Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
They don't reimburse the taxes and fees included with the ticket price, only various fees you pay to DL at other times (or at least that post to your AmEx card as separate charges) such as fees to reserve a particular seat, checked bag fees, etc.
Ah, as I'm looking back at my 2018 statements now, I see that it was only the fees that I had to pay associated with flights that I used miles to book. All the flights I purchased this month have been straight up purchases and not paid with miles.
Thanks,