Just got FO status
Aug 14, 2019, 11:50 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: PDX
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Just got FO status
My flight this morning was the last flight I needed for FO (silver) status. I was wondering if anyone knew how long it takes Delta to process this and before I can start picking preferred seats for free.
Aug 14, 2019, 11:53 am
#2
Join Date: May 2011
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Aug 14, 2019, 11:55 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: DL PM 1MM
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Aug 14, 2019, 9:20 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: CHA
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Congrats TB25!
3 of my 4 daughters have intentionally gotten to SM for the baggage and other perks. My youngest: 15, took a mileage run from CHA-ATL and return just to get the extra $64 spend to make Silver next year! My 17 year old traveled around the world this year, my 20 year old took a points trip to Korea with a friend. I've created travel monsters! But they love it!
3 of my 4 daughters have intentionally gotten to SM for the baggage and other perks. My youngest: 15, took a mileage run from CHA-ATL and return just to get the extra $64 spend to make Silver next year! My 17 year old traveled around the world this year, my 20 year old took a points trip to Korea with a friend. I've created travel monsters! But they love it!
Aug 15, 2019, 1:03 am
#8
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Congrats, I made silver back in 2010 and my first flight as a FO I got upgraded to F. DC-9 DTW-PBI. Gave me a false sense of what to expect in the future, haha... but I hope you get some of the same luck!
I've been a DL elite ever since, DM most years, Gold in 2019, but dropping to nothing in 2020. The Skymiles program isn't good enough anymore for me to keep elite status. I bet there were people saying the same thing in 2010 too, the good-old-days are relative.
I've been a DL elite ever since, DM most years, Gold in 2019, but dropping to nothing in 2020. The Skymiles program isn't good enough anymore for me to keep elite status. I bet there were people saying the same thing in 2010 too, the good-old-days are relative.
Aug 15, 2019, 2:45 am
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2019
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Thank you all for your help! My status officially changed when I woke up!
I saw that I can change my seats to preferred seats already, but I have some question about upgrades. Is this automatic when I go to check in for my flight? Also I thought I had read that for C+ you could ask for an aisle/window seat and preference no middle, but I don’t see where to do that.
Any advice is appreciated!
I saw that I can change my seats to preferred seats already, but I have some question about upgrades. Is this automatic when I go to check in for my flight? Also I thought I had read that for C+ you could ask for an aisle/window seat and preference no middle, but I don’t see where to do that.
Any advice is appreciated!
Aug 15, 2019, 5:38 am
#10
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: MSP
Programs: DL GM, MR Gold, Hilton Gold, National Exec
Posts: 534
Thank you all for your help! My status officially changed when I woke up!
I saw that I can change my seats to preferred seats already, but I have some question about upgrades. Is this automatic when I go to check in for my flight? Also I thought I had read that for C+ you could ask for an aisle/window seat and preference no middle, but I don’t see where to do that.
Any advice is appreciated!
I saw that I can change my seats to preferred seats already, but I have some question about upgrades. Is this automatic when I go to check in for my flight? Also I thought I had read that for C+ you could ask for an aisle/window seat and preference no middle, but I don’t see where to do that.
Any advice is appreciated!
Aug 15, 2019, 6:01 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Arlington, VA
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Posts: 487
Congrats -- If things work well for you, you'll be "hooked" on status like many of us here!
Aug 15, 2019, 12:32 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Congrats OP! Enjoy your new status!
Made Silver back in 2008, also got upgraded on my first flight (SLC-LAX on a 75X). I only missed an upgrade (ATL-SLC) that year and the subsequent years always got upgraded mainly because my routes were medallion light most of the time. Then moved to CDG so I was a Skyteam captive and made GM and PM. Now I'm roaming between DC and Latin America / Europe, with more options on OneWorld and Star Alliance than Skyteam so highly doubt will keep PM beyond 2020.
Congrats, I made silver back in 2010 and my first flight as a FO I got upgraded to F. DC-9 DTW-PBI. Gave me a false sense of what to expect in the future, haha... but I hope you get some of the same luck!
I've been a DL elite ever since, DM most years, Gold in 2019, but dropping to nothing in 2020. The Skymiles program isn't good enough anymore for me to keep elite status. I bet there were people saying the same thing in 2010 too, the good-old-days are relative.
I've been a DL elite ever since, DM most years, Gold in 2019, but dropping to nothing in 2020. The Skymiles program isn't good enough anymore for me to keep elite status. I bet there were people saying the same thing in 2010 too, the good-old-days are relative.
Last edited by SDQBound; Aug 15, 2019 at 12:41 pm