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Delta and Northwest announced today that they intend to merge forming the worlds largest airline. Rumor has it Continental and United will be next.

Soon we will have only about four or five major airlines in the US. I am concerned about what this could do to airfares due to reduced competition.

I am also a little concerned about my frequent flier miles disappearing.

I think we are at the eve of a major change in the US airline industry. I am anxious to see how it turns out...

I got an email saying that my Northwest miles and Delta Elite miles will not be affected by this deal.

Quote" You can be assured that your WorldPerks miles and Elite program status will be unaffected by this merger. In addition, you can continue to earn miles through use of partners like WorldPerks Visa®. And once the new Delta Air Lines emerges you can look forward to being a part of the world’s largest frequent flyer program with expanded benefits."

i got that email too. but does this mean we can combine delta miles and nwa miles?

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Originally posted by xoom:
i got that email too. but does this mean we can combine delta miles and nwa miles?

According to this:
http://newglobalairline.com/faq/index.shtml#customers

If/when the deal is finalized, yes you can.

"Shortly after the deal closes, we will announce a plan for consolidating miles into one account"

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Originally posted by braslvr:

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Originally posted by xoom:
i got that email too. but does this mean we can combine delta miles and nwa miles?

According to this:
http://newglobalairline.com/faq/index.shtml#customers

If/when the deal is finalized, yes you can.

"Shortly after the deal closes, we will announce a plan for consolidating miles into one account"

woo! i'm happy. thanks, braslvr. now i'll just have to make sure my nwa & delta miles don't expire before then.. by keeping on traveling!

hey guys.. you can already combine your miles.. I've flown NWA a number of times and gave them my Delta account number and it's counted..

hope this helps

thanks lw! hm.. what about miles that you've already received, instead of miles that you're just now earning? i've had these miles for a while now.

Yeah, you can credit them to either account, but once they are there you can't move them. (there are ways, but you lose like half in the process)