Delta Upends Status Qualifying And Lounge Access – Forbes Advisor

Delta Air Lines is turning elite status qualification on its head. In a move the airline is calling a simplification of its SkyMiles program, some may be excited to see these changes take off, but overall the fallout looks painful. Starting January 1, 2024 the only metric that matters for earning Medallion Status is Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs). Tracking Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) and Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) will soon be a thing of the past. But to be clear, …