I always thought it was odd that DL counted everything under the sun toward MM status. I can’t complain, because I benefitted from it, but before switching to DL I earned MM on United and that felt like a real achievement. When I hit MM on DL after 3 years of flying with them, it felt artificial (because it was).

I feel for those who fall under the new program, but it seems like a corrected “error” of sorts.

Glad to see they somewhat improved the benefits along with making the achievement considerably more challenging.