Here are the latest updates for Delta SkyMiles Medallion Members….
Medallion Status-Your current Medallion Status will automatically be extended an additional year through January 31, 2023.
Also, all Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) in your account at the end of 2021 will roll over to 2022.
Choice Benefits-Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members who earn Status during the 2021 Medallion Year through the published requirements will be able to select 2022 Choice Benefits upon earning Status. Members who earn Diamond Medallion Status will be able to select a total of three (3) Choice Benefits and Members who earn Platinum Medallion Status will be able to select one (1) Choice Benefit. Members who received the extended Status and do not earn it on their own in 2021 will not be eligible to select new Choice Benefits for 2022.
AND! now all earned Medallion Members will now enjoy higher upgrade priority than those with extended Status within the same Tier. For example, a Platinum Medallion Member who earned Status on their own will clear before a Platinum Medallion Member who was given extended Status but didn’t earn the status.
Status Accelerators-earlier in the year, Delta threw out bonuses to earn your status faster. Read about that here.
Past Medallion Benefit Extensions-All unused and active Global and Regional Upgrade Certificates that were selected between March 1, 2019 and December 31, 2021 will be extended so they may be booked and flown by January 31, 2023; you may not see the expiration date updated on the certificates in your account, but you’ll be able to use your certificates for travel booked and flown by January 31, 2023 regardless of the terms on your certificate.
And still-you can earn toward Status on Award Travel and Miles + Cash tickets through December 31, 2022.
BUT! The news about Upgarde certificates that was just released isn’t favorable…(November 2021).
Regional Upgrade
Certificates: All unused and active Regional Upgrade Certificates that were selected between March 1, 2019 and January 31, 2022 will be extended so that they may be booked and flown by January 31, 2023. Effective February 1, 2022 all newly selected Regional Upgrade Certificates will expire at the end of the Medallion Year associated with that Choice Benefit selection.
Global Upgrade Certificates
All unused and active Global Upgrade Certificates that were selected between March 1, 2019 and January 31, 2022 will be extended so that they may be booked and flown by January 31, 2023. Effective February 1, 2022 all newly selected Regional Upgrade Certificates will expire at the end of the Medallion Year associated with that Choice Benefit selection.