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All,

A wikipost seemed to be useful for this thread to help FTers find the most current infomation regarding DL's Status Match Challenge.

SKYMILES MEDALLION® STATUS MATCH CHALLENGE

Official Delta Site and Sign-Up

Status Match Period:
90 Days

MQM/MQS Qualifying Flights must be flown on Delta, Delta Connection or Partner Flights:
In order to extend your Medallion status after the 90 days, you'll need to earn a specific number of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) or Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) within the 90 days of enrolling by flying Delta or Delta Connection®, and partner airlines.

Comparable Status:

DL Silver Medallion (FO) - AA Gold; UA Premier Silver; AS MVP
DL Gold Medallion (GM) - AA Platinum; UA Premier Gold; AS MVP Gold
DL Platinum Medallion (PM) - AA Executive Platinum; UA 1K; AS MVP Gold 75K
DL Diamond Medallion (DM) - DL does not typically match to DM.
From dl.com: If you have status with another airline not listed above, you may still be eligible for this challenge. Please submit your information below to confirm eligibility.

MQM / MQS Requirement:

FO: 6,250 MQMs or 8 MQSs and $750MQD or MQD waiver
GM: 12,500 MQMs or 15 MQSs and $1500MQD or MQD waiver
PM: 18,750 MQMs or 25 MQSs and $2250MQD or MQD waiver

"MQMs/MQSs/MQDs earned through other sources, including but not limited to SkyMiles Credit Cards, do not count towards the challenge."

Criteria for Participation:

Member has not received a status match or complimentary Medallion status in the past three years
Is currently a non-Medallion member
Must present valid and current elite credential or statement showing elite status from another airline
Status being matched must be earned and not complementary.

Other Notes from dl.com:

A physical Medallion membership card will not be issued for the 90-day qualification period. You may enjoy Medallion benefits on Delta or Delta Connection by providing your SkyMiles number when making reservations or at check-in. You can also access your Membership Card through the Fly Delta app. ~~During the 90-day period, you will not have access to all reciprocal Medallion benefits with Delta's partner airlines, including access to SkyTeam® lounges.~~
Members who are matched to Platinum Medallion status will not be eligible for Choice Benefits until the flight requirement to maintain Platinum Medallion status is met.
Through this offer, you may maintain the same or lower Medallion status level as your matched status. If you are matched to Silver Medallion status, you will not be able to earn Gold Medallion status through this offer, even if you will fly more than 12,500 MQMs or 15 MQSs during the offer period. But if you have been matched to Gold Medallion status and you only fly 6,250 MQMs or 8 MQSs, you will earn Silver Medallion status. Your Medallion status will be returned to non-Medallion status if you are unable to complete the minimum flight requirement before the end of the 90-day period.
Medallion status match is only offered for Platinum, Gold and Silver Medallion levels.

When to request:

Requests from 1/1 - 6/30 will receive status through 1/31 of the following year.
Requests from 7/1 - 12/31 will receive status through 1/31 of the second year.

Corporate accounts:
Depending on your company's agreement with Delta, you may have different qualification requirements and/or an alternate method of requesting a status match or challenge. Check your company's intranet or travel manager.

Current Processing Time:
4-5 days as of July 31st 2022

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Aug 26, 2016, 11:56 pm

#1816

LuoboTiX

Join Date: Apr 2015

Posts: 69

Currently the web form for challenge is down (temporarily?) with description:

Thank you for your interest in the SkyMiles Medallion Status Match Challenge. The "Submit Your Information" form is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Please check back soon, as the site will be functioning normally starting early September. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your loyalty.

Aug 28, 2016, 7:04 pm

#1817

nbirnbaum2

Join Date: Aug 2016

Programs: Hilton Diamond, SPG Platinum, IHG ambassador spire elite, AA platinum

Posts: 27

I spoke to delta CS, they said if I do app 17,500 they will match me to a higher delta tier then gold . I was told to call back when 17,500 miles post within 90 days on my account. Im just going to book all first class through work as they pay for travel. I just completed app 9k miles between the time of request which they are counting.

You are now enrolled in the SkyMiles Elite Match Challenge. Your temporary Medallion status will be effective on August 26, 2016. Please look for the terms of your 90 day offer to be sent to the e-mail address in your SkyMiles account. If you have any questions, please reply to this e-mail only

Aug 28, 2016, 8:08 pm

#1818

olegator

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: I hate my location and hope to flee from it soon.

Programs: Hyatt PL, PC Spire/RA, HH GOLD, SPG Green, Marriott Silver, Skywards B, CSA Gold, Lufthansa Paper,UA

Posts: 1,211

So you are statusmatched without using the webform?

Aug 28, 2016, 10:43 pm

#1819

Juanefny

Join Date: Oct 2008

Location: ABQ

Programs: Delta Platinum, Southwest A-List

Posts: 1,426

FYI, I can confirm mqms received from DL Amex count toward the challenge.

Aug 29, 2016, 3:24 pm

#1820

dabeags

Join Date: Jan 2013

Location: SEA

Programs: WN A+, AS MVP75K, Marriott Platinum, National EE

Posts: 114

Quote:

Originally Posted by nbirnbaum2

Wait, they told you that if you meet the MQM requirements that they will match you to a higher tier than you had at the previous airline?

Aug 30, 2016, 10:27 pm

#1821

wbrownie

Join Date: Sep 2009

Posts: 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuoboTiX

I tweeted DL last week about my status match. They said they are backlogged to about two weeks processing time. I suspect that is why the form is "having technical difficulties."

Hopefully I will see mine come through this week.

Aug 30, 2016, 10:36 pm

#1822

gigabyte056

Join Date: Feb 2016

Programs: BA Gold

Posts: 47

Just as an FYI, contacted support (status matching from BA Gold) regarding the form.
It should now work, I used it and will need to wait and see if the match me (have my first TATL with Delta)

Aug 31, 2016, 2:41 am

#1823

olegator

Join Date: Nov 2006

Location: I hate my location and hope to flee from it soon.

Programs: Hyatt PL, PC Spire/RA, HH GOLD, SPG Green, Marriott Silver, Skywards B, CSA Gold, Lufthansa Paper,UA

Posts: 1,211

We are aware that the Status Match page is currently having technical difficulties and our IT team is working to fix this problem. The problem will be rectified by 02 September 2016, if you can please submit your request on that date again and we will be glad to assist you further.

Sep 12, 2016, 10:37 am

#1824

patj00

Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 3

Status challenge with DL from UA

Hi,

First post here. I applied for status match (Premier Platinum) with DL based on my UA status. Any idea how long it typically takes? It's been a week and I haven't heard anything back. Not sure if I should try calling. Any tips would be great.

-Pat

Last edited by patj00; Sep 12, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Sep 12, 2016, 11:12 am

#1825

fnaime23

fadynaime

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: LAX, SNA

Programs: TK Elite Miles&Smlies, Jet Blue, Platinum medallion, Marriott Gold

Posts: 550

did you submit online with all the information requested?
I recall it took me a couple of weeks.

Sep 12, 2016, 11:19 am

#1826

MSPeconomist

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

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: 100,369

AFAIK you're likely to get a status challenge and not an outright match.

Sep 12, 2016, 12:01 pm

#1827

jrl767

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)

Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K

Posts: 21,358

Quote:

Originally Posted by patj00

...I applied for status match (Premier Platinum) with DL based on my UA status. Any idea how long it typically takes? It's been a week and I haven't heard anything back....

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSPeconomist

AFAIK you're likely to get a status challenge and not an outright match.

probably true, but basically irrelevant to the question of how long OP should expect to wait to hear back from DL

Sep 12, 2016, 12:18 pm

#1828

MSPeconomist

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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: 100,369

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrl767

probably true, but basically irrelevant to the question of how long OP should expect to wait to hear back from DL

The thread title is more general, with the topic being status matches from UA to DL. To me, its perfectly appropriate and helpful to indicate to the OP that the result is likely to be a challenge rather than a match.

Moreover, the OP asks for any tips.

I don't see how/why you want make the content of this thread much more narrow than the OP seems to have intended and to focus only on one question in the OP.

Sep 12, 2016, 12:20 pm

#1829

MSPeconomist

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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: 100,369

Quote:

Originally Posted by patj00

BTW, this is the OP. The thread title seems currently be unchanged, as proposed by the OP:

Status match with DL from UA

Sep 12, 2016, 2:29 pm

#1830

patj00

Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 3

Sorry - should have been more clearer. Yes, I meant the challenge not the match. I submitted the relevant information through DL's site. Been more than a week. No response so far.