<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
Although they don't use the word lifetime.. rather, status is renewed annually. (Sounds to many of us like this way they could pull the plug some point.) </font>
DL had responded to someone (as reported in the DL forum) saying they don't use lifetime any more b/c you could be 1MM and get Silver, then hit 2MM and get Gold - so to call it "lifetime" would be a misnomer.
That being said, we all know what happened to TWA's "lifetime" lounge membership.
Of all the things they mess with, I doubt denying benes specifically to million-milers will be on DL's agenda. (They may dilute the SM/GM/PM status, but I doubt they'll back away from the multi-million mile clubs.)