Comments on: How to Earn Elite Status on Delta Air Lines https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/ Your Resource for Better Travel Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:34:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 By: JD323 https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538218 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:34:40 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538218 In reply to JD323.

Actually, you do, just checked….think verbiage above isn’t quite conveyed clearly. It’s just the upgrades to FC/Delta One that process later.

]]> By: JD323 https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538217 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:29:47 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538217 Wait, you no longer get Comfort + seating at time of booking as Platinum Medallion? Ummm…guess I’ll have to stay with AA. When did that change take place?

]]> By: Todd https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538216 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:08:52 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538216 In reply to Felix Cervantes.

Thanks for the input. I was afraid that would be the case. Silver is a bit of an added bonus in the sense that it’s not my immediate goal. As a Canadian, Delta partners with WestJet and booking an award trip on WestJet using Delta miles is a bit of a sweet spot for us, so I’m putting some decent spend on my Delta branded card to rack up some miles. The Silver status will come as a result of that.

]]> By: Felix Cervantes https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538215 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:41:31 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538215 In reply to Todd.

Sorry, it is not worth it at all. In the last six months I qualified for American Gold, then United Silver and finally Delta Silver Medallion statuses. Delta offered the least amount of perks and have not received an upgrade yet. Both American and United offered way more upgrades including some transcons in lie flat seats. Delta locks out seat assignments at the 24 hour mark where on both American and United you can upgrade to better seats all the way to boarding time.

]]> By: Felix Cervantes https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538214 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 19:32:16 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538214 Silver medallion is totally worthless compared to United and American. I have never been upgrade on a Delta flight where on both American and United, more than half the times I have including on 777/787s with lie flat seats.

]]> By: Scott Mackenzie https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538213 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:22:26 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538213 In reply to Todd.

Thanks for the catch, and good luck!

]]> By: Todd https://www.travelcodex.com/how-to-earn-elite-status-on-delta-air-lines/#comment-538212 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:46:16 +0000 https://www.travelcodex.com/?p=484558#comment-538212 I’m working towards Silver based on cc spend. I hope it’s worth it!

“Diamond” is missing from this sentence: “To waive the MQD requirement for Delta Medallion status, you’ll need to spend $250,000”

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