Silver Medallion® Status Benefits

(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) Delta Basic experiences are not eligible for paid or complimentary upgrades; 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. Delta Main Basic experiences are also not eligible for: earning miles in the SkyMiles Program, earning credit towards Medallion Status, earning flight miles credit towards Million Miler Status.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.

(5) Same-Day Confirmed is available for travel within the 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you purchased a ticket in Delta Main or Delta Comfort, excluding the Delta Basic experience, you can switch to a confirmed seat on a new flight if a seat is available in your originally purchased fare class.  If you purchased a ticket in Delta First, Delta Premium Select or Delta One®, you can switch to a confirmed seat as long as a seat is available in the cabin purchased or you may change to a lower cabin if available. You may be eligible for free Same-Day Standby if Same-Day Confirmed is not available. Re-routing restrictions apply. Basic experiences such as Delta Main Basic and Delta Comfort Basic are not eligible.

(6) Priority Check-In: Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion Members may use the Sky Priority check-in lanes.

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.

(7) Priority Boarding: With our boarding order, Medallion Members are invited to board before other Delta Main customers. Customers in Delta One and Delta First 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.

Please note, Silver Medallion Members do not have a dedicated Priority Boarding zone on Delta flights departing AMS and CDG due to Air France-KLM boarding policies. Refer to the full Boarding Priority page for more information.

(8) SkyMiles offers Member-only rates off the standard $209 annual Membership to CLEAR's biometric service.  Annual Memberships are available for US citizens, legal permanent residents, and citizens of U.S. territories, 18 and older with valid photo ID. Eligibility for complimentary or preferential pricing based on SkyMiles program Status at time of CLEAR+ Membership enrollment or renewal. To receive savings on an annual CLEAR+ Membership, eligible Members must enroll in CLEAR+ 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 the offer is subject to change. Offer is non-transferable.

SkyMiles Members with an existing CLEAR+ Membership may link their SkyMiles and CLEAR accounts here at the time of their annual renewal to have their SkyMiles-preferred rate applied to their CLEAR+ Membership. SkyMiles-preferred rates cannot be applied to an already-existing annual Membership.

Your CLEAR+ Membership, including any family members, automatically renews each year for an additional 12-month period at a 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+ 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 June 1, 2026, all SkyMiles Members enrolled in CLEAR+ will renew at the rates listed here. This price change continues to offer significant savings compared to the standard CLEAR+ Membership rate. All CLEAR terms and conditions apply and are available at clearme.com., opens in a new window

SkyMiles Members, including Delta SkyMiles(R) American Express Card Members, receive preferred pricing on an annual CLEAR+ Membership. Preferred rate is limited to Delta SkyMiles® American Express Basic (not Additional) Card Members with the following Cards: Delta SkyMiles Gold and Gold Business, Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Platinum Business, and Delta SkyMiles Reserve and Reserve Business American Express Cards. For additional details, please visit [CLEAR | Delta Air Lines].

All SkyMiles Program Rules apply. To review the rules, please visit SkyMiles Membership Guide & Program Rules. 

(9) 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. 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.

(10) 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.

(11) Members need to add their Hertz® Gold+ number in their SkyMiles profile and enroll for this benefit to receive complimentary status. Terms and conditions apply.