hi! im 3 days old on Flyertalk and I hope to find some clarification from a veteran. i have DL GM that I guess im losing for 2014. (about 16,000 mqm short and 12 mqs). i didnt understand how it worked till i joined FT last week! (my bad). my questions are.....when im looking for MRs here i havent seen anything from (or even including) ATL, my connection airport (home is CHA which i usually originate and terminate). does this mean ATL never has good deals? also, ive noticed people actually build in MRs throughout the year. do I earn anything towards my status if i use SM for MR? i have >200k SM. should i continue to save them for vacations? sorry this is long but i want desperately to understand how this works to my best benefit.
thanks!!! already addicted to FT! lol