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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 2:01 am
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newbie question, airline bankruptcy

I have been banking delta points for a trip I wanted to take next year. With the bankruptcy talk, I am curious, do i lose all of my FF points, does delta cease to exist and sell off all of their metal? Just curious if I have banked my points for nothing now?

If this has been covered please point me in that direction, I searched but didn't see an answer.

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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 2:59 am
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Might be a better question to ask in the Delta forum. I'm sure you'll get better answers there.

You can read about the bancruptcy from Delta's mouth:
http://www.delta.com/about_delta/del...ing/index.html
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 3:08 am
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Originally Posted by ero2
do i lose all of my FF points, does delta cease to exist and sell off all of their metal?
This type of bankruptcy is a reorganization (chapter 11) not a liquidation (chapter 7). I wouldn't worry too much at this point. I'm pretty certain that I read here on FT the other day that there has never been a situation where FF miles have become worthless due to bankruptcy.

Even if it comes to a worst-case scenario and DL liquidates, the FF program would be a highly desirable acquisition for another airline as it would bring in customers such as yourself who already have miles invested in that program.
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 5:20 am
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There's a very extensive thread on the subject in the Delta forum, perhaps check that out (and others in the forum) and if you need more information you might post there.

In the meantime, I'll retire this thread in MilesBuzz.

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