Originally Posted by
gilpin
Most of the posters on this thread seem bothered about the changes to SkyGouge tickets, but I'm concerned about new partner award fees. Do you suppose that DL will in some way be lowering the compensation it gives partners when redeemers are forced to cough up additional cash?
Also, weren't surcharges the supposed reason for the end of awards on VS? Is there any chance this change will restore that as an option, or was that really just an excuse for dropping them in the first place?
I was going to raise nearly the same issues. Do anyone know which partners will be imposing the fees? What kinds of fees are they, such as fuel surcharges and insurance surcharges (a/k/a airfare by another name)? How much are these charges?
Collecting taxes so the airline doesn't come out of pocket is one thing, but forcing those on award tickets to pay airfare by another name is something else entirely.
