Originally Posted by
bergamini
The offer I got (which I didn't need) was really, really, expensive for the MQM. I would be surprised if they got much revenue from that at all.
There are lots of people who spend money is ways others things are ridiculous.
One interesting effect this change might have is to increase EOY MQM sales. Since those purchases count toward MQDs as well, we might even see people who already have 125k+ MQM plunking down cash for MQMs simply to get the extra MQDs they need.
Since those sales are pure profit for DL, it's even more gravy on top if it happens.
Originally Posted by
MonAmQB
This change essentially eliminates the waiver, which makes MQM rollover pretty irrelevant. Hard to justify DL DM status vs. UA 1K. After all, DL DM requires 125k miles while UA 1K requires only 100k miles.
1. Rollover isn't irrelevant if you meet the MQD requirement or aren't trying to get to DM.
2. Switching to UA is certainly an option for someone who blindly directs all their travel to an airline of choice based on a marketing program. There are many, many more people who buy based on price/schedule/product, and just end up with status as a side-effect. Granted, most of those folks aren't here on FT, but I'd posit that the smarter FFers out there use loyalty programs as a tiebreaker, not the primary decision factor.