Just How Many SkyMiles Medallion Members Are There?
#76
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It's very unlikely that DL will ever give the numbers away, as most other FF-plan managers would love to know these numbers too! I think it's a safe bet that there are at least 20 Million Skymiles members worldwide.. I'm also sure that the Skymiles/AMEX partnership brought in lots of new members via the cards.
#77
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I know there are at least 36 Plats.. because when I was GM, I was 37 on the upgrade list from SEA-ATL... which was a VERY BIG DOWNER!! ..
so.. lets say..
Platinumes: 37+
Golds: More than 19
Silvers: at least 50, maybe more!!!! WOW!!
General Members: 7 gabillion give or take a gabillion or two..
I think that pretty much does it for this question...
so.. lets say..
Platinumes: 37+
Golds: More than 19
Silvers: at least 50, maybe more!!!! WOW!!
General Members: 7 gabillion give or take a gabillion or two..
I think that pretty much does it for this question...
#81
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I don't think the numbers are important. I had misplaced my card and requested a new one last month. I just got it yesterday and wheras I had found my other one I checked the numbers and they are both 7 digits, the original has a number of 0008255 and the new one is number 0000131. On the paper it is stuck to it is part of a much larger series of numbers. 514-025-000000131-PMNM-D.So who knows????????????????????
#82
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It'd be nice if they'd list maybe... Ranked locations 1-300 on "home airport plats".. i know that's a stretch.. but it'd help chose routes based on greatest chance of upgrade for future flights that you cant check V/X availability.. I'm assuming ATL would be #1 on that one.. or maybe JFK/LAX?
#84
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How Many Gold/Plat/Diamond Medallion
The question about how many medallion customers there are keeps coming up. I came across this line in a recent "Sky Priority" e-mail [1]:
"Sky Priority eligible customers fly 28 billion miles on Delta every year."
Since Gold/Plat/Diamond customers are eligible for "Priority", this can be used to guestimate the number:
Minimum miles required for Gold: 50,000: which would lead to 560,000 "Priority" customers. Given that a bunch of them are Platinum/Diamond, I would guess the real number is in the 400k range. At least an order of magnitude guess. Delta states that they serve 160 Million customers each year.
[1] http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...rity/index.jsp
"Sky Priority eligible customers fly 28 billion miles on Delta every year."
Since Gold/Plat/Diamond customers are eligible for "Priority", this can be used to guestimate the number:
Minimum miles required for Gold: 50,000: which would lead to 560,000 "Priority" customers. Given that a bunch of them are Platinum/Diamond, I would guess the real number is in the 400k range. At least an order of magnitude guess. Delta states that they serve 160 Million customers each year.
[1] http://www.delta.com/traveling_check...rity/index.jsp
#85
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Most logical analysis to date and thanks for pointing it out.
Of course, some of the sky priority customers may be one timers in F or C or elites on a partner. That would reduce the medallion count.
Analysis of a Gold as 50k may also be wrong as 10-20 K may be from Amex. That would increase the number of medallions, if each was only flying say 40k.
Assuming Plats were 1/3 of GM and DM 1/3 of PM, that would give a number of 35 DM, 100k PM and about 350k GMs, in line with previous speculations.
Of course, some of the sky priority customers may be one timers in F or C or elites on a partner. That would reduce the medallion count.
Analysis of a Gold as 50k may also be wrong as 10-20 K may be from Amex. That would increase the number of medallions, if each was only flying say 40k.
Assuming Plats were 1/3 of GM and DM 1/3 of PM, that would give a number of 35 DM, 100k PM and about 350k GMs, in line with previous speculations.
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