Anyone that has been EXP for 20 years should know that all THREE AIRLINES no longer view their top "published" elite levels like they did 10-15 years ago. If you want any "cache" you need to be in the invite only, opaque qualification level. That's the reality now. Even as CK (and maybe not after April) I often have to fend for myself. Without knowing the particulars it's hard to know if the OP is justified in being upset. But if he thinks the grass is going to be greener at DL, particularly if it means in and out of ATL he surely will be disappointed.