Nwa + Dal = Dal - TravelPUNK Backpacker College Student Budget Travel Message Boards!

**Sijuki** · 04-15-2008, 01:23 AM

How about the Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines merger? I got an e-mail on my phone this evening from Northwest about it. I'm sure some flights will go up. But overall it is a great improvement of routes for the new company. And probably an improvement for Detroit (not so much for Cincinatti)

But I'm not always sold on mergers... kind of like America West and US Air.

**TheJake** · 04-15-2008, 01:45 AM

I hadn't heard about it yet but it doesn't surprise me. It will be good overall for both companies but watch for more major merges after this. It's bound to happen soon!

**offhegoes03** · 04-15-2008, 03:35 AM

Just wondering, do mergers like these affect tickets bought before the merger? For example, if you had a ticket with Northwest and now the merged company will be called Delta, is your ticket still valid?

SGRHewitt · 04-15-2008, 05:44 AM

Yes your ticket will still be valid. And rumors of this merger have been going on for awhile now, so no surprise. What I gather is that ticket prices could increase. As long as Indy starts running Delta along with Northwest routes that they already do, I'll be happy.

Cincy is the worst delta hub. It seems like every flight from their to another Delta hub is more expensive than Indy to the same airport.

**Sijuki** · 04-15-2008, 09:57 AM

I have never flown Delta... I have always flown Northwest being from Detroit. Contrary to some people that I hear complain about NWA, I have never really had a problem with them. But anything that runs the risk of raising ticket prices always frightens me.

Yeah, after the Northwest/Delta merger... there is definitely going to be 2 or 3 more coming out soon. With all the talk of the North/Delta I knew it was only a matter of time. Although I will miss the Northwest name. Anyone out there gonna pick up Aloha or ATA?

SGRHewitt · 04-15-2008, 10:02 AM

I intern for a local travel agency here in Muncie. They're quite angry to hear the news. They're hoping that they keep NWA's customer service because apparently Delta trys to blame everything on the agents, NWA is quite helpful.

Regardless, full integration wont happen 6-8 months, at least from what my email says. Not to mention the legal process they have to go through. It could be longer, but I'm sure they'll float major bucks to legislature/FAA to get it done ASAP.