drummer0002

This is my first time redeeming my miles. Would I have to pay taxes on the airfare or is it really all free?

rkkwan

Yes you do for certain fees/taxes. Can't remember exactly what DL charged me when I claimed one last time, but on CO, the usual domestic tax/fee is $5 for a roundtrip. May be higher for certain airports.

And could be quite a bit more for international travel.

Flyboy

Looking at an award ticket to Paris with one U.S. connection that I picked up recently:

Tax: 70.34
US Custom Fee: 5.00
Immigration Fee: 7.00

Total Fare: USD $82.34

sandi

I've found that it depends on whether domestic or international. Had a recent short haul in the US and paid about $28, and for an international, paid $32. So who knows, but it's sure less than a fully paid ticket.

Call Delta and ask them.

carrolldf

I used Delta FF miles on 7/1 to book round trip San Antonio to London. Total tax was $72.38.

Patty

Domestic tickets used to be totally free, but now you have to pay the 9/11 security fee which is $2.50-$10.00 depending on how many segments you're flying. International varies quite a bit depending on the destination. I've paid anywhere from $24 to $96. The $96 was for a VS ticket into LHR.

sandi

And taxes to England are about the highest. Consider that taxes for Amsterdam are almost half those to England.

drummer0002

wonder what are the taxes to Barcelona, Spain?

sandi

Call Delta FF and ask them what the taxes would be on this routing - they would have the most current information.