Originally Posted by
TheHorta
1) It doesn’t matter whether it affects other Diamonds or not. That’s irrelevant. It turns something ostensibly intended to be special into something trivial.
Sorry.. this is just frequent flyer status. What are you really looking for? Are you looking for the gate agents to blow out some confetti and have the pilot walk back and give you a cupcake because you happened to fly 250K MQM?
2) Why NOT have another tier? Once upon a time they stopped at Platinum. Who’s complaining now that there’s a new tier above Platinum?
Pragmatically Diamond was introduced as a result of a merger with Northwest. Has Delta acquired another massive airline company I wasn't aware of?
3) Who does it hurt to have another published tier that can’t be diluted by credit card shenanigans?
It adds cost and complexity for Delta.