Delta Status Accelerator - 2021/2022 Skymiles Year
Aug 26, 2021, 2:28 pm
#871
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,417
If I understand correctly, you are not entitled to either more accelerator credit nor a refund.
Aug 26, 2021, 3:21 pm
#872
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,885
If you simply paid for a FC seat (on a coach ticket, not a FC ticket or FC award ticket), whether in money or miles, the fee is nonrefundable unless the flight is cancelled. It doesn't transfer to your new flight after a voluntary change. You were very lucky the GA gave you the FC seat before clearing the upgrade list. IMO this violated DL policy and was unfair to elites on the list who were entitled to the upgrade.
If I understand correctly, you are not entitled to either more accelerator credit nor a refund.
If I understand correctly, you are not entitled to either more accelerator credit nor a refund.
Aug 26, 2021, 3:44 pm
#873
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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This sounds to me like OP's change was treated as a SDC. OP had a F seat, was given an F seat on the earlier flight when the seat became available. By strict interpretation of DL rules, if you are booked in F all you need is an F seat available to SDC and it sounds like that is what the GA did (although the way they went about it may have been odd). OP should receive full value of the F accelerator.
Aug 28, 2021, 1:22 am
#874
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Smyrna, GA, USA
Programs: DL FO 1MM
Posts: 1,761
What is the appropriate venue to request correction of *incorrect* (but not missing) mileage credit? I had a paid C trip that only got the 50% bonus instead of, as I believe it should, the 75%. "Request mileage credit" appears to be for completely missing flights.
Aug 28, 2021, 8:35 am
#876
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DTW
Programs: DL DM, National EE, Hertz PC, IHG PL, Bonvoy Amb
Posts: 1,342
And to answer other question, Delta will not give you a courtesy bump to Silver when you reach 24.5k miles.
Aug 28, 2021, 10:10 pm
#878
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Disc
Posts: 56
Keep in mind that a lot of agents are new right now, though. I asked about getting the accelerator bonus for a flight fixed when I finally did get an agent to solve another issue (a re-route after a flight change that it wouldn't let me fix online,) and she seemed to have no idea what I was talking about and suggested just filling out the missing mileage form (which I can't do because I did get some credit for the flight, just not the correct amount.)
Sep 5, 2021, 6:10 pm
#879
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: CMH
Programs: Delta SkyMiles (Silver), AAdvantage, Sun Country, FmrUS Airways Dividend Miles, Northwest WorldPerks
Posts: 353
I have 2,000 MQMs to go to make Silver. I'll be getting 1,000 out of two segments next Saturday, plus a minimum of 500 bonus from the accelerator.
I upgraded to Comfort+ to try go clinch on those two segments, but realize I may have outsmarted myself: 1000 base + 750 (375 from each segment, which is 75% bonus of 500) = 1750 MQM.
Did I do the math right to realize I did the math wrong?
I upgraded to Comfort+ to try go clinch on those two segments, but realize I may have outsmarted myself: 1000 base + 750 (375 from each segment, which is 75% bonus of 500) = 1750 MQM.
Did I do the math right to realize I did the math wrong?
Sep 6, 2021, 10:25 am
#880
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 4,677
I have 2,000 MQMs to go to make Silver. I'll be getting 1,000 out of two segments next Saturday, plus a minimum of 500 bonus from the accelerator.
I upgraded to Comfort+ to try go clinch on those two segments, but realize I may have outsmarted myself: 1000 base + 750 (375 from each segment, which is 75% bonus of 500) = 1750 MQM.
Did I do the math right to realize I did the math wrong?
I upgraded to Comfort+ to try go clinch on those two segments, but realize I may have outsmarted myself: 1000 base + 750 (375 from each segment, which is 75% bonus of 500) = 1750 MQM.
Did I do the math right to realize I did the math wrong?
Last edited by El Boocho; Sep 6, 2021 at 10:31 am
Sep 18, 2021, 8:06 am
#882
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
When DL FIRST posted the ACCELERATOR program’s rules the computation for DL Vacation packages were NOT “too clear”, about a month later they added several “what if” scenarios to show how MQMs and MQDS are computed.
Before my first DL Vacation booking I called, it took two tries with DL “help” desk to get the correct numbers. Initially once flying commenced there were “lots” of errors with DL Vac posting correctly. It might be prudent (even now) to recheck that you were credited correctly.
Before my first DL Vacation booking I called, it took two tries with DL “help” desk to get the correct numbers. Initially once flying commenced there were “lots” of errors with DL Vac posting correctly. It might be prudent (even now) to recheck that you were credited correctly.
Sep 23, 2021, 12:41 pm
#883
Join Date: Aug 2021
Programs: Delta
Posts: 17
I booked a flight from JFK-ACC-JFK in Comfort+ for 17888 MQMs. A few months later, to upgrade to Delta One, I paid $406 (to class K, an upgradeable class) and then paid with miles to book Delta One round trip. I was told it would be 15334 because I'm upgrading a main cabin ticket with a mileage upgrade award which doesn't earn additional MQMs. Is that true? I'm confused by what is considered a mileage upgrade award vs. upgrade paid for with miles.
Sep 23, 2021, 5:41 pm
#884
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, Mlife Plat, Caesars Diam, Marriott Tit, UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, invol FT beta tester
Posts: 18,940
I booked a flight from JFK-ACC-JFK in Comfort+ for 17888 MQMs. A few months later, to upgrade to Delta One, I paid $406 (to class K, an upgradeable class) and then paid with miles to book Delta One round trip. I was told it would be 15334 because I'm upgrading a main cabin ticket with a mileage upgrade award which doesn't earn additional MQMs. Is that true? I'm confused by what is considered a mileage upgrade award vs. upgrade paid for with miles.
Mileage Upgrade Awards are similar to certificate upgrades (and in fact use the same inventory bucket). They do not change your MQM/MQD earning which will be based on the originally purchased fare class. MUA used to be available on all flights, but are now restricted to international flights only.
Upgrade With Miles is similar to Pay With Miles and is simply the use of Sky Miles at 1cpm to pay for something in lieu of the equivalent amount in cash, hence you earn as if you had actually used cash instead of the miles.
More info on MUAs, and the distinction with UWM, can be found in this thread, starting with the wiki at the top: Delta Mileage Upgrade Awards