"Delta continues to make the SkyMiles Program more rewarding and easier to use by making the ability to earn toward Medallion Status on Delta-marketed Award Travel a permanent feature of the program. Delta is also removing the 75,000 mileage earn cap."
..credit related tidbit:
"and more control over how to pay for your flight with Plan It, American Express’ “buy now, pay later” feature now available on delta.com."
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I was going to comment that they are not the first as their own partner, Virgin Atlantic, began to allow award fares to count toward elite status a few years ago. But I see that the article does qualify that with "U.S." It is a good move and I was happy to get the email about it. I have been trying to burn through SkyMiles since 2021 while they were counting toward status.
The 75k cap is only going to be relevant to a very small number of flyers, but I did always think the cap was a bit odd. For perspective, that would only be useful for tickets over $7500-$15,000 (depending on fare code) in pre-tax and fees dollars for non-Medallion members.
