Delta SkyMiles

Pros: Good alliances, good mileage earning potential
Cons: Industry leader -- in TICKING OFF frequent flyers!!

Ah, the joys of maximizing miles in frequent flyer programs. What airline passenger these days doesn't try to concentrate as many flights with one airline as they can, in constant pursuit of the golden grail -- the free airline ticket and a complimentary ...

Pros: The more you fly, the better the perks
Cons: Miles expire after only one year without activity

I am all about free travel and first class upgrades. If you aspire to these things too, then head right to Delta.com and sign up for their SkyMiles program. It may take some time and effort, but this program will allow you to get free trips and ...

Pros: I found two tickets to Cyprus!
Cons: It takes forever to earn the miles, can almost never get a seat

Frequent flier programs are the most confusing things that you’ll ever learn about. Some airlines like having the program because it lures customers onto their planes and gets them more money from credit card companies that they team up with. Others ...

Pros: Upgrades diminished, but new mileage levels shouldn't hurt much
Cons: The number of upgrades and distance awarded are reduced

Delta Air Lines recently made national headlines by scaling back its frequent flier program, called SkyMiles, to reward travelers who pay higher fares. This was not the first time a major carrier not in bankruptcy attempted to change their program, but...

Pros: Very easy to quickly build miles
Cons: Not so easy to use them

Delta Airlines Frequent Flyer Miles are among the easiest to build up. They are partnered with several different airlines, hotels and car rental companies. Plus, they offer several easy ways to build up miles with out leaving home

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Pros: Lots of ways to earn miles, large partner program, many flights
Cons: Difficult to redeem flights, confusing structure, Medallion program useless

There must have been a time when frequent flyer programs were simple: those customers who stayed loyal to an airline earned enough points to get free flights, and really loyal customers were given special perks that kept them coming back. Well, ...

Pros: Large network, international coverage, many partner options
Cons: Hard to book an award with Delta itself, higher ticket prices compared to other airlines

Miles, miles, miles... more and more people are using frequent flyer miles to get their "free" tickets and, obviously, it is getting harder and harder to redeem them. I became Delta SkyMiles member in 2001 and made Silver Medallion last year and ...

Pros: Good in theory possibly for US residents
Cons: Communication poor; No incentive to remain loyal

All airlines it seems have their schemes to reward regular users of their services. Most schemes are run in conjunction with ‘Service Partners’ which may include other airlines (using combined ticketing or code sharing, hotels and car hire companies)....

Pros: good travel dates
Cons: more miles required for a ticket

Since Eastern Airlines went out of business, Delta has always been my choice airline. Even in the recent years when they have cut corners to increase profits, I've still always chosen them (when possible) over any other major carrier. Their ticket prices...

Pros: website
Cons: nothing special

Because of the pressure between cost containment and competition, the airlines tend to do what the other airlines are doing. Thus, the larger frequent flyer programs are starting to look the same, with similar rules on use, expiration, and...

Pros: Extensive partner rewards, easy to accumulate miles
Cons: Somewhat difficult to redeem miles

I have been somewhat satisfied with my 6-year membership in the Delta SkyMiles program.

The rewards partners have grown tremendously throughout the years. You can accumulate miles from so many different sources now. Delta SkyMiles is a...

Pros: Great rewards, free tickets
Cons: Black out dates and limited seating

Our family lives in Alaska, and our only realistic way of travelling to the lower 48 states is by air. Therefore, we fly quite a bit and my husband flies on business trips quite often. If we fly on Delta or their partners, this translates into FREE...

Pros: Lots of ways to earn SkyMiles, `affordable' rates for cashing them in.
Cons: Limited availability of SkyMiles seats, but early reservations and flexible schedule can resolve this.

If you're 88 and fly just once every four years, you won't care about slowly accumulating frequent flyer miles for a European vacation sometime in 2006.

And if you're aide-de-camp to the CEO of a major multinational, you're not gonna want...

Pros: None.
Cons: Difficult to redeem points for first class/business class flights.

Redeeming Delta milage is close to impossible if you want to go to a popular international destination without using double milage. We tried to redeem our Delta milage THREE TIMES to go to Korea. Each time, we had tried to make reservations for first...

Pros: Free flights
Cons: Flexibility and creativity may be needed if exact schedule desired isn't available

My husband has flown all over the world on business with Delta and has had an opportunity to amass lots of miles! I have only had trouble getting the flights we wanted three times with good results in two of those instances.

Several years ago...