[Travelandtourism] Wait a Minute, Aren't Award Tickets Supposed to be Free?

[Laurel Friesen]

Oh, really I'm sorry to hear that, I hope that you got it resolved, and can
fix it, so that you don't have that $5.00 charge again.

Laurel Friesen

On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:

> The last time I got a frequent flyer ticket from Delta, which was about 6
> months ago, there was a five dollar charge.
>
> Dave
>
> At 02:40 PM 7/22/2010, you wrote:
>
>> Travel Q&A
>>
>> Q. I just received an email stating that Delta Airlines no longer charges
>> a
>> fee for cashing in frequent flyer miles. I wasn't aware that Delta even
>> charged for this service. Aren't frequent flyer tickets free? And do other
>> airlines charge?
>>
>> A. Actually, Delta recently announced that it would no longer charge for
>> "last minute" requests for frequent flyer tickets. Previously, it charged
>> most members of its frequent flyer program (except "elite" members) a
>> hefty
>> fee if they requested seats 20 or fewer days before travel. United also
>> used
>> to charge for this, but no longer does. Unfortunately, many other airlines
>> do charge between $50 and $100 for "close-in ticketing" of award travel,
>> but
>> we expect that now that since Delta and United no longer do other airlines
>> will follow suit. US Airways currently charges up to $50 to issue an award
>> ticket, whether "last minute" or not; and many airlines now charge co-pay
>> fees to upgrade from economy to business or first class, in addition to
>> miles.
>>
>
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