Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Before claiming whether or not there is "any basis for a lawsuit", a person ought to try to become familiar with how some terms and conditions are not necessarily enforceable in all jurisdictions, with the legal concepts of contra proferentem, and with judicial determinations regarding contracts of adhesion.
Tell you what. If anybody successfully challenges this in court, I will eat my hat. It won't happen.
Originally Posted by
HeathrowGuy
Delta may indeed change the terms of the program. What they cannot do is falsely advertise something as free.
The moment Delta levies fuel surcharges for its own award flights, SkyMiles is no longer a program that offers free travel. It's as simple as that.
Do they really advertise it as "free"? By that, I mean, do they ever actually put out an ad that doesn't have the fine print of "taxes and fees may apply"?