DOJ approves the merger!
Oct 29, 2008, 7:24 pm
#31
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Nashville
Programs: DL DM 3 MM AA PLAT HH Lifetime Diamond Marriott Plat AMB lifetime titanium Hertz PC
Posts: 6,187
I am suprised they have so little info out. They have been working on this for a while and kept sayign we can not answer any questions until it is approved.
Oct 29, 2008, 7:47 pm
#32
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 1M
Posts: 31,475
I find it strange that DL has taken down the merger site - newglobalairline.com
Oct 29, 2008, 8:16 pm
#35
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MI
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Platinum, National Executive Elite
Posts: 562
This sucks! Bye NW. The red tail will continue to live in my memories.
Oct 29, 2008, 8:54 pm
#36
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,625
NW miles were great for getting to Europe in the summer (planned 11 months out) until a few years ago. Even then, it was often possible to get a saver seat in one direction and a rule buster in the other. But now that they are DL, that flexibility is likely to disappear. That figured into my decision to burn as many NW miles as possible this year.
Oct 29, 2008, 9:04 pm
#37
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Upper Midwest
Programs: DL, AA
Posts: 1,677
So long, red tail. You will be missed!
RIP Northwest Airlines, 10/29/2008
RIP Northwest Airlines, 10/29/2008
Oct 29, 2008, 9:17 pm
#38
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: Delta - Diamond; Hilton - Silver
Posts: 56
Just booked a trip for my family for next summer to Europe using our miles. $1080 in fees/taxes for the five of us! I'm here in Memphis and am wondering what this means for the future of air travel in our city. If we lose the hub, we'll get Southwest Airlines and reasonably priced flights. But a lot of people will lose their jobs, the city will lose a prestigious status and I'll have a hard time getting direct and convenient flights. And I'll have to decide whether to stay in the NW/DL frequent flyer program or ask another program to admit me at a gold level in their program (I'm told it's not that hard to negotiate that sort of thing).
Oct 29, 2008, 9:27 pm
#39
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,095
Just booked a trip for my family for next summer to Europe using our miles. $1080 in fees/taxes for the five of us! I'm here in Memphis and am wondering what this means for the future of air travel in our city. If we lose the hub, we'll get Southwest Airlines and reasonably priced flights. But a lot of people will lose their jobs, the city will lose a prestigious status and I'll have a hard time getting direct and convenient flights. And I'll have to decide whether to stay in the NW/DL frequent flyer program or ask another program to admit me at a gold level in their program (I'm told it's not that hard to negotiate that sort of thing).
Oct 29, 2008, 9:37 pm
#40
Moderator: Southwest Airlines, Capital One
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: California
Programs: WN Companion Pass, A-list preferred, Hyatt Globalist; United Club Lietime (sic) Member
Posts: 21,625
Just booked a trip for my family for next summer to Europe using our miles. $1080 in fees/taxes for the five of us! I'm here in Memphis and am wondering what this means for the future of air travel in our city. If we lose the hub, we'll get Southwest Airlines and reasonably priced flights.
Oct 29, 2008, 9:55 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Big Lake, MN
Programs: Northworst PE, Holiday Inn PC Platimum
Posts: 17
Am I going to be supplied with an industrial size jar of Vaseline when purchasing my next ticket on NWA...or is it Delta? I can see a bending over the counter in the near future!!! I still stand behind what I said a month ago...NOTHING GOOD will come of this!!!!
Oct 29, 2008, 10:42 pm
#42
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
Programs: DL-DM/1MM, HILTON-DIA, .HYATT-DIA/GLOB , IHG-PLT,HERTZ 5*, NATIONAL ES
Posts: 8,691
I hear that US Air has a few openings for elite travelers these days.....
Oct 29, 2008, 10:46 pm
#43
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: DTW
Programs: DL - PM, (NW - Plat), AA - Gold, Marriott - Plat, Avis - First
Posts: 955
I found out in-flight this evening on NW DTW-LAS when the FA made the announcement.
I am somewhat sad by this announcment. NW you have treated us very well for many years in the Upper Midwest and been a lifeblood to our communities.
I certainly hope that DL continues to do so. No one likes change and there is a lot of unknown out there.
I've been loyal to the bitter end toward NW, but I'm beginning to see the light and perhaps after this year I may be going solely on price. Hello WN, F9, and AA again. We shall see.
DL please don't mess up a good thing. Buyer beware.....
I am somewhat sad by this announcment. NW you have treated us very well for many years in the Upper Midwest and been a lifeblood to our communities.
I certainly hope that DL continues to do so. No one likes change and there is a lot of unknown out there.
I've been loyal to the bitter end toward NW, but I'm beginning to see the light and perhaps after this year I may be going solely on price. Hello WN, F9, and AA again. We shall see.
DL please don't mess up a good thing. Buyer beware.....
Oct 29, 2008, 11:38 pm
#44
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MEL
Programs: DL, QF, QR Gold, MR Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,004
We all knew it was going to happen. I suppose some of us hoped for some miracle, but... it's happening. Personally, I'm not a fan of DL and I've been very happy with NW. Of course I would like NW to stay the same or continue to improve in its own way, but... <gasp> that's that.
Oct 30, 2008, 7:39 am
#45
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: DCA
Programs: DL (ex-NW) Plat pining for self-serve WC's and real cheese
Posts: 715
I found out in-flight this evening on NW DTW-LAS when the FA made the announcement.
I am somewhat sad by this announcment. NW you have treated us very well for many years in the Upper Midwest and been a lifeblood to our communities.
I certainly hope that DL continues to do so. No one likes change and there is a lot of unknown out there.
I've been loyal to the bitter end toward NW, but I'm beginning to see the light and perhaps after this year I may be going solely on price. Hello WN, F9, and AA again. We shall see.
DL please don't mess up a good thing. Buyer beware.....
I am somewhat sad by this announcment. NW you have treated us very well for many years in the Upper Midwest and been a lifeblood to our communities.
I certainly hope that DL continues to do so. No one likes change and there is a lot of unknown out there.
I've been loyal to the bitter end toward NW, but I'm beginning to see the light and perhaps after this year I may be going solely on price. Hello WN, F9, and AA again. We shall see.
DL please don't mess up a good thing. Buyer beware.....