I got FC a couple of years ago - "flying chicken," as the cabin crew usually calls it. I had been Royal Medallion (yes, I remember) for a while, Gold Medallion after they renamed. My travel agent called Delta and asked for it. No sweat. (I threw a little business their way other than my own flights, but not enough for them to really care about - low five figures a year max.)

This was after the days of free CR access but I thought it might be worth something. Other than yet another luggage tag and a brass-and-wood wall plaque that says "In Recognition of Outstanding Support" (I had to take it out of the box just now to check) with a reproduced Ron Allen signature, it never did a thing for me. The GM tags were more useful, as people who saw them knew that I had to do something to earn them.

Since I do most of my flying on AA these days (mostly better schedules from Boston to Europe and the West Coast; some unhappiness over L fare upgrades) I haven't been keeping up on the FC program. It doesn't surprise me that it's been discontinued. Soon the luggage tags will be a memento to signal the cabin crew that I've been with Delta since "way back when." At that point they'll be good for something again! (I used to have Northeast "yellowbird" lapel pin that did the same whenever an ex-Northeast FA saw it. We got a lot of them to and from Boston after Delta bought NE. They've probably all retired by now.)