DL’s new Medallion Qualification Program

Delta likes new math it would seem.

Platinum miles (or the supposed top tier) comes in at 75,000 MQMs. That means with NW it will create a bigger pool of members. Likely they will reduce the benefit pool.

After the announcement of the deal with Amex - something is not going right here. That is one heck of a lot of miles and seats that someone has actually paid for.

Still if you are in the very exclusive 4th tier (Known as EP) which is so secret most DL employees dont know about after 2 years in operation - I guess you will be happy.

Firstly here is DL’s new Math:

Medallion Level 2009 Qualification Requirements
Silver 25,000 MQMs or 30 Qualification Segments
Gold 50,000 MQMs or 60 Qualification Segments
Platinum 75,000 MQMs or 100 Qualification Segments
As you can see the logic falls apart of gold to platinum which is supposed to raise the barrier.

Based on the survey DL mailed out to top tier people – there will be a pay for play model emerging where your benefits only accrue when you reach certain mileage levels. This is supposition on my part I hasten to add. One of the prized Platinum pieces was the Crown Room admittance. That went away this year. (Along with about half of DL’s crown rooms in remote cities like Seattle.). Now the big benefit for me is the international upgrade program. If that goes away – I shall be very unhappy.

Cheers