Delta Medallion Question: $400 MQDs away from silver and live in Atlanta…is it worth trying to get that by EOY? Don’t think I’ll ever really get a upgraded as it’s…Atlanta and everyone is packing heat on Delta status

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Thanks everyone! I appreciate the input, I was leaning towards not going out of my way to get it and y’all helped confirm that.

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Given ATL base, biggest benefit for you will probably be saving on bag fees. Probably not worth it with $400 gap

If you travel for business, you will almost certainly never be upgraded out of Atlanta. Your only chance will at off times and off routes.

If you value an extra 2 miles per dollar at $400 then it may be worth it.

I’d check if they’re rolling over MQMs for everyone this year or just for medallion members like they used to. In that case it may be worth it to book a flight just to get a jump start on next year’s status but if everyone gets it then I’d just wait.

Looked into this and seems like everyone is getting rolled forward.

Yes. You may not get upgraded often, but you can board earlier if they’re boarding by status and you may get upgraded when traveling to smaller cities. NYC, LAX…probably not. TPA, DSM…..possibly.

0 chance to TPA. Ex TPA typically has lots of booked FC. As a Diamond, my rate to TPA is horrendous

With gold, biggest upgrade I’ve gotten was to comfort + but appreciate sky priority

I would typically say any status is better than no status, but ATL is lousy with Diamonds and 360s, so you’re basically never going to clear an upgrade, even to C+.

Out of a fortress hub like ATL/MSP/DTW, Platinum Medallion is about the minimum useful status and even that is just to get C+ at booking. You still need to be a Diamond to have a decent shot at upgrades.

I was platinum and never received a single upgrade out of Atlanta.

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