Originally Posted by
bajrbajr
I wasn't around the last time the Skymiles program was changed. Were the old mile (and their value) grandfathered? I think I have read that it was promised that their value would be retained, but were eventually stripped of their value.
How long did DL actually honor the promise of the grandfathered value?
Yes and yes.
The management lie was "Old Miles will always be Old Miles."
IIRC, the two-tiered system lasted a few years.
Hint: get really nervous when you hear absolute assurances from DL management. As in "Flying Colonels get lifetime Crown Room membership."