Benefits at Each Tier
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- Rollover Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) – a Delta Exclusive, Go to footer note
- Earn More Miles at Each Tier, Go to footer note
- Choice Benefits – a Diamond & Platinum Medallion Exclusive, Go to footer note
- Flight Benefits, Go to footer note
- Fee Waiver Benefits, Go to footer note
- Airport Benefits, Go to footer note
- Customer Service Benefits, Go to footer note
Airline & Car Partner Benefits, Go to footer note- Delta Vacations® Benefits, Go to footer note
- Luggage Tags, Go to footer note

Knowing that many SkyMiles Member’s travel has been impacted by the coronavirus situation, we extended 2020 Medallion Status through the 2021 Medallion Year and all 2020 MQMs will be rolled over to 2021 for qualification towards 2022 Medallion Status. 2020 Rollover MQMs will begin posting in your account on January 3, 2021 and will be complete by approximately January 31, 2021.
Each year, the Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) you earn above your Medallion Tier will roll over to the next qualification year to give you a jump start on earning Status again. Delta is the only airline to offer this benefit and it is only for Medallion Members. Plus, at each Tier, you earn more miles from your flights to help you get to your next vacation faster.
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Rollover MQMs |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Medallion Mileage Earn(1) |
7 miles per dollar* |
8 miles per dollar* |
9 miles per dollar* |
11 miles per dollar* |
Members who earn 2021 Diamond or Platinum Medallion Status on their own through the required flight activity and spend can select their 2021 Choice Benefits at the time they earn Status. Learn more about 2021 Choice Benefits.
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Selection Of: |
Choose One |
Choose Three |
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Delta Sky Club Individual Membership |
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Requires 1 Choice Benefit |
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Delta Sky Club Executive Membership |
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Requires 2 Choice Benefits (without an existing Individual Membership) ORRequires 1 Choice Benefit (with an existing Individual Membership) |
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Delta Sky Club Guest Pass - Credit Card Access |
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Requires 1 Choice Benefit |
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Upgrade Certificates |
4 Regional |
4 Global or |
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Bonus Miles |
20,000 |
25,000 |
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Gift Medallion Status |
Silver |
Gold |
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Gift Card |
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Flight Benefits
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Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One® Upgrades: All paid tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets(2) |
Day of departure |
Day of departure |
Day of departure |
Day of departure |
Unlimited Complimentary First Class Upgrades:
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Begins 24 hours (1 day) prior to departure |
Begins 72 hours |
Begins 120 hours |
Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure
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Unlimited Complimentary Delta Comfort+ Upgrades:
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Begins 24 hours (1 day) prior to departure
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Begins 72 hours (3 days) prior to departure
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Shortly after ticketing |
Shortly after ticketing |
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, First Class & Delta Comfort+ Upgrades for a Companion:
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Unlimited Complimentary Clase Premier Upgrades on select Aeromexico-operated flights. Learn more |
Begins 24 hours (1 day) prior to departure
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Begins 72 hours (3 days) prior to departure
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Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure
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Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure with priority
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Complimentary Preferred Seats(2)(3)
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Priority Wait List Status(4) |
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Fee Waiver Benefits
We’ll take care of these fees for you because you’re a Medallion Member.
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Waived Baggage Fees(5) |
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Waived Same-Day Confirmed Fees (2)(6) |
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Waived Same-Day Standby Fees(2)(7) |
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Award ticket redeposit and reissue fees will be eliminated for Award tickets purchased on or after December 9, 2020 for travel originating from North America to anywhere in the world (including flights operated by joint venture and codeshare partners) and for Award tickets purchased on or after August 31, 2020 for travel within the domestic U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, except for Basic Economy tickets.
SkyMiles Members can also take advantage of no change fees for all tickets purchased through March 30, 2021, for both domestic and international travel – regardless of the type of ticked booked or travel destination. Members can also use their travel credits through December 2022 for travel originally scheduled to depart before March 31, 2021 (if the ticket was purchased before April 17, 2020).
Airport Benefits
These benefits are designed to make travel as seamless as possible — from check-in to the carousel and each spot in between.
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Priority Check-In (8) |
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Priority Boarding (9) |
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Sky Priority® |
Sky Priority |
Highest Priority
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Priority Security Line Access (10) |
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Expedited Baggage Service |
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CLEAR®
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Preferred Pricing: $109/year
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Preferred Pricing: $109/year |
Preferred Pricing: $109/year |
Complimentary |
Premium Sales & Customer Service
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Dedicated Phone Line(12) |
Priority |
High Priority |
Higher Priority |
VIP Line |
Reclaim My Status
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SkyTeam Benefits (For International Flights)
When you fly with SkyTeam airline partners around the globe, you get a suite of travel benefits as a Medallion Member.
See the full list of benefits on our SkyTeam and other airline partners.
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SkyTeam Status |
Elite |
Elite Plus |
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Elite Plus |
Priority Baggage Handling |
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SkyTeam Lounge Access |
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Hertz Car Rental Benefits
As a Medallion Member, you’ll earn more miles when you rent with Hertz, plus earn elite status in the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards program for even more benefits.
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Miles per Qualifying Rental (14) |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,250 |
1,250 |
Five Star® |
President’s Circle® |
President’s Circle |
All Medallion Members can save up to $350 per booking with Delta Vacations(17), including vacations booked with miles. After selecting a Delta Vacations package, the savings will be applied prior to choosing to pay with money or miles. Learn more
$350 savings on vacations of $7,000 or more
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$50 savings on vacations of $1,250-$2,499 |
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$100 savings on vacations of $2,500-$3,999 |
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$150 savings on vacations of $4,000-$6,999 |
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$350 savings on vacations of $7,000 or more |
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- General SkyMiles Members earn five miles per dollar spent. Silver Medallion Members earn two additional miles per dollar (for a total of seven), Gold Medallion Members earn an additional three miles per dollar (for a total of eight), Platinum Medallion Members earn four additional miles per dollar (for a total of nine), and Diamond Medallion Members earn six additional miles per dollar (for a total of eleven).*Ticket price eligible for mileage accrual includes base fare and carrier-imposed surcharges, but excludes government-imposed taxes and fees. Medallion mileage bonus per USD spent based on earned Medallion status at the time of travel.
- Basic Economy (E) fares are not eligible for: paid or complimentary upgrades; paid, complimentary or discounted Delta Comfort+, paid or complimentary Preferred Seats; and are not eligible to make same-day confirmed or same-day standby travel changes, regardless of Medallion or other elite status.
- Preferred Seats: A number of choice Main Cabin seats are set aside for eligible passengers. Eligible passengers include Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Medallion members, SkyTeam® Elite and SkyTeam Elite Plus members, passengers that have purchased full fare Y, M or B class of service, and companions of Preferred Seat-eligible customers. When making reservations, provide your SkyMiles account number and request a Preferred Seat. This service is offered on Delta and Delta Connection® flights, subject to availability. Select seats may be reassigned to passengers with certain categories of disability.
- Priority Waitlist Status: If the class of service preferred is not available when making a reservation, you'll receive priority waitlist status. This benefit is available only on a purchased ticket.
- Excess, oversize, and/or overweight baggage fees may apply. The benefit applies to up to 8 travel companions on a Medallion Member's reservation for a total of 9 passengers.
- Same-Day Confirmed: As a Diamond, Platinum or Gold Medallion Member, you may request a same-day change to your itinerary and be confirmed at no extra charge, except when flying on a Basic Economy (E) fare. To make a same-day confirmed change when booked in Main Cabin your original fare class must be available. To make a same-day confirmed change when booked in our premium cabins -- including Delta One®, First and Business Class -- you may make a same-day confirmed change as long as a seat is available in the following scenarios: If your original ticket is a Delta One ticket, you may move to any other flight with a premium cabin seat available; If your original ticket is a First Class ticket, you may only move to other flights with a First Class seat available but may not move to a flight with a Delta One or Business Class experience, even if seats are available. Your request can be made within 24 hours prior to your original departure time. Your new departure time must still be on the same day as your originally scheduled departure.
- Same-Day Standby: If you are unable to secure flights with the same-day confirmed option, we offer the option to stand by free of charge to Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members at the kiosk, ticket counter or through reservations, except when flying on a Basic Economy (E) fare. Silver Medallion Members have the option to stand by for an earlier flight, and will be charged $75 if confirmed. See Same-day Travel Changes for more information and complete terms and conditions. Same Day Standby fee is $75 USD for tickets issues on/after March 15th, 2017. For tickets issued prior to March 15th, 2017, the fee is $50 USD.
- Priority Check-In: Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members may use the Sky Priority check-in lanes. Certain airports may have a dedicated check-in lane for Silver Medallion Members. At airports which do not have a dedicated Silver Medallion check-in lane, Silver Medallion Members are permitted to use the Sky Priority check-in lane.
- Priority Boarding: With our boarding order, Medallion Members are invited to board early on most flights. Via our Delta Sky Priority lane, all passengers in Delta One, Delta Premium Select or First Class, and all Diamond Medallion Members, will be invited to board (DL One/Diamnd, Prem/Diamnd, or First/Diamond). All Platinum and Gold Medallion Members, SkyTeam ElitePlus customers, and Virgin Australia Velocity Platinum and Gold members are then invited to board with Sky Priority (SKY). Silver Medallion Members, SkyTeam Elite, and Virgin Australia Velocity Silver members can begin boarding after that using the Sky Priority boarding lane when traveling in Main Cabin (Main1). Silver Medallion Members will not have a dedicated Priority Boarding zone on Delta flights departing AMS and CDG due to Air France-KLM boarding policies.
- Priority Security Line Access: Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members have access to frequent traveler security lines in select U.S. domestic airports. To use these lines, show your digital Medallion membership card in the My Wallet section of the Fly Delta app along with the appropriate boarding documents. You can also print your Medallion membership card from My SkyMiles at delta.com anytime. For a list of cities that have these lines available, visit Frequent Traveler Security Lines, opens in a new window. This benefit is subject to government security regulations and may be suspended at any time by government directive.
- Annual membership for U.S.-based SkyMiles Members only. Eligibility for complimentary or preferential pricing based on SkyMiles program status at time of CLEAR membership enrollment or renewal. Benefit does not provide automatic enrollment. Rates above apply to all Members who enrolled in CLEAR on or after April 5, 2019. Annual pricing for all Members who enrolled in CLEAR prior to April 4, 2019 will continue to be: Diamond Medallion Members: Complimentary annual membership ($179 annual savings); Platinum, Gold and Silver Medallion Members: $79 annual membership ($100 annual savings); Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Members: $79 annual membership ($100 annual savings); General SkyMiles Members: $99 annual membership ($80 annual savings). If a Delta SkyMiles Member enrolled in CLEAR prior to April 5, 2019 and still has a CLEAR membership, the Member will continue to retain their current rate, even upon annual renewal, if their SkyMiles program Status remains the same. Additionally, if the Member’s program Status changes at any point, but they had a CLEAR membership prior to April 5, 2019 and still have a CLEAR membership, the Member will still have access to the previous pricing structure. All CLEAR terms and conditions apply and are available at clearme.com
- Premium Sales and Service is available when calling from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- All Reclaim My Status Benefit Terms apply. See full details.
- Members need to include their SkyMiles number at the time of making a car rental booking on delta.com or directly through Hertz. See full details. Terms and conditions apply.
- Members need to add their Gold Plus Rewards number in their SkyMiles profile and opt-In for this benefit. Terms and conditions apply.
- Purchase a Delta Vacations flight and hotel package from any Delta Vacations origin in the U.S. or Canada to a Delta Vacations destination, February 1, 2020 - January 31, 2021, for travel anytime. Some resorts, ski, and dive vacations are excluded from this offer. Additional restrictions may apply.
Award Ticket redeposit and reissue fees will be eliminated for Award tickets purchased on or after December 9, 2020 for travel originating from North America to anywhere in the world (including flights operated by joint venture and codeshare partners) and for Award tickets purchased on or after August 31, 2020 for travel within the domestic U.S., Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, except for Basic Economy tickets. For all other Award tickets for international travel not originating from North America, Award ticket redeposit and reissue fees will be waived for Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members, except when flying on a Basic Economy (E) fare.
SkyMiles Members can also take advantage of no change fees for all tickets purchased through March 30, 2021, for both domestic and international travel – regardless of the type of ticket booked or travel destination. Members can also use their travel credits through December 2022 for travel originally scheduled to depart before March 31, 2021 (if the ticket was purchased before April 17, 2020).