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Discover Diamond Medallion Benefits
Choice Benefits Selections
As a Diamond Medallion Member, you get to select customizable Choice Benefits. Choice Benefits are exclusive to Diamond and Platinum Members and allow you to select additional benefits that matter most to you. Select from the following options for your 2025 Medallion Year:
- 4 Global Upgrade Certificates or 8 Regional Upgrade Certificates, or a combination of 2 Global and 4 Regional Upgrade Certificates*, which can be used on tickets booked as a part of a Delta Vacations® package.
- $700 American Express Statement Credit on Delta SkyMiles® Platinum, Platinum Business, Reserve or Reserve Business American Express Cards**.
- 6,000 Starbucks® Rewards Stars†.
- Delta Sky Club® Executive (3 Choice Benefit selections) or Individual (2 Choice Benefit selections) Membership.
- $2,000 Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQD) Accelerator towards the next Medallion Qualification Year.
- Gift Gold Medallion Status to 2 Members.
- 35,000 bonus miles for yourself, someone else, or a SkyWish charity of your choice.
- $500 Delta Vacations Experience (flight + hotel)‡
- $250 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Contribution.
- A $350 Delta travel voucher, also applicable toward a Delta Vacations package.
- New! $2,000 Wheels Up flight credit§.
*Limit 1 Upgrade Certificate selection at each Medallion Status tier (Platinum and Diamond)
**Limit 1 statement credit selection at each Medallion Status tier (Platinum and Diamond)
†Limit 1 Starbucks Reward Stars selection at each Medallion Status tier (Platinum and Diamond)
‡Only 1 Delta Vacations option can be selected within the Medallion Year
§Only 1 Wheels Up Flight Credit can be selected within the Medallion Year
You Earn More Miles
Airport Benefits
From check-in to boarding, move through the airport with ease.
Diamond Medallion Status offers:
- Complimentary CLEAR Plus membership to speed through security (a $199 annual value) Learn how CLEAR works.
- Highest priority among Medallion Members, boarding immediately after customers in Delta One® or First Class cabins, so you can be seated and settled early (3).
- Sky Priority® suite of services including check-in, priority security line access and expedited baggage service(4).
Unlimited Complimentary Upgrades
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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(5).
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Unlimited Complimentary First Class Upgrades:
All paid tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets(5). |
Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure with priority |
Unlimited Complimentary Delta Comfort+ Upgrades: All paid tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash and Pay with Miles tickets(5).
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Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, First Class & Delta Comfort+ Upgrades for a Companion:
All paid tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates(5). |
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Unlimited Complimentary Clase Premier Upgrades on select Aeromexico-operated flights. Learn more.
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Begins 120 hours (5 days) prior to departure with priority
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Complimentary Preferred Seats(5)(6)
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*If your upgrade doesn’t clear right away but seats are showing as available in the seat map, you can self–select your upgrade by visiting the seat map and choosing an open seat.
Waived Fees for Bags and Ticket Changes
We’ll take care of these fees for you because you’re a Diamond Medallion Member.
- Your first checked bag is free each way when traveling on a Delta or select airline partner flight. Up to 8 of your travel companions also receive their first checked bag free when traveling on a Delta flight(7).
- Waived Same–Day Confirmed Fees (8).
Additional Diamond Medallion Benefits
Priority Wait List
If the class of service preferred is not available when making a reservation, you'll receive priority waitlist status on paid tickets.
SkyTeam Elite Plus Status
Car Benefits with Hertz
Delta 360°™
(1) General SkyMiles Members earn 5 miles per dollar spent. Silver Medallion Members earn 2 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 7), Gold Medallion Members earn an additional 3 miles per dollar (for a total of 8), Platinum Medallion Members earn 4 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 9), and Diamond Medallion Members earn 6 additional miles per dollar (for a total of 11).*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.
(2) SkyMiles offers Member-only rates off of the standard $199 annual membership to CLEAR's biometric service. Annual memberships are available for US citizens, legal permanent residents, and citizens of US territories, 18 and older with valid photo ID. Eligibility for complimentary or preferential pricing based on SkyMiles program status at time of CLEAR Plus membership enrollment or renewal. Benefit does not provide automatic enrollment. To receive savings on an annual CLEAR Plus membership, eligible Members must enroll in CLEAR Plus and must provide their SkyMiles number upon enrolling. Full enrollment requires visiting an enrollment center in person. Eligibility for the membership is determined solely by CLEAR. Terms and conditions apply and offer subject to change. Offer is non-transferable.
SkyMiles Members with an existing CLEAR Plus membership may link their SkyMiles and CLEAR accounts here at the time of their annual renewal to have your SkyMiles-preferred rate applied to your CLEAR Plus membership. SkyMiles-preferred rates cannot be applied to an already-existing annual membership.
Diamond Medallion Members: Free
Platinum/Gold/Silver Medallion Members: $159 per year
Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members: $159 per year.
General SkyMiles Members: $189 per year.
Your CLEAR Plus membership automatically renews each year for an additional 12-month period at a complimentary or preferentially-priced rate, if eligible, based on your SkyMiles program Status at the time of renewal. At the time of renewal, the relevant fees will be charged to the credit card provided during registration, or if different, the credit card associated with your CLEAR account at that time. To cancel your CLEAR Plus membership at any time, log in to your CLEAR account at my.clearme.com with the email address used to enroll. For help, visit clearme.com/support. Effective August 1st, 2024, all SkyMiles members enrolled in CLEAR Plus will renew at the above rates. This price change continues to offer significant savings compared to the standard CLEAR Plus membership rate. All CLEAR terms and conditions apply and are available at clearme.com.
Preferred rate for Delta SkyMiles American Express Card Members is limited to Basic Card Members (not Additional Card Members) with the Delta SkyMiles Gold American Express Card, Delta SkyMiles Platinum American Express Card, Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card, Delta SkyMiles Gold Business American Express Card, Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business American Express Card, and Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Card. Card Members must enroll using the SkyMiles number associated with their Delta SkyMiles American Express Card to receive the preferred rate.
(3) Priority Boarding: With our boarding order, Medallion Members are invited to board before other Main Cabin customers. Customers in Delta One and First Class will board in Zone 1. Diamond Medallion Members and Delta Premium Select customers will be invited to board in Zone 2. Delta Comfort+ Customers will be invited to board in Zone 3. All remaining Platinum and Gold Medallion Members (Sky Priority customers) and SkyTeam Elite Plus customers will be invited to board in Zone 4. Silver Medallion Members and SkyTeam Elite customers may board in Zone 5 using the General Boarding lane.
Sky Priority customers (Zones 1 – 4) will continue to board using the Sky Priority lane.
(4) 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 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. This benefit is subject to government security regulations and may be suspended at any time by government directive.
(5) Basic Economy (E) fares are not eligible for: earning miles in the SkyMiles Program, earning credit towards Medallion Status, earning flight miles credit towards Million Miler Status, 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.
(6) Preferred Seats: 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.
(7) Excess oversize, and/or overweight baggage fees may apply. The benefit applies to the Medallion Member when traveling on a Delta, China Southern, or on a SkyTeam partner flight. This also applies up to 8 travel companions on a Medallion Member's reservation for a total of 9 passengers when traveling on a Delta-operated flight, with the exception of flights departing from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) or Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). The free checked bag allowance depends on Medallion Tier, origin/destination and cabin booked. View complete details.
(8) 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. When booked in our premium cabins -- including Delta One®, Delta Premium Select or First Class -- you may make a Same-Day Confirmed change as long as a seat is available in the cabin purchased or a lower cabin. When booked in Delta Comfort+ ®, you may make a Same-Day Confirmed change as long as a seat is available in Delta Comfort+. If there is not a seat available in Delta Comfort+, you may be eligible to make a Same-Day Confirmed change in a Main Cabin seat, if 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.
(9) You can reach a SkyMiles representative anytime by messaging us or view worldwide phone numbers . Premium Sales and Service is available when contacting us from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(10) Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members traveling in any cabin on a same-day, international SkyTeam flight (excluding Delta-operated flights) receive access to SkyTeam lounges (SkyTeam partner-operated and SkyTeam branded lounges excluding Delta Sky Club; excludes travel to/from the Caribbean, Guam and Saipan when traveling in Main Cabin) for you and a guest as part of your SkyTeam Elite Plus benefits.
Delta Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Medallion Members traveling in Delta Premium Select or Delta One will receive access to Delta Sky Club when traveling on a same-day, international SkyTeam flight (excludes travel to/from the Caribbean) for you and a guest traveling in Delta Premium Select or Delta One.
(11) Excludes taxes, fees, other incidental charges, or other booking charges or any element of the booking which is paid or reduced by redemption vouchers or discount codes. For Hertz President’s Circle Status, Members need to add their Gold Plus Rewards number in their SkyMiles profile and opt-in for this benefit. Terms and conditions apply.Valid only for car rentals booked directly through Delta.
(12) Miles are worth at least 15% more as compared to mileage value with Delta Vacations prior to July 10, 2023. Purchase a Delta Vacations flight and hotel package from any Delta Vacations origin in the U.S. or Canada to a Delta Vacations destination for travel anytime. Some resorts, ski, and dive vacations are excluded from this offer. Additional restrictions may apply.
(13) Digital voucher/coupon is good for use on Delta Air Lines or Delta Connection® carriers only. You may find vouchers in the Fly Delta app or find them in My Wallet at delta.com, where you can print them or access them on your smartphone. Voucher must be printed when flying on Delta Connection carriers operated on an aircraft without a First Class cabin. Please check your My Trips listing for aircraft details. Voucher is subject to all applicable laws and void where prohibited by law. Must be 21 years or older for alcoholic beverages, please drink responsibly. All selections are subject to availability. Duplicated or altered vouchers will not be accepted. Vouchers cannot be sold, bartered, redeemed for cash, or exchanged for any item other than the listed items. Voucher expiration date is noted directly on the voucher.
(14) All Reclaim My Status Benefit Terms apply. See full details.
Offers and benefits subject to change without notice. All SkyMiles program rules apply to SkyMiles program membership, miles, offers, mile accrual, mile redemption and travel benefits. To review the rules, please visit Membership Guide & Program Rules. Benefits are subject to change at any time in Delta’s sole discretion, without notice.
Delta Air Lines is the sole arbiter for any Delta 360° benefits. Benefits are subject to change at any time in Delta’s sole discretion, without notice. Invitation into Delta 360° is determined independently from earning Medallion Status.