To achieve platinum in 2012 you need 75K in calendar year 2012. To achieve PM in 2013 you will need to accumulate 75 K MQM in the 2013 calendar year and that status would expire on March 1 2015. The accumulation can include 2012 rollover.
You will rollover to 2013 all MQM over the target MQM of the status you earned in 2012. If you get GM and have over 50k MQM, the excess will rollover. If you get GM due to a match and accumulate less than 50k MQM in the 2012 calendar year there is no rollover to 2013.
Unless you are very close to PM in 2012, you may want to wait till 2013 to do the AMEX MQM strategy so that those MQMs accrue to PM status in 2013.