Originally Posted by
pbarnette
Of course, the close-in fees may be cause for abandoning the game entirely, but switching to another carrier doesn't really do much for you.
Switching to another carrier certainly does do a lot to avoid the "close-in fees".
I leave it to you to figure out that which the informed figured out quite some time before in order to help those who wanted to avoid the DL/DL-NW kool-aid and "close-in fees" for award tickets.
Think free date changes and beyond the DL pom-pom team of SkyTeam.