Can someone explain Delta's Milliion Miles program to me. I was mainly a NWA flyer for all these years until now. I've flown Delta a few times (not by choice).

I looked at my Skymiles account and I have somewhere around 31000 Million Miles listed.

What are these?

What can they be used for?

How do these (if they do) differ than regular skymiles?

Can I use them for purchasing tickets or are they for something else.

I can't seem to find anything that really explains what benefit these are.


(Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but NWA never had anything like this broken out before into different mile segments)

thanks!

Those are considered your total BIS miles (butt-in-seat), the lifetime total for actually flying. Actually, they are your lifetime total MQM's/EQM's. Therefore it includes bonus MQM's from YBM and F fares, from AMEX bonuses, etc. There are some benefits and recognition for hitting milestones; in particular 1MM, 2MM and 4MM). Million Miler miles simply serve for keeping a running tally as you attain those milestones.

Some other airlines calculate lifetime miles towards Million Miler status in very different ways; for example some include total RDM's (redeemable miles) earned. In the past IIRC, DL did that too, so it was easier to become a DL million miler 15 years ago than it is now.

I believe the top current customer is somewhere between 7 and 11 MM.

Million Miler Status
The Million Miler� Program recognizes and rewards those customers who have flown an exceptional amount with us.
Members who reach one million Medallion Qualification Miles are currently awarded complimentary annual Silver Medallion status.
Members who reach two million Medallion Qualification Miles are currently awarded complimentary annual Gold Medallion status.
Members who reach four million plus Medallion Qualification Miles are currently awarded complimentary annual Platinum Medallion status.
Every time you reach a new level of Million Miler status you will have the opportunity to choose an exclusive gift by Hartmann� as a token of our appreciation.
Million Miler balances are based on total Medallion Qualification Miles earned over a member�s lifetime.

well see then this isn't fair...NWA did keep track of total BIS miles but they never added any bonus miles into those...no high fare bonus nothing other than BIS miles...since the WP database goes back to it's creation I think DL needs to go back and add in the bonus miles DL has granted to make things fair

It appears they did, I know my miles when up by about 150k.

If one is a Million Miler and has automatic Silver, how many miles need to be flown to be Gold - 25k or 50k?

50K.

If you dont fly at all or less than 25K EQM, you will still get Silver if you are a Million Miler. In order to reach Gold however, you must fly 50K eqm.

50k.
Current status (MM or "earned" from last year's flying) does not reduce the MQMs required this year.