Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express

Applied for this card as I fly Delta for almost every flight. Checked Experian, score is 715. Got approved with a $2000 credit limit. I also have Chase Sapphire Preferred with a $7000 limit and an AMEX Blue Cash with a $3000 limit (approved for all 3 cards in last 2 months0. 18 months ago my credit score was under 600 and I only qualified for secure cards. I am proof that you can rebuild your credit if you just stay patient! 

anyone know the credit score you must have

I had a big multi-city, cross-country trip coming up and I had to pay for the air tickets of 4 people. I applied for this card just prior to booking my tickets and I immediately got approved. I had an Experian score of 727. I was given $1000 credit right away and $8500 after the card arrived which it did in just 2 days.

I got the 30,000 bonus miles in just a day after spending $500 on the first day. I was immediately able to use these miles. Besides, the card gave me and my family priority boarding and free checked bag on all our flights. Quite fortunately, Delta had the cheapest flights for my planned route and schedule anyways. And because all these expensive air ticket purchases were Delta tickets, I got double miles. I also got a bonus 5000 miles for spending $500 on a Delta purchase.

All in all, I already made good on the card fee for the next couple of years and some more. Of course, it's free for the first year.

That is why I say this card is truly rewarding. I would suggest purchasing this card if you travel at least once every month or fly often with multiple people on your reservation.

AmEx is accepted almost everywhere online and in all major stores anyways. Their customer service is amazing and super friendly. Their account management website and mobile app are very slick too: quite modern and user-friendly.

Also, AmEx promotions for early access to events is quite exclusive and very handy too. I was able to get decent US Open tickets for cheap in an AmEx special pre-sale 3 days before the tickets opened to general public. They have similar deals for a lot of events.

I have not experienced this kind of satisfaction with any other credit card before. I strongly recommend it.

Any savings in the first year would quickly be offset by the Annual Fee of $95.00.

I've worked hard to increase my credit over the last several years, with the end goal of eventually being approved for an AmEx. Finally, it has happened. I applied 02/2014 with an Ex Score of 709, $40,000 income, low cc usage on my two other cards. Approved instantly, had to call for credit limit though. A bit low at $1000, but intend to call for CLI after 30 day waiting period is up. NOTE, I was told it by AmEx that CLI can be done after 30 days, not 61 as suggested on other sites.

Started with my Experian at 440 on 01/01/2010, 4 years later I'm an AmEx Cardholder. It CAN be done!

Approved with (EQ) 695 FICO score.  Ignore Credit Karma scores, they're so off it's comical and their scoring model doesn't factor in any closed accounts.  I've had a Green AMEX charge card for 6 months, which I believe is the key to building AMEX's trust if you don't have a rockstar credit profile.  They gave me a $2,000 starting limit and hope for a 3x CLI at 61 days.  35,000 bonus miles were credited to my Skymiles account within days of hitting the spend criteria.  Only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the annual fee is a bit high unless you fly Delta exclusively.

If you regularly use Delta airlines this is a fantastic card!

1st year they will waive the fee, then you get a #100.00 ticket voucher each year youi pay the $90.00 annual fee.

I received 25K free miles (my wife later got 35K free) so watch for a good opportunity when you apply .

American Express IMHO is the best as far as it comes to customer service, I have had more support from them with BAD merchants in getting problems resolved & disputes reversed without a hitch.

Already have a free ticket to England this year(on my wife's card) and I will have another overseas trip paid for next year on mine. I cant recommend any other card more highly! 

got the card with a 680 trans score.  $8700 limit.  Got a $50 free statement credit within the first month!  Also got my 30,000 miles credited to my account within the first month.  Great card.

I am a Brit that arrived in the USA just over a year ago.  We (foreigners) arrive without any credit history, the UK score does not count.  I started with a Wells Fargo secured card and that started to build my credit file.  When I got to around a score of 700 (ish) I applied for the Delta American Express card and was surprised that I got it and a limit (stated on the paperwork) of $5000.  So far so good.  I quite often travel with delta and gain the free 1st bag check, so I will get my fee back when I have to pay in a years time.  So all in all, not a bad deal for me.

Thanks

I HAVE A CREDIT SCORE OF 620. iS THAT TOO LOW FOR THIS CARD ? PLUS DO i GET A BLACK MARK OR HARD INQUIRY IF TURNED DOWN?