Hitting All 9 Hubs to Requalify for Platinum
Dec 22, 2022, 8:19 pm
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Hitting All 9 Hubs to Requalify for Platinum
I'm about 10,000 MQMs away from requalifying for Platinum Medallion. I decided that instead of a quick partner flight to Europe or another mileage run that I was going to hit all nine Delta hubs over a 2-day period. I'm flying LGA-MSP-SEA-SLC-LAX-ATL-BOS-DTW-JFK. I thought this would be fun. Tickets are all booked up front, so no worries about comfort and upgrades. Has anyone done this before? I saw a YouTube video with a guy that hit all the UA hubs.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
Dec 22, 2022, 8:35 pm
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I'm about 10,000 MQMs away from requalifying for Platinum Medallion. I decided that instead of a quick partner flight to Europe or another mileage run that I was going to hit all nine Delta hubs over a 2-day period. I'm flying LGA-MSP-SEA-SLC-LAX-ATL-BOS-DTW-JFK. I thought this would be fun. Tickets are all booked up front, so no worries about comfort and upgrades. Has anyone done this before? I saw a YouTube video with a guy that hit all the UA hubs.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
Dec 22, 2022, 8:36 pm
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Dec 22, 2022, 8:52 pm
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I'm about 10,000 MQMs away from requalifying for Platinum Medallion. I decided that instead of a quick partner flight to Europe or another mileage run that I was going to hit all nine Delta hubs over a 2-day period. I'm flying LGA-MSP-SEA-SLC-LAX-ATL-BOS-DTW-JFK. I thought this would be fun. Tickets are all booked up front, so no worries about comfort and upgrades. Has anyone done this before? I saw a YouTube video with a guy that hit all the UA hubs.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
I'll be reporting back as I go on my blog: thebulkheadseat.com.
David
p.s. Consider also posting here so we can vicariously follow along - here's a classic saga from eightblack : Thanksgiving 2010 MR Going Pear Shaped...
Dec 22, 2022, 10:19 pm
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Dec 23, 2022, 2:09 am
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Safe travels! I have seen that video from Jeb Brooks where he did all the UA hubs. As others have mentioned, you should do TR so we can follow along. Maybe someday I'll do the same just for the fun of it. 😁
Dec 23, 2022, 9:42 am
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With $120K in spend on a DL Amex Reserve, you can make it most of the way to DL Plat with very little BIS. DL is not really all that far removed from AA LP system. Personally, I still prefer to make status the old-fashioned way primarily via BIS.
Dec 23, 2022, 11:14 am
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Dec 23, 2022, 11:22 am
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Dec 23, 2022, 12:35 pm
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OP’s routing is ~7800 base miles which nets ~11700 with the 50% COS (class-of-service, before any literalists chime in 
) bonus
having done several end-of-year MRs to reach or retain PM in the last 10-12 years, I’ll unequivocally say that doing ‘em F is several orders of magnitude better than in Y
) bonushaving done several end-of-year MRs to reach or retain PM in the last 10-12 years, I’ll unequivocally say that doing ‘em F is several orders of magnitude better than in Y