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Delta Air Lines just announced that it will add fuel surcharges to what you thought were its "free" tickets acquired with frequent-flier miles. The charge, for tickets issued after Aug. 15, will be $25 for most domestic flights and $50 for international and some long-haul domestic ones. Read the details in a Delta news release.
Let's have a contest. What do you think the legacy airlines will next start charging extra for?
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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.
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