Delta New Qualification Requirements 2024 status year (2023 earning)
Oct 6, 2022, 7:36 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: SJC/SFO. EWR/JFK
Programs: AS MVP 100K, DL PL
Posts: 541
as for the new benefits, I saw something: MQD boost as choice benefit, a slight higher delta credit to use, nominate 2 ppl instead of 1 for statuses, delta vacation credit, etc…
Oct 6, 2022, 7:39 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,880
Plat Choice Benefits will include:
-Gift Silver Medallion Status to 2 Members
-$250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution
-$400 Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel)*
-$500 MQD Boost towards next Medallion Qualification Year
-$250 Delta Travel Voucher
-$200 American Express Statement Credit on Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Cards, or Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business and Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Cards
Diamond Choice Benefits will include:
-Gift Gold Medallion Status to 2 Members
-$250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution
-$500 Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel)*
-$1,000 MQD Boost towards next Medallion Qualification Year
-$250 Delta Travel Voucher
-$500 American Express Statement Credit on Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Cards, or Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business and Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Cards
-Gift Silver Medallion Status to 2 Members
-$250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution
-$400 Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel)*
-$500 MQD Boost towards next Medallion Qualification Year
-$250 Delta Travel Voucher
-$200 American Express Statement Credit on Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Cards, or Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business and Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Cards
Diamond Choice Benefits will include:
-Gift Gold Medallion Status to 2 Members
-$250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution
-$500 Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel)*
-$1,000 MQD Boost towards next Medallion Qualification Year
-$250 Delta Travel Voucher
-$500 American Express Statement Credit on Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Cards, or Basic Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business and Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Cards
Oct 6, 2022, 7:39 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: At an Airport
Programs: DL MM 3.2, DM; UAL; AAL
Posts: 438
[QUOTE=JTE458;34658987]Of course the link to see what the new choice benefits are is broken....[/https://apple.news/AOfknf-FHTUyt5KTyUyr2_Q
Here you go, the choice benefits are showing up here
Here you go, the choice benefits are showing up here
Oct 6, 2022, 7:40 am
#21
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,051
The email is possibly a bit confusing based on the wording. There are no actual "gaps". It mostly makes sense except for Silver (which should have been increased to $4000 if they were to be completely consistent).
Silver status will require $3000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $8000)
Gold will require $8000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $12,000)
Plat will require $12,000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $20,000)
Diamond will require $20,000 MQD (and anything above)
Silver status will require $3000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $8000)
Gold will require $8000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $12,000)
Plat will require $12,000 MQD (and includes those with spend up to $20,000)
Diamond will require $20,000 MQD (and anything above)
Oct 6, 2022, 7:41 am
#22
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: DL DM/MM
Posts: 2,272
Oct 6, 2022, 7:41 am
#23
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: AA 1MM; DL PM
Posts: 141
God, I hope not. This is one of the primary drivers of my status match to Delta this year. For people in a two frequent-flyer household, it makes it extremely difficult for you both to hit something like PRO. I would’ve easily made EXP this year, in fact, but that’s because all of our household spending was on my Citi card. For my husband, he was struggling to make GLD, unless we were willing to switch cards (and update automated payments, etc.) midyear. Too much effort.
Oct 6, 2022, 7:44 am
#24
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATL
Programs: DL GM, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,240
Probably good news in general for folks.
Alas I guess I’m part of the thinning - as someone whose MQDs tend to end up around the current borderline of gold/silver (and I don’t have the AmEx waiver), it looks like I’ll probably be solidly sent back to FO land once 2024 comes around. Alas manufacturing an extra $2000 of flight spend just for gold probably isn’t worth it. (Even though it looks like I’ll be ATL based for the next couple years, I wonder if I might consider shopping around once I hit the DL $3000 MQD…)
Alas I guess I’m part of the thinning - as someone whose MQDs tend to end up around the current borderline of gold/silver (and I don’t have the AmEx waiver), it looks like I’ll probably be solidly sent back to FO land once 2024 comes around. Alas manufacturing an extra $2000 of flight spend just for gold probably isn’t worth it. (Even though it looks like I’ll be ATL based for the next couple years, I wonder if I might consider shopping around once I hit the DL $3000 MQD…)
Oct 6, 2022, 7:44 am
#25
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: DL PM, MR Titanium/LTP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,130
MQD increase seems substantial.
New PM/DM choices seem lame.
Why couldn’t they have used this opportunity to go to a points based upgrade system a la UA so PM could use RUC for upgrading to J from PE on international if wanted
New PM/DM choices seem lame.
Why couldn’t they have used this opportunity to go to a points based upgrade system a la UA so PM could use RUC for upgrading to J from PE on international if wanted
Oct 6, 2022, 7:46 am
#27
Join Date: Mar 2021
Programs: Marriott Ambassador - Delta Diamond - United Silver - Frontier 100k - Sixt Plat
Posts: 581
I agree the MQD's are higher then I thought of what it'd be when it came but considering my LGA-BUF flight had 11 FC available and went down to 2 on the 5 day window I think they need to thin the heard.
Oct 6, 2022, 7:48 am
#28
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: BOS
Programs: AA PP, DL PM
Posts: 2,086
The dollar amounts come pretty close to matching AA's equivalent values, and UA's before they lowered requirements for 2023.
There are still some sweet spots on the partner earning charts like VS-marketed MQD runs in Economy Delight or if you can find cheap Premium Economy fares.
Also, credit card holders benefit more (via the MQD waiver and through the new choice benefits).
There are still some sweet spots on the partner earning charts like VS-marketed MQD runs in Economy Delight or if you can find cheap Premium Economy fares.
Also, credit card holders benefit more (via the MQD waiver and through the new choice benefits).
Oct 6, 2022, 7:49 am
#29
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: AA Executive Platinum/Million Miler, Marriott Titanium Elite-Lifetime, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,210
I'd hop to DL if they did switch to LPs. The AA LPs system has been great for me and many others. I've already requalified for EP and still have five months to go in the cycle. It's a much easier system once you get used to it.