How long does Delta Diamond last?

Medallion status is earned in a particular calendar year, and then it extends to the following year and the next until the end of January. So, if you earned Diamond status through flight and spending activity in the 2023 calendar year, your status would extend through 2024 and expire Jan. 31, 2025.



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To earn Diamond status, you'll need to bank 125,000 MQMs or 140 MQSs. You'll also need to spend $20,000 in MQDs or qualify for an MQD waiver by spending at least $250,000 on eligible purchases with your Delta co-branded American Express card.

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Diamond offers exclusive benefits including the highest Complimentary Upgrade priority and Premium Boarding, and enjoy benefits like a complimentary CLEAR® Plus membership to ease through airport security, customizable Choice Benefits with Delta Sky Club® access, Rollover MQMs and more.

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Silver Medallion Members earn 2 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 7), Gold Medallion Members earn an additional 3 miles per dollar (for a total of 8), Platinum Medallion Members earn 4 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 9), and Diamond Medallion Members earn 6 additional miles per dollar (for a total ...

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Diamond Medallion is the highest level of Delta Air Lines status available and therefore grants the most generous benefits. Diamond Medallions receive the highest complimentary upgrade priority, with upgrades clearing up to five days before departure and complimentary Clear membership.

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Delta Diamond, Platinum, or Gold Medallion Status permits entry to the Club when flying in Delta Premium Select internationally or in Delta One (or the equivalent cabin on a Delta partner operated flight).

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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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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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Regional Upgrade Certificates, available for Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members, offer upgrades on the same routes as Medallion Complimentary Upgrades, including all flights with First Class, the domestic Delta Premium Select experience and the domestic Delta One experience.

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To earn Diamond status, you'll need to bank 125,000 MQMs or 140 MQSs. You'll also need to spend $20,000 in MQDs or qualify for an MQD waiver by spending at least $250,000 on eligible purchases with your Delta co-branded American Express card.

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First Class on Delta means receiving Sky Priority® service, which offers accelerated check-in, security, and baggage handling. Once it's time to board, you're invited to board first so you can settle in sooner and enjoy the First Class experience.

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With Delta One Million Miler status you receive Silver Medallion status for life, plus a gift. With Delta Two Million Miler status you receive Gold Medallion status for life, plus a gift. With Delta Three Million Miler status you receive a gift.

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Each passenger flying with Delta can bring 1 carry-on bag and 1 personal item free of charge (such as a purse, laptop bag or item of similar size that will fit underneath the seat in front of you).

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Delta has four tiers of elite status: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. 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.

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Delta has four tiers of elite status: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. 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.

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You can access a Sky Club lounge by flying in first or business class on Delta or one of its partner airlines, attaining Delta Gold elite status (or higher), purchasing a membership to the clubs or holding one of several premium credit cards.

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Delta VIP Select costs $350 for the first passenger, and $100 for each additional passenger. It doesn't matter whether you're using the service for a departing, connecting, or arriving itinerary.

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Further, Silver Medallion members who hold The Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card or the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card can get complimentary access to Delta Sky Clubs when traveling on a Delta-operated or -marketed flight, or for $50 when flying a SkyTeam partner.

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Delta One is Delta's flat-bed premium product that is offered on long-haul international flights and some domestic transcontinental flights. First Class is Delta's premium product on domestic and short-haul international flights; seats are not flat-bed.

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