{"id":342,"date":"2008-06-30T08:43:19","date_gmt":"2008-06-30T13:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/delta-adds-fee-for-skymiles-frequent-flier-flights\/"},"modified":"2016-12-17T18:45:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T00:45:51","slug":"delta-adds-fee-for-skymiles-frequent-flier-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/delta-adds-fee-for-skymiles-frequent-flier-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta adds fee for SkyMiles frequent-flier flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=750,height=562,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/delta.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/migrated\/delta.jpg\" title=\"Delta\" alt=\"Delta\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;\" \/><\/a>Remember the days when you could earn free <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">flights<\/a><\/strong> with all those frequent-flier miles? At Delta, they&#8217;ll soon be but a memory.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-delta-air-lines\"><strong>Delta Air Lines<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong> is tacking on a $25 fee for all SkyMiles award <strong><\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">travel<\/a><\/strong> within the United States and Canada. If you&#8217;re traveling between the United States or Canada and any other international destinations, you&#8217;ll pay $50.<\/p>\n<p>The fee decision, which Delta described as a &quot;difficult but essential&quot; move to cover higher fuel costs, will affect SkyMiles <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">airline tickets<\/a><\/strong> issued on or after August 15, 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Delta says the move may only be temporary and could be dropped if fuel prices fall.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/GDDC?deal_id=air-american\"><strong>American Airlines<\/strong><\/a> recently added a $5 processing<br \/>\nfee for claiming an American AAdvantage award ticket online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/\">Discount airline tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT02N2QwMjBjNjZmMmRjYjJhYjVlZWUyNDg1NzhhMmU1YQ==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the days when you could earn free flights with all those frequent-flier miles? 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