What happens when you reach a million miles on Delta?
As a Million Miler, enjoy annual complimentary Medallion® Status and special bag tags.
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All members who have one million lifetime flight miles or more earn annual status benefits for themselves, as well as the option to extend their current Premier status to a companion (defined as a spouse, significant other or individual who resides at the same home address, based on MileagePlus profile information) on ...
Lifetime Delta Gold Medallion status (two million miler)Those who cumulatively earn two million MQMs in the Delta SkyMiles program receive Gold Medallion status for life. On top of that, members receive a special gift for passing the threshold, which is typically a Delta gift card.
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.
(American Airlines)American Airlines offers two lifetime statuses: Gold and Platinum. To obtain Gold for life, you need to have reached 1,000,000 miles and 2,000,000 for platinum.
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.