Delta Air Lines Scales Back Changes to its Loyalty Program

24-10-23

Delta Air Lines is backtracking slightly on changes it previously announced in its frequent-flyer program, but it still plans to reshape SkyMiles to favor big spenders over customers who take the most flights.

Delta outlined the revisions in an email from CEO Ed Bastian to SkyMiles members on Wednesday. The objections focused on the difficulty of achieving elite status and new restrictions on entering airport lounges.

Delta announced the changes in mid-September, saying they were needed to address overcrowding at the lounges and a surge in elite-status customers that was making it harder to score upgrades.