Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Delta is trying to have it both ways in the same press release, but there is a problem with that since these fees will also apply to already ticketed award travel when a change is made that involves a reissuing of the ticket.
When a firm advertises two contradictory items -- as DL has done above -- a court or administrative regulatory body may well determine that such a company is engaged in false advertising or other unlawful deceptive trade practices if it advertises one thing and then tries to contradict its advertisement in the structural equivalent of fine print, including such as the terms and conditions.
This gets down to whether or not the reissue is a new activity or a modification of an old one. If new, post August 15, you are undeniably going to get hit. Delta's going to argue that reissuance of a ticket is a NEW issuance of an ticket based on an OLD confirmation/reservation and thus because it is NEW gets hit with the NEW rule.