Not sure how great of a deal this is. So... I’d have to jump through hoops (EQD and MQM) just to keep this matched status for eight months. In tandem, I’d have to earn status the old fashioned way for next year? Starting halfway through the year?

Or... I could wait for July 1 and challenge to my same level through January 2021. This option still seems better to me.

I doubt Alaska will feel compelled to compete with this. Their match is already much more generous than Delta.