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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by dorisrpas
If you want to buy your airline status instead of flying it, look at Delta. Is also a huge reason Delta SkyMiles (aka SkyPesos) are considered by many Delta flyers to be a bad value.
Originally Posted by mre5765

Huh?
The DL branded AmEx offers either 25,000 or 40,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles with $50-60K spend. Felt by many DL Medallions as signficantly contributing to higher numbers of DL elite and as another way DL hands out "excessive" numbers of miles, without flying.
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