Check your email: Major airlines, including Delta and United, gifting status

Check your email: Major airlines, including Delta and United, gifting status

Some lucky folks are getting a nice surprise when they check their email or log in to their airline loyalty account — they've been gifted status.We are getting reports that members of both Delta SkyMiles and United MileagePlus are being gifted elite status or having their existing status extended — even when they haven't met the qualification requirements for 2026.Delta email to loyalty member granted gifted status. DELTA AIR LINESTravel writer …

Delta Now Selling Upgrades To Anyone For As Little As $19 — That’s Why Status Feels Useless

Delta is now selling upgrades for as little as $19—less than a checked bag fee—which tells you exactly why elite “upgrade” status feels increasingly pointless. Also in today’s roundup: United first class drama, planes that look like they aren’t being cleaned, a ceiling collapse at an Embassy Suites, tipping fatigue, and American’s free Wi-Fi rollout.