02-15-2011, 08:35 AM
As a 20-year Atlanta resident and Delta "hub captive," I accumulated 750,000 Delta SkyMiles. While their announcement of no more expiration is good, their miles are far harder to redeem at the lowest level than most other airlines. I had half as many American AAwards Miles when I retired, but have gotten more use from them. I can usually get trips to Dallas-Fort Worth on AA for far fewer miles than Delta requires, sometimes half. So yes, its good that they let you hang on to the miles longer because it will take you a lot longer to accumulate enough to actually go anywhere.