After seven years of PM status, accumulated rollover plus a trip to Australia means I've finally hit DM for the first time! I'm wondering what to expect. Here's what I'm thinking:
- A Porsche will pick me up from my apartment every time I fly.
- Domestic upgrades are 100% guaranteed to the point where they will kick someone who paid for F out of their seat. The only exception is if there are more DM's than F seats on a particular flight (e.g. 17 DMs on a 737-800 with 16 F seats). In that case, if I'm not upgraded, I'll get an upgrade certificate good for any flight, domestic or international, that can be used at any time to guarantee an F/D1 seat unless that cabin is 100% full of DMs already.
- I will receive a hand-written letter from Richard Anderson, written from C.E. Woolman's desk, with a small diamond in it and stating that I am no longer a ham sandwich but rather a Philly cheesesteak.
- They'll send me a luggage tag that says Diamond Medallion and has a "Press here to try me" button. When people press that button, a Gilbert Gottfried voice says "I'm Diamond. You're not. Pfft."
- And finally, by far the most valuable thing on this list: one (1) SkyMile.
From what I understand, it may be even better than that, but I figure I should keep my expectations low so DL can over-deliver. Right?
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