Originally Posted by
dmitzel
Scoop,
Please comment on the DL 2x MQM promotion, and how artificial inflation of Delta Medalion elite ranks (may) impact the elite status and benefits of soon-to-be-former WP elites, especially Silver and Gold members.
While our angst is covered in multiple threads, please refer
this link for a better idea as to our concerns regarding this promotion. Many of us are either in favor of a reciprocal promotion by WP - in the interest of leveling the (elite) playing field - or someother means to mitigate the impact of DL+NW
favoring DL elites over NW's own ranks. I fall into the latter group as I, like many of your bread-and-butter business travelers, are mandated to use a corporate travel agency and cannot book directly via an airline website.
Please do not risk alienation of your elites in favor of devaluating our hard-earned benefits in order to benefit one group only.
Scoop V2.b
This is a real concern. I also really need to know if the SWU's will be honored in the EXACT same way in 2009 as they are today. You can appreciate that those of us who fly 120-160k are only doing it on NW because the SWU pull from the C and F bucket. These questions need to be addressed. Saying that nothing changes is just plain wrong when our Delta brethren are currently earning 2X EQM's in what is effectively the same program (already stated they would be merged).