I’ll look into this. Hopefully the MQDs come before the standard 3 month waiting period.

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Nov 20, 2024
10:07:23am

Zach Morris #NeverNavy

I’ll look into this. Hopefully the MQDs come before the standard 3 month waiting period.

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Zach Morris

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I’m pretty well burned out with flying this year but looking at how close I am to Diamond status — is it worth doing a

Zach Morris #NeverNavy

Nov 20, 9:15am

I've found that diamond isn't all that much different from platinum out of SLC

cougfanz

Nov 20, 9:17am

Different bag tag that you can flash around though

Ojiisan

Nov 20, 10:12am

This reminds me of my wife’s rich cousin who told her once, “I’m all SPA-ed out”

Traveshamockery

Nov 20, 9:17am

Platinum never gets upgrades. Most of my flights the last 6 years as Diamond has gotten first class upgrades. And for me

specsauce

Nov 20, 9:18am

Im not SLC based, but I got first class upgrades on probably 75% of my flights last year as platinum

WP17

Nov 20, 10:19am

It’s a big difference coming from SLC and other places. To/from SLC upgrades are

Socrates Johnson

Nov 20, 6:15pm

All the rich CBers buying up first class

WP17

Nov 20, 6:40pm

Just a lot of Delta status holders methinks

Socrates Johnson

Nov 20, 10:13pm

100%. Just got free first class upgrade to Costa Rica as Diamond.

mulletino

Nov 20, 9:20am

I was under the impression that they didn’t upgrade for international flights but sounds like there are some routes they

Zach Morris

Nov 20, 10:08am

They do it all the time or used to.

Socrates Johnson

Nov 20, 6:16pm

sheesh you travel too much

BYU Grounds

Nov 20, 9:23am

Yeah… you better

Peterbilt

Nov 20, 9:26am

Is that all flights or does that include $ spent on a Delta card?

FatThor

Nov 20, 9:28am

Just MQDs which is the reward system for flights — not money spent on the Delta Amex.

Zach Morris

Nov 20, 10:06am

Do you have a delta platinum or reserve? If you got one you’d hit Diamond with

califcougar

Nov 20, 9:52am

I’ll look into this. Hopefully the MQDs come before the standard 3 month waiting period.

Zach Morris

Nov 20, 10:07am

Even if they come after I believe they’ll be applied retroactively if you got

califcougar

Nov 20, 10:11am

You can buy your way there soon using Delta's The Window Seat Shop. It opens next week.

JayOwen

Nov 20, 9:53am

Yes, totally worth it

Tare

Nov 20, 9:53am

Worth if you plan to travel at anything close to that level next year. If you're about to stop traveling, then no.

Pete

Nov 20, 10:03am

I've only flown once this year and that sucked.

VACOUGFAN

Nov 20, 11:50am

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