Booking a higher fare class can give you more MQMs, including qualifying premium Award Travel tickets. Purchased upgrades are also eligible for bonus MQMs based on class of service flown.
Do I get more MQMs if I upgrade?
Upgraded tickets are eligible for additional mileage, MQM (Medallion® Qualification Miles) and MQD accruals, due to the selection of Delta Comfort+™ or First Class/Delta One and associated fare classes, and the increase in base fare or carrier imposed surcharges paid in connection with your upgrade.
Do you earn more MQMs with platinum status?
With Platinum, You Earn MorePlus, the Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) you earn above your Medallion Tier qualification threshold will roll over to the next qualification year to give you a jump start on earning Status again – this is known as “Rollover MQMs.”
How many MQMs will I earn?
MQMs are Medallion Qualifying Miles. You earn these based on how far you fly and the fare class of your ticket. With regular economy class tickets, you earn 1 MQM per mile flown. For higher classes, it may be 1.5 or 2 MQMs per mile flown.
Will MQMs roll over to 2024?
While you can continue to earn Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) throughout the rest of 2023 toward your 2024 Medallion Status, MQMs and MQM Rollover will be departing at the end of 2023.
How do I get more MQMs without flying?
Outside of actually getting on a plane, there's only one other way to earn Delta MQMs: Delta co-branded credit cards. And even though Delta a full suite different co-branded credit cards, only two of them will help you attain status through earning MQMs.
Do MQMs roll over 2023?
More Options for Rollover MQM BalancesWhile you can continue to earn Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) throughout the rest of 2023 toward your 2024 Medallion Status, MQMs and MQM Rollover will be departing at the end of 2023.
Do MQMs reset every year?
Each and every year, Delta rolls over any Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) – one of the building blocks of earning elite status with the airline – you've earned above your current tier into the following year. Did you earn Delta Gold Status for this year but amass a whopping 70,000 MQMs, 20,000 above what you needed?
Do MQMs roll over to next year?
Delta SkyMiles currently has a unique feature: If you earn more miles (MQMs) in a year than you need for your status, you can carry them over to the next year. For instance, if you earn 120,000 MQMs, 75,000 are deducted for Platinum status, and you start the next year with 45,000 MQMs.
Can I earn MQMs without flying?
You might be able to earn MQMs or even qualify for a MQD waiver based on how much money you spend on your Delta SkyMiles card. In fact, big spenders might even be able to qualify for Medallion status without ever flying!
Do you get more MQMs for first class?
Is Delta rolling over MQMs for 2023?
More Options for Rollover MQM BalancesWhile you can continue to earn Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) throughout the rest of 2023 toward your 2024 Medallion Status, MQMs and MQM Rollover will be departing at the end of 2023.
Will MQM roll over to 2023?
More Options for Rollover MQM BalancesWhile you can continue to earn Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) throughout the rest of 2023 toward your 2024 Medallion Status, MQMs and MQM Rollover will be departing at the end of 2023.
Can someone give you MQMs on Delta?
MQMs can be kept by the Basic Card Member or gifted to someone else. MQM gift recipients must have a valid SkyMiles account. If a MQM gift recipient is not designated within 30 days of the MQMs being made available, the MQMs will be deposited in the Basic Card Member's SkyMiles account.
Can you earn Delta MQMs without flying?
You might be able to earn MQMs or even qualify for a MQD waiver based on how much money you spend on your Delta SkyMiles card. In fact, big spenders might even be able to qualify for Medallion status without ever flying!
What happens to MQMs in 2024?
Medallion members can extend their 2024 elite status for another year for 100,000 MQM. This can be done multiple times, meaning 500,000 MQM would extend status for five years. Further, you can choose to convert part of your Rollover MQM to redeemable miles and part to status extensions.
Do you earn MQM on flights booked with miles?
Tickets purchased with full or partial Pay with Miles redemptions are eligible for Global or Regional Upgrade Certificates but not eligible for mileage upgrades. Pay with Miles tickets are eligible for MQMs and MQSs.
Can MQMs be gifted?
MQMs can be kept by the Basic Card Member or gifted to someone else. MQM gift recipients must have a valid SkyMiles account. If a MQM gift recipient is not designated within 30 days of the MQMs being made available, the MQMs will be deposited in the Basic Card Member's SkyMiles account.
Can someone gift you MQMs on Delta?
MQMs can be kept by the Basic Card Member or gifted to someone else. MQM gift recipients must have a valid SkyMiles account. If a MQM gift recipient is not designated within 30 days of the MQMs being made available, the MQMs will be deposited in the Basic Card Member's SkyMiles account.
Is Delta getting rid of MQMs?
What has changed about earning toward Medallion Status? Beginning January 1, 2024, SkyMiles Members will no longer earn MQMs or MQSs. Instead, the SkyMiles Program is moving to a simplified and streamlined earn structure where Members will only earn MQDs on their path toward Medallion Status.
Are MQMs going away?
That said, the airline has not backtracked on making MQD the sole metric for qualifying for elite status. Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQM) and Medallion Qualifying Segments (MQS) will still go away for the 2025 status year.