{"id":126670,"date":"2023-09-26T19:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T19:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=126670"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:04:41","slug":"delta-alaska-status-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/delta-alaska-status-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Airlines Launches Elite Status Match to Woo Delta Elites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In mid-September 2023, Delta announced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/delta-skymiles\/elite-status-changes-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">massive changes to how you'll earn Delta Medallion elite status<\/a>. While Delta wants to focus on the positives &#8212; like only having one elite status qualification metric &#8212; most Delta elites are laser-focused on the significant increase in spending requirements. To earn Delta Diamond elite status in 2024, a SkyMiles member needs to earn a whopping 35,000 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/delta-skymiles\/medallion-qualification-dollar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Medallion Qualifying Dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a Delta Medallion elite who's ready to bail on SkyMiles after these changes? If so, Alaska is ready to welcome you with a Mileage Plan elite status match. And, if you play your cards right (pun intended), you can score even higher elite status with Alaska than you currently have with Delta.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Key_Terms_of_Alaska8217s_Status_Match_for_Delta_Elites\">Key Terms of Alaska's Status Match for Delta Elites<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This Alaska status match is only available to current Delta Medallion elites.<\/li>\n<li>Must <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskaair.com\/content\/mileage-plan\/membership-benefits\/status-match-upgrade\" rel=\"noopener\">submit your request and proof here<\/a> by <strong>October 31, 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants will get <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska Mileage Plan<\/a> elite status for at least a 90-day challenge period.<\/li>\n<li>If you have a <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> card<\/a> (or get one by December 31, 2023), your elite status will be extended through <strong>December 31, 2024<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Your Delta elite status must have been earned through &#8220;actual flight miles or segments&#8221; &#8212; not &#8220;credit card activity, transferred points, or any other promotional offer.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Only one status match is allowed for the lifetime of your Mileage Plan account.<\/li>\n<li>Verification and approval of your status match request can take up to four weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Offer valid only for legal residents of the United States and Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not a current Delta elite? Here's how you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-status-match\/\" rel=\"noopener\">match your elite status to Alaska Airlines<\/a> from other airlines.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_Alaska_Mileage_Plan_Status_Delta_Elites_Will_Receive\">What Alaska Mileage Plan Status Delta Elites Will Receive<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The elite status match table for this offer is rather convoluted. The elite status you'll get depends on two factors: How long your Delta Medallion elite status is good for and whether or not you're an <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a> holder by December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"No_card_route\">No card route<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you aren't a <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a> holder &#8212; and don't get one before December 31, 2023 &#8212; you'll get the following Alaska elite status for a 90-day challenge period:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silver Medallion =&gt; MVP<\/li>\n<li>Gold Medallion =&gt; MVP Gold<\/li>\n<li>Platinum Medallion =&gt; MVP Gold 75K<\/li>\n<li>Diamond Medallion =&gt; MVP Gold 75K<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To extend that status through December 31, 2024, you'll need to complete the following flying challenge in the 90 days after your request is approved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MVP status:<\/strong> Fly 5,000 miles on Alaska<\/li>\n<li><strong>MVP Gold status:<\/strong> Fly 10,000 miles on Alaska<\/li>\n<li><strong>MVP Gold 75K status:<\/strong> Fly 20,000 miles on Alaska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that only flights on Alaska Airlines count toward this status challenge. That means you won't be able to shortcut it with long-haul flights on Alaska's partners like Qantas or Qatar.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Atmos_Ascent_Visa_Card_shortcut\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card shortcut<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Thankfully, there's a much easier way to extend your Alaska elite status through December 31, 2024. Just by having or getting a <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a>, you won't have to complete a status challenge. Even better, you may get an even higher tier of Alaska elite status. The trick: Your matched status depends on how long your current Medallion elite status is valid.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-605\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-605 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Current Delta Elite Status<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">... if valid through<br \/>\nDecember 31, 2023, you'll get<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">... if valid through<br \/>\nDecember 31, 2024, you'll get<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Silver Medallion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MVP<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">MVP Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gold Medallion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MVP Gold<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">MVP Gold 75K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Platinum Medallion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MVP Gold 75K<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">MVP Gold 100K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Diamond Medallion<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">MVP Gold 75K<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">MVP Gold 100K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Don't have an <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a> yet? No worries. You can apply for an Alaska status match now without a card. You'll automatically be enrolled for the status challenge when you do so. But, once you apply for and are approved for a <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a>, Alaska will cancel your challenge and extend your elite status through December 31, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"qs-card\" data-id=\"4048132\">\n            <div class=\"qs-data\">\n                <div class=\"qs-view\">\n                    <div class=\"qs-cardname\">Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> card<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-image\"><img data-aspectratio=\"150\/95\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CardArt-AtmosRewardsAscent.png\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature\u00ae card\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-apply\"><a class=\"qs-learn-more\" data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-rates\"><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-offer\"><strong>Limited Time Online Offer:<\/strong>\r\nEarn 80,000 bonus miles plus Alaska's Famous Companion Fare\u2122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) with this offer. To qualify, make $4,000 or more in purchases within the first 120 days of opening your account. Additionally, receive a 50% flight discount code for a qualifying future flight after opening your new account.<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"qs-info\">\n                    <strong class=\"qs-cardname\">Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> card<\/strong>\n                    <div class=\"qs-offer\"><strong>Limited Time Online Offer:<\/strong>\r\nEarn 80,000 bonus miles plus Alaska's Famous Companion Fare\u2122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) with this offer. To qualify, make $4,000 or more in purchases within the first 120 days of opening your account. Additionally, receive a 50% flight discount code for a qualifying future flight after opening your new account.<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-fee\"><strong>Annual Fee:<\/strong><b>$95<\/b><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"qs-tabs\"><a class=\"qs-more\" href=\"#more\">Show more<\/a><a href=\"\" data-tab=\"wwl\">Why We Like It<\/a><a href=\"\" data-tab=\"er\">Earning Rates<\/a><div class=\"qs-tab-wwl\">The Atmos\u2122 Rewards Ascent Visa Signature<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> card offers cardholders 3 miles per dollar on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases and 2 miles per dollar on everyday purchases like gas, local transit including ride share, cable, and select streaming services. Other benefits include Alaska\u2019s Famous Companion Fare\u2122 annually from $122 ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) after spending $6K in the previous anniversary year, priority boarding, a free checked bag, a 10% reward bonus on miles for Bank of America account holders, and a $100 discount on Alaska Lounge+ Membership.<\/div><div class=\"qs-tab-er\"><ul>\r\n<li>Earn unlimited 3 miles for every $1 spent on eligible Alaska Airlines purchases<\/li>\r\n<li> Earn unlimited 2 miles for every $1 spent on eligible gas, EV charging stations, cable, streaming services and local transit (including ride share) purchases<\/li>\r\n<li>Earn unlimited 1 mile for every $1 spent on all other eligible purchases<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <a class=\"qs-share\" href=\"\/find-a-card\/AlaskaVisa\/\" title=\"copy\"><svg width=\"12\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/awardwallet\/public\/builds\/icon\/icon-sprite.svg?v2026-5-15b009cd64#share-square\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a>\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Should_You_Requalify_for_Delta_Elite_Status_Before_Applying\">Should You Requalify for Delta Elite Status Before Applying?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ironically, Alaska structured this promotion in a way that incentivizes current Delta flyers to (re)qualify for Medallion elite status before applying.<\/p>\n<p>Say you're currently a Delta Gold Medallion but haven't requalified yet for 2024. If you complete the status match now, you'll only get MVP Gold status. However, if you wait until after you requalify for Delta Gold and make sure to have an <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a>, you'll get MVP Gold 75K.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren't familiar with Alaska elite status tiers, the difference between &#8220;MVP Gold&#8221; and &#8220;MVP Gold 75K&#8221; may not sound like much. However, MVP Gold 75K offers significantly better perks &#8212; including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>125% bonus miles (vs. 100% bonus miles)<\/li>\n<li>Premium class upgrades at boarding, except on saver fares (vs. having to book more expensive fares to get this perk)<\/li>\n<li>First-class upgrades up to 120 hours before departure (vs. 72 hours)<\/li>\n<li>Three free checked bags (vs. two)<\/li>\n<li>Four Alaska lounge day passes (vs. none)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest difference is found when flying internationally. MVP Gold gets Oneworld Sapphire elites status vs. Oneworld Emerald elite status for MVP Gold 75K. Where Oneworld Sapphire elites get access to business-class lounges, Oneworld Emerald elites get first-class lounge access &#8212; even if you booked economy. If you're flying internationally through Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, or other Oneworld hubs, the difference between these lounges is noteworthy.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you're ready to bail on Delta, Alaska is ready to welcome you with open arms &#8212; particularly if you're willing to get an <a data-ccid=\"4048132\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-airlines-credit-card\/\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don't overlook the restriction that Alaska only allows one status match for the lifetime of a Mileage Plan account. Since this is such a generous status match, this is a great time to use that once-per-lifetime allowance &#8212; as long as you're actually going to switch to Alaska. I wouldn't recommend wasting your one Alaska status match if you aren't actually planning to fly Alaska Airlines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Key_Terms_of_Alaska8217s_Status_Match_for_Delta_Elites\">Key Terms of Alaska's Status Match for Delta Elites<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_Alaska_Mileage_Plan_Status_Delta_Elites_Will_Receive\">What Alaska Mileage Plan Status Delta Elites Will Receive<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#No_card_route\">No card route<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Atmos_Ascent_Visa_Card_shortcut\">Atmos Ascent Visa Card shortcut<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Should_You_Requalify_for_Delta_Elite_Status_Before_Applying\">Should You Requalify for Delta Elite Status Before Applying?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a Delta Medallion elite who&#8217;s ready to bail on SkyMiles after Delta recently announced changes? If so, Alaska is ready to welcome you with a Mileage Plan elite status match. And, if you play your cards right (pun intended), you can score even higher elite status with Alaska. Here&#8217;s what you need to know about this Alaska elite status match for Delta elites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":114952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12770,12763,12622],"coauthors":[36387],"class_list":["post-126670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alaska-mileage-plan","tag-delta-skymiles","tag-elite-status"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126670"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255966,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126670\/revisions\/255966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126670"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=126670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}