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IAH-OIL-TRASH
DL might retreat a little, but at the end of the day, one quote struck me (paraphrasing): "We have twice as many DMs relative to pre-pandemic. That's ridiculous. DL does need to cull that mob. I think they'll retreat a little on SC access, but still raise the elite qualification hurdles significantly. Maybe 30 vs 35 for DM.
I wish they would do a segment+MQD qualification like UA has.
The 40% to 30% MQD earn on for "discount" biz partner flights was petty. Especially after (I assume) many have flights already booked next year.
20:1 conversion to MQD as well as 1 per $10 on the Reserve will hopefully be made better.