Two years ago, Delta Air Lines sent its frequent flyers into an uproar when it made sweeping changes to its SkyMiles loyalty program, hiking qualification benchmarks for Medallion elite status and tightening its lounge access rules.
There will be no such upheaval this year.
Delta will leave its Medallion qualification requirements intact next year, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed to TPG this week.
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That means customers will see no changes in the number of Medallion Qualifying Dollars they’ll need for the airline's four elite tiers.
As a reminder, those benchmarks are:
- 5,000 MQDs for Silver
- 10,000 MQDs for Gold
- 15,000 MQDSs for Platinum
- 28,000 MQDs for Diamond
These current MQD requirements will remain in effect in 2026, for SkyMiles members seeking status in 2027.
While those thresholds were a sizable jump for many customers when they went into place last year, the carrier has at least given members a couple of years, now, to catch up to the new requirements.
