Originally Posted by
DeltaFlyingProf
I am a DL Million Miler for many many years. She indeed is misunderstanding how it works. I wish it were so. I may have stayed with DL if it were, but it isn't.
And in passing, I'm so close to 2MM but won't get there except by accident
Its always struck me as odd that it works this way – I became a United MM 10 years ago and realised that the first 50000 miles I flew on United each year were earning me nothing (in terms of status) and so I matched status to AA and have been EXP here ever since. My United Gold is very nice when I have to fly Star Alliance, but that isn't very often. From United's perspective my Lifetime Gold status costs them very little (since I fly so little) but in fact it cost them all my flying.
But then again - I'm not at all sure the bean counters have ever really understood how to make a frequent flyer program into a real loyalty program.