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Old Sep 27, 2023 | 5:32 pm
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Adelphos
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Originally Posted by ATOBTTR
So many people are saying this but DM was not automatic even with rollover except for international members. But US members still had to meet the MQD requirement or meet the $250K MQD waiver. And look at this way: using the formula in the new system, that $250K on a DL Reserve would net 25K MQDs or more than enough MQDs to have qualified for DM. So DMs who were maintaining DM status were still having to spend significantly (either on flights or on a CC) with DL. Sure rollover allowed the lower ranks to swell because rollover adding up and then an MQD waiver at $25K being the same for PM, GM, or FO and plenty of folks floated up to these levels. But DM still took extensive spend to obtain.
I am surprised Delta didn't wait to see how Diamond shook out with the $20K MQD requirement. But there may be more people who can fly Delta One ($3,000 to $7,000 or more) fares than we think, resulting in a larger DM pool than anticipated. Also I always thought the $250K MQD waiver was crazy, but apparently a lot of business owners are making that spend.
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