Originally Posted by
christoman
I just crossed 77K MQM (only 39 MQSs) this year so am retaining Platinum status for next year.
One thing I noticed when I log into the Delta site, is a sentence above the mileage graph that says "Complete one flight (MQMs or MQSs) to reach Diamond Medallion status." (I replaced the airplane symbol with the word flight.)
Is this just a generic statement that every flight gets you closer? I thought it was odd that it said one flight, though. I don't see how I am a flight away, but wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.
The 'plane' icon in the tracker denotes flight related activities such as MQMs or MQSs with progress of each highlighted within the respective tracker lines inside the graphic. The 'dollar sign' tracker immediately below this section tracks MQDs and/or Amex related spend respectively.
Starting January 1, 2014 you will need to earn both flight related activities (MQMs or MQSs) plus dollar related activities (MQDs or Amex spend) to qualify for Medallion status.
Hopefully this further clarifies things.