DL360 or DM? (Can one be both?)
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: RDU
Programs: DL DM, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Platinum, etc etc etc
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DL360 or DM? (Can one be both?)
I thought you were either 360 or DM but not both?
i ask because all people who proudly display their brag tags just say 360 but I saw a diamond tag today and in small print it said 360 (like the same size of when the 1MM would be)
i ask because all people who proudly display their brag tags just say 360 but I saw a diamond tag today and in small print it said 360 (like the same size of when the 1MM would be)
#5
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New York
Programs: SPG LT Gold, DL PM 1MM
Posts: 692
You're both...
- you get to diamond a few weeks before 360 and then you get invited to 360 which gives you additional benefits
- your BP says diamond
- plenty of staff don't know what 360 is, or they don't see it on their systems, so they treat you as diamond
- your my delta says "diamond" on the top; though says all of it on the left (360 / diamond / million miler)
indeed you just saw an old tag
- you get to diamond a few weeks before 360 and then you get invited to 360 which gives you additional benefits
- your BP says diamond
- plenty of staff don't know what 360 is, or they don't see it on their systems, so they treat you as diamond
- your my delta says "diamond" on the top; though says all of it on the left (360 / diamond / million miler)
indeed you just saw an old tag
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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You're both...
- you get to diamond a few weeks before 360 and then you get invited to 360 which gives you additional benefits
- your BP says diamond
- plenty of staff don't know what 360 is, or they don't see it on their systems, so they treat you as diamond
- your my delta says "diamond" on the top; though says all of it on the left (360 / diamond / million miler)
indeed you just saw an old tag
- you get to diamond a few weeks before 360 and then you get invited to 360 which gives you additional benefits
- your BP says diamond
- plenty of staff don't know what 360 is, or they don't see it on their systems, so they treat you as diamond
- your my delta says "diamond" on the top; though says all of it on the left (360 / diamond / million miler)
indeed you just saw an old tag
#7
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: RDU
Programs: Status? What's status?
Posts: 211
I would venture a guess and say that all 360s are also Diamond. Even though there are no published requirements for 360, it's probably safe to say that if you're traveling/spending enough to qualify for 360, you're also qualifying for regular Diamond.
#9
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Central Florida
Programs: Delta 360/DM, Marriott Titanium Lifetime, Avis PP
Posts: 11
We're kind of both - so when I log in, it says Diamond Medallion at the top, then I have Delta 360 (which is not a "clickable" link), and then I have million miler after that. Boarding passes all say Diamond Medallion - seems like you have to look pretty hard because most systems seem to just tell them you are Diamond.
I had a flight on Sunday where the lead flight attendant actually went through the numbers on the PA - ". . .want to say thank you for the 10 Diamond Medallions, 15 Platinum, 20 Gold, and 25 Silver" (numbers aren't accurate as I can't remember what they were). Curious, I chatted with her after a trip to the bathroom and asked if she knew if there were any 360 members on board, and she proceeded to explain to me that 360 members are very rare and not all flights even had a 360 on them. I asked her if she knew I was a 360 member, and after a minute of disbelief, she proceeded to look it up and show me what her handheld showed her. Seems as though when she refreshed her screen I showed up to her as a 360, but she believed I was showing up as Diamond at first or at least that it was showing her that I was Diamond and not 360. She was very apologetic - I let her know I really didn't care and was genuinly curious as to how the Delta systems counted 360 members since she took the effort to go through counts at level on the flight.
#10
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CHS
Programs: UA GS, Delta PM/2MM, Marriott Ambassador Elite/Lifetime Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 142
As others have said, it's an add-on to the standard levels in the system. I've had some FAs acknowledge my status specially, and I've had others ask me what 360 is! Ż\_(ツ)_/Ż
Gate agents, when they recognize the status, move heaven and earth. I've been the cause of a walk-on-the-boarded-airplane-and-offer-$1200-so-this-guy-can-get-from-CHS-to-ATL situation before just due to a weather delay when there's no obligation :grimmace: - not sure that would've happened as a one of many DMs in our market.
Gate agents, when they recognize the status, move heaven and earth. I've been the cause of a walk-on-the-boarded-airplane-and-offer-$1200-so-this-guy-can-get-from-CHS-to-ATL situation before just due to a weather delay when there's no obligation :grimmace: - not sure that would've happened as a one of many DMs in our market.
#11
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: DL; AA; UA; CO; LHLX; NZ; QR; EK; BA
Posts: 7,407
360 has been communicated more systemwide - many employees know that it exists but do not quite know what it's about or how one attains it. For ground agents, they can see it in your record - it's coded as "TS" as part of your credentials in the record.
#12
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SDF
Programs: DL:360/DM/6 MMer; Bonvoy: Lifetime Titanium 10+M pts, 3100+ nights;
Posts: 1,441
Any idea what TS stands for?
#14
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 8
I find more and more flight attendants quietly stop by and recognize 360 status. Most simply say, and you are 1 of our most valued/special flyers...done quietly and discreetly, I actually really appreciate it. Someone mentioned the other day that they learned something about it in recent training. Same as above DM/360, but just shows as diamond on any docs.
#15
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: DL DM; Marriott Ambasador Elite
Posts: 626
Several months ago I boarded behind a guy with a 360 tag who was greeted as a 360 by the GA, but his boarding pass showed he was a GM. There has been speculation that Delta grants 360 to strategic individuals (e.g. heads of corporate travel departments) in addition to high value customers; I chalked it up to that.