Do you lose MQMs Delta?

You'll only roll over additional MQMs if you earned at least Silver Medallion status last year for 2023. If not, you reset back to zero. Trying to figure out how many Delta MQMs you'll roll over? Subtract the number of MQMs required to earn your current level of status from how many MQMs you earned in 2022.



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You can earn status by flying and spending enough within a single calendar year, and once earned you'll keep it through the following calendar year. So if you earn Gold status in February 2023, you'll keep it through the end of 2024. If you're just short of reaching status before the end of the year, well, tough luck.

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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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These are different than miles earned for award travel which are based on ticket price and Medallion status level. Delta SkyMiles don't expire, but MQMs reset at the beginning of each year.

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The Rollover MQMs benefit is exclusive to Delta, and only for our Medallion Members. Here's an example of how Rollover MQMs work: You reach Silver Medallion Status by earning 45,000 MQMs and $8,000 MQDs during the 2023 calendar year – giving you Status from the day you earn it through January 31, 2025.

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The simplest but most expensive way to rack up a few thousand extra MQMs quickly is simply to buy them from the airline. You may be able to buy MQMs from Delta through its Elevate Your Status program at the end of the year.

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Plus, the Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) you earn above your Medallion Tier qualification threshold will roll over to the next qualification year to give you a jump start on earning Status again – this is known as “Rollover MQMs.”

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Delta miles and Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) are both very valuable, but there's a key difference! MQMs have no actual value and are only used to track elite status with Delta. Delta miles and MQMs can NOT be combined. You can NOT use MQMs for award tickets or to Pay With Miles.

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You might even be able to use a Delta SkyMiles credit card to earn Silver Medallion status without ever flying if you're a big enough spender. For example, with the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card, you can earn 15,000 MQMs for every $30,000 you spend — up to four times annually through Dec. 31, 2023.

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Further, you can spend $25,000 on either the Delta Platinum or Delta Reserve cards to earn an MQD waiver for Silver, Gold and Platinum status. Or, you can spend $250,000 for a Diamond MQD waiver. This completely waives the MQD requirement, meaning you only need to meet the MQS or MQM requirement to earn status.

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Upgraded tickets are eligible for additional mileage, MQM (Medallion® Qualification Miles) and MQD accruals, due to the selection of Delta Comfort+™ or First Class/Delta One and associated fare classes, and the increase in base fare or carrier imposed surcharges paid in connection with your upgrade.

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The MQM bonus on the Delta Reserve card and Delta Reserve Business card offers more potential. Currently, you can earn 15,000 MQMs after spending $30,000 in a year, up to 4 times per year. With 1 of these cards, you can earn 60,000 MQMs after spending a total of $120,000 per year.

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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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