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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 102,617
Did the OP request the status match/challenge from LH or was he/she approached by DL with the offer?
If this were part of some corporate travel contract, maybe the company has ended its preference for DL and hence the status was downgraded if it was conditional on the corporate contract and the OP's continued employment in a position requiring business travel. <I'm just trying to guess here.>