How the do you measure the value of a retired 2mm ? who flies just enough to still miss Silver reqmts

OK so lazy I get it... most on FT read up before they comment

Most see what OP was posting before they just comment.

I clearly stated I never EVER buy or sell $DAL stock (nor do I care what the stock does up or down) but clearly it is dropping faster than the value of a SkyPenny this past year!

True I do know the value of SkyPennies but that is not what this thread is about. It is about the value of the OP. Clearly a SkyMile is the same as 1 cent and that is the point of this thread and the Delta CEO and more agree.

I think that is more a function of the stock market as a whole being volatile over the past year, and less Delta specific. Yeah they took a slightly harder hit then the rest of the market, but they are also up close to 500% over the past 6 years whereas the market as a whole has only gained 75% in that same time. Seems like Delta tends to just follow what the market is doing just at larger magnitudes.

Why does everyone on this board think there are personal feelings with Delta. It is a company. You either make the requirements, or you don't. Yes, certain influential or VERY high spend clients get 360. Other than that, you either are a level or you aren't.

Now...for chronic complainers, yes they are keeping track and will adjust offers of compensation accordingly.

Better question is ...why are you not a victim? :-)

Oh, I get slapped around in the forums pretty hard. ;)

Man, is English not your first language or something? You seem to have a really hard time with reading comprehension. Every quote you've shared says that Delta hopes to have 1 SkyMile = 1 cent in the future, which is a context clue indicating that exchange rate is not currently in effect.

As someone who recently booked Premium Select from LA to PVG for 50k SkyMiles (cash ticket was $1900), I can definitively say Delta has not hit this goal yet.

As a 2mm, you did not have a lifetime gold status ?

One rare hit does not make a goal a miss. Generally, if you are on this board, you will get better skymile redemption value than the average.

I'm probably among the lowest possible Diamonds out there under the current rules. I have an MQD exemption via a foreign address (and as such, I can't view my MQDs on the app, but I would estimate it to be ~$6000 pa with ~$3000 spend on actual Delta flights). I have an AMEX card but I hardly ever use it for non-flight purchases because it is of limited use where I live. I fly low CPM long haul routes, and probably half of those itineraries I bargain hunt. And I travel significant portions on VOZ which isn't even a part of SkyTeam.

With that being said, I can only think of one occurrence where I feel like I was kind of getting the short-end of the stick and was disappointed Delta didn't do more for me in the rule-bending department. Long story short, I was going to spend about ~$1,200 on a MEL-LAX flight but needed to reschedule an LAX-ORD flight that was on a separate itinerary. There was a schedule change but it wasn't "enough" of a schedule change, despite getting an email saying that I *may* be able to change my itinerary. I was meeting someone in ORD so didn't really want to risk a long day of stand-by. I HUCB once but eventually just decided to bite the bullet. I think I ate it to the tune of about $600 or so.

Besides that, I am regularly upgraded, never observed any weirdness going on with my upgrade placement. I have GUCed LAX-SYD 1/2 times so far. And overall I feel as though I am treated like any other Diamond. I certainly will enjoy it while it lasts, as who knows how long the MQD exemption will exist for foreign address holders.

I am also with the MQD exception via foreign address (my home address). I think I reached the minimum MQD anyway and also the costumer service abroad is different ( I feel they are more cheap when you have issues ).

I think I'm a low value elite.... I make status by flying dirt cheap round trips to Asia on China Eastern ($700 CAD to Singapore?!) and then subsequently get upgraded on Delta flights that I get on fare deals for leisure trips. I also eat a lot at the SkyClub, but hopefully Delta's not tracking that yet. MQD waiver since I'm Canadian.

I have zero status, but I think DL has treated me pretty well when I have flown them. They have bent the rules more than once for me when I have had to rebook due to a schedule change. Sometimes took more than one phone call though.