What Happen When You Reach 3 Million MQMs?
Jun 27, 2021, 11:33 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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What Happen When You Reach 3 Million MQMs?
Just noticed that I am only 18,000 MOMS short of 3 million lifetime. I don't believe that there are changes in lifetime Medallion status at that level. What does Delta when someone crosses the 3MM threshold?
Jun 27, 2021, 12:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Jun 27, 2021, 2:12 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Jun 27, 2021, 4:03 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Jun 27, 2021, 9:49 pm
#10
Join Date: Jul 2010
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New bag tags and a gift https://www.delta.com/us/en/skymiles.../million-miler
Jun 28, 2021, 5:33 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Congratulations on the achievement though!
Jun 28, 2021, 8:35 pm
#14
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, DL DM since inception, 3+ MM, HH Gold, SPG-Gold
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Since the MM 'life-time'* tier allocation was at a time where the Diamond level did not exist - one could (sort of) understand the 1M silver, 2-3M Gold and 4M Platinum. When the Diamond level got introduced, with the unavoidable downgrade of the Platinum benefits, it made imminent sense for Delta to make 3MM 'life-time'* Platinum' But obviously that did not happen and may (likely will?) never happen.
I am about 3 years from retirement and will be a ">3MM" (=< 3.5MM) so 'life-time'* gold it is! - while it doesn't mean that much, as most of my coach travel I appreciate upgraded (mandated by many of my travel sponsors) will disappear, and thus with my private domestic or international travel being in first/BC either coming out of my 3+ million miles in the bank, or paid for out of my retirement account!! [:-) ] - but it would have been nice to get that nod from DL for a near lifetime, of being a loyal, and very frequent traveler, at the 3MM threshold instead of being 'given the privilege of keeping my life-time Gold status!'*
* 'Life-time status at Delta': unclear who's life!? the CEO's?, CFO's?, My dog's? or a fruit fly? - see they never use that term 'life-time' anymore as they did back in the day - so who the heck knows!
As I started out with my frequent flying in Seattle in the mid-`1980's' - I flew the first 10 years on United and achieved platinum status or whatever it was called back then, with them - had Delta been more present in Seattle at that time, I would have crossed the 4M mark by now!
I am about 3 years from retirement and will be a ">3MM" (=< 3.5MM) so 'life-time'* gold it is! - while it doesn't mean that much, as most of my coach travel I appreciate upgraded (mandated by many of my travel sponsors) will disappear, and thus with my private domestic or international travel being in first/BC either coming out of my 3+ million miles in the bank, or paid for out of my retirement account!! [:-) ] - but it would have been nice to get that nod from DL for a near lifetime, of being a loyal, and very frequent traveler, at the 3MM threshold instead of being 'given the privilege of keeping my life-time Gold status!'*
* 'Life-time status at Delta': unclear who's life!? the CEO's?, CFO's?, My dog's? or a fruit fly? - see they never use that term 'life-time' anymore as they did back in the day - so who the heck knows!
As I started out with my frequent flying in Seattle in the mid-`1980's' - I flew the first 10 years on United and achieved platinum status or whatever it was called back then, with them - had Delta been more present in Seattle at that time, I would have crossed the 4M mark by now!
Jun 29, 2021, 9:20 am
#15
Join Date: May 2001
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If I received an email from Delta after hitting 3MM I missed it. The crew on the flight had no idea. I could select the gift on the website but that was it. I am still disappointed that Delta didn't do something to improve the value for hitting 3MM when they added the Diamond level. I went from the middle to below middle as a lowly Gold. They could add some additional upgrade certificates as an example.
It is one reason I moved much more of my travel to Alaska. My father hit 1MM on them and they had cake and balloons at the gate prior to departure.
It is one reason I moved much more of my travel to Alaska. My father hit 1MM on them and they had cake and balloons at the gate prior to departure.