Do I have to fly to earn MQMs?

Can you earn Delta MQMs without flying? Yes, both the personal and business version of the Delta Platinum card and Delta Reserve card offer a Status Boost feature that allows you to earn MQMs for meeting annual spending thresholds within a calendar year.



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Basic Economy tickets purchased on or after December 9, 2021 for flights departing on or after January 1, 2022, are not eligible to earn miles in the SkyMiles Program or earn credit towards Medallion Status (meaning not eligible for MQM, MQS or MQD earn).

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If you book a Delta award ticket you earn 1 MQM per mile flown on Main Cabin and Comfort+ tickets, and 1.5 MQMs per mile flown on Delta One, First, and Premium Select tickets.

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But the pattern is clear: It always takes a few weeks, maybe even a month for these rollover Delta MQMs to hit your account. Officially, Delta says to give it until the end of the month for these Medallion Qualifying Miles to get deposited for 2023. But in practice, it typically takes just a few weeks.

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Only MQMs roll over, not Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs). That means you'll need to spend the full amount with Delta in 2023 to earn status again – and after a recent increase, those spending requirements are even higher for all but Silver status.

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In short, Delta SkyMiles is the rewards currency you earn and spend to book award flights on Delta and its partners, while MQMs help you earn elite status with Delta but cannot be redeemed for flights.

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MQMs can be kept by the Basic Card Member or gifted to someone else. MQM gift recipients must have a valid SkyMiles account. If a MQM gift recipient is not designated within 30 days of the MQMs being made available, the MQMs will be deposited in the Basic Card Member's SkyMiles account.

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Delta Silver Medallion members do not get lounge access. This perk is reserved for Gold-level members and above flying internationally.

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So Delta's highest public loyalty tier is in the neighborhood of only . 02% of their flyers. But by flying at least an order of magnitude more than everybody else, we use up 2-3% of their seat miles. So on any given plane you'd expect an average of 0-9 Diamonds, to a first approximation.

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MQD will go to the primary traveler. Unless there was a change in the last year or two, the secondary traveler (the companion) does not get MQMs when traveling on a companion certificate.

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Medallion status benefits. All Medallion tiers offer priority boarding and check-in, and all except Silver get priority security and baggage access. All tiers also receive complimentary seat upgrade eligibility, free checked bags and bonus SkyMiles, with higher tiers offering correspondingly greater benefits.

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There are a few reasons why an airline might assign seats at the gate. One reason is that they may not know the exact number of passengers who will be on the flight until the day of the flight. Another reason is that they may want to keep some seats open for passengers who are willing to pay a higher fare.

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