| | Shortcut to status | | by Tarah Chieffi, Senior writer |
|  | I don't fly often enough to earn airline status outright, which is why I added the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card to my wallet a few years back.
I earn 2,500 Medallion Qualification Dollars, putting me halfway to the 5,000 MQDs required to earn Silver Medallion status, just by having the card.
My occasional Delta Air Lines flights and everyday spending easily put me over the finish line to Silver status each year. Last year, I took advantage of bonus point opportunities and made it to Gold Medallion.
I love the perks of Delta elite status, like complimentary upgrades, priority boarding and complimentary checked bags, but what I love even more is how I can use it to earn status with other airlines.
When I took my first JetBlue flight earlier this summer, I used my Delta status to apply for a status match with the airline and earned TrueBlue Mosaic 1 for three months. Despite never having flown with JetBlue before, I enjoyed priority boarding, free checked bags, complimentary beverages and a better seat.
I've used my Delta status to do the same thing on Southwest Airlines and earned promotional A-List status for three months. To be honest, this benefit will be more valuable next year when seat selection goes into effect, but I did get a good boarding position and a free checked bag.
If you have status with any of the major airlines, you should be eligible to do what I did, too.
For a limited time, the Delta SkyMiles Reserve has a best-ever offer for new cardholders to earn 125,000 bonus miles after spending $6,000 on eligible purchases on the new card in the first six months of card membership. The offer ends Oct. 29.
Ready to find your perfect match? Read these stories to learn how to do it: Tarah
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