Million mile accrual, what qualifies?
Jun 17, 2021, 10:14 am
#1
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Million mile accrual, what qualifies?
I did a search for MM accrual and nothing came up, apologies if the info is out there I just didn't know what to search for. I also searched Delta MM and couldn't find how it is accrued.
I was under the impression that qualifying miles for MM are just the straight miles. I just flew ATL-SEA-ANC RT, I thought I should receive 7,242 towards MM, but I received 16,*** Can someone explain the accrual please.
I was under the impression that qualifying miles for MM are just the straight miles. I just flew ATL-SEA-ANC RT, I thought I should receive 7,242 towards MM, but I received 16,*** Can someone explain the accrual please.
Jun 17, 2021, 10:30 am
#2
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Currently MQMs are what count for MM status. (Long before the merger, DL's rules were different.) For the remainder of 2021, there's DL's accelerator promo which gives additional MQMs (and MQDs, plus both on award tickets, etc.). Check the thread on it here in the DL forum of FT for detailed rules.
Jun 17, 2021, 2:41 pm
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I did a search for MM accrual and nothing came up, apologies if the info is out there I just didn't know what to search for. I also searched Delta MM and couldn't find how it is accrued.
I was under the impression that qualifying miles for MM are just the straight miles. I just flew ATL-SEA-ANC RT, I thought I should receive 7,242 towards MM, but I received 16,*** Can someone explain the accrual please.
I was under the impression that qualifying miles for MM are just the straight miles. I just flew ATL-SEA-ANC RT, I thought I should receive 7,242 towards MM, but I received 16,*** Can someone explain the accrual please.
Jun 17, 2021, 4:42 pm
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Your MM balance is based on MQMs earned but DL is also doing an MQM "Accelerator" promo this year so you also received bonus MQMs, and those bonus MQMs earned under the Status Accelerator promo this year will count towards one's MMer balance. I.e. with DL, ALL MQMs earned (regardless of how they are earned) count towards MMer status. That includes class of service bonus MQMs for Y fares and paid F/J fares and if you receive them, AmEx Sign-up bonus and annual spend-boost MQMs, and any other MQM promos (such as when DL had the Hilton-MQM promo).
Jun 17, 2021, 4:56 pm
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MM qualification hasn't been based on straight mileage in at least 14 years. You may be thinking of/reading about RDM accrual. It used to be the number of RDMs you got was based on the length of the flight, but that changed in 2015 to be based on the price you pay for the flight.
Jun 18, 2021, 6:40 am
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This makes the extra MQMs earned from premium cabin fares (and Y and B coach fare classes, although M once earned 150% too) and AmEx spend more valuable.