Nov 10, 2014, 2:08 am
Last edit by: bakrgby
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:
MQM / MQS Requirement:
Criteria for Participation:
Other Notes from dl.com:
When to request:
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
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
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
Delta Air Lines Elite Status Match Challenge : The Definitive Thread
Jun 29, 2019, 6:20 pm
#2416
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: DL DM, IHG Spire, Marriott Platinum, National EE
Posts: 318
helpful than the ones I dealt with!
Jun 29, 2019, 10:57 pm
#2417
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 107
Sorry, I have no physical credentials from AA. I heard they stopped printing them out a few years ago, but then they restarted, etc. I never chased American after them as I thought they were more of a novelty.. If I don't have a physical membership card, what else will suffice or am I misunderstanding something?
Jun 30, 2019, 12:31 am
#2418
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 66
Sorry, I have no physical credentials from AA. I heard they stopped printing them out a few years ago, but then they restarted, etc. I never chased American after them as I thought they were more of a novelty.. If I don't have a physical membership card, what else will suffice or am I misunderstanding something?
Jun 30, 2019, 5:00 am
#2419
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: ATL
Posts: 1,924
On TUE 6/25 I submitted a screenshot of my Southwest Rapid Rewards account info, showing status thru 2020, as well as the number of segments flown and points earned, along with a screenshot of my profile info. Waiting for response
Jun 30, 2019, 8:15 am
#2420
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: DL DM, IHG Spire, Marriott Platinum, National EE
Posts: 318
Jun 30, 2019, 1:26 pm
#2421
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,419
Thanks! Submitted my details this morning; with any luck maybe someone will review by Friday.
Jul 3, 2019, 9:34 am
#2423
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: BOM
Programs: UK Silver, UA Gold
Posts: 164
Match questions
I have a couple of questions that I haven't found answers to, relating to my specific scenario and I'm hoping someone can share insights.
- If I match to Platinum in October, does the period run till Jan 2020 or does it end 30 Dec 2019 like the regular qualifications?
- Will the match that starts in October also include the Jan-Sep 2019 MQMs towards the tier / match criteria?
Jul 3, 2019, 9:49 am
#2424
Moderator: Hyatt; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, Mlife Plat, Caesars Diam, Marriott Tit, UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, invol FT beta tester
Posts: 18,933
https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...hallenge.html/
"Enjoying your complimentary Medallion Status? Extend it by earning the required amount of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) or Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) during the 3 month complimentary period"
Jul 3, 2019, 9:52 am
#2425
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MSP
Programs: DL PM, UA Gold, WN, Global Entry; +others wherever miles/points are found
Posts: 14,419
I believe in this case OP is asking whether the three-month window would be truncated to 31-Dec-19, to which the answer is no - it's 3 months from the match.
Jul 3, 2019, 10:15 am
#2426
Join Date: May 2012
Location: BOS, YYZ, HKG, TPE
Programs: OZ Diamond, DL Gold, QF Gold, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, WoH Explorist, Shangri-la Jade
Posts: 304
Data point:
looks like the Twitter magic doesn't work that well. A promise by the Twitter team to send an expedite request has not garnered any results.
looks like the Twitter magic doesn't work that well. A promise by the Twitter team to send an expedite request has not garnered any results.
Last edited by DreamHigh; Jul 3, 2019 at 10:50 am
Jul 3, 2019, 2:01 pm
#2429
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: ATL
Posts: 1,924
Someone earlier in this thread had success, they made the 90-day end date earlier too to keep it at 90 days
