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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 12:32 pm
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Originally Posted by rylan
Well those truckloads of MQM rollover are essentially meaningless without any support on the MQD front. Basically zero international travel for at least first half of this year, and severely depressed travel even in second half. Not sure if DL is expecting pax to go on a rampage and spend a full year worth of money on DL the second half, or 4th quarter... but even with the Amex waiver there are going to be significantly less people who can qualify for elite status... especially at the DM level where hitting 15k without multiple long haul trips is just a pipe dream for the overwhelming majority of pax.
If anything, no MQD rollover will encourage pax to fly on partner airlines vs DL. Personally, what little intl travel I'll be doing this year will be on KL, AF, and AM, so I can maximize my MQD earnings.
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