reporter: stephanie is a proud frequent flyer, frequently frustrated by the airlines. they wanted us to take advantage of travel and we do and it s like oh, wait, now it s too much. reporter: stephanie is just one of delta air lines loyalists fuming over new rules. next year the company is making it harder to get into the more than 50 sky club lounges at airports worldwide. they cite customers upset over lines, telling frequent flyers we have made the difficult decision to implement new policies that we believe will preserve the experience our guests deserve. i think this is the start of a trend. reporter: scott keys says airlines are cutting back on perks now that travel numbers are back near pre-pandemic levels. united airlines is accepting end of year holiday travel bigger than this past thanksgiving. next year it will raise the bar, making hard to get free upgrades and fees waived. it s going to be much more difficult to get into lounges,
skies seem to be getting less friendly for passengers. air carriers are pulling back on perks. cnn s pete muntean explains why. reporter: stephanie is a proud frequent flyer, now frequently frustrated by the airlines. they wanted us to take advantage of travel. and then we finally do and it s like, oh, wait, wait, wait. now it s too much. reporter: stephanie is one of delta air lines s loyalists fuming over new rules. next year the company is making it hard tore get into its more than 50 skyclub lounges at airports worldwide. delta cites customers wrup set over lines outside and crowded seating inside. we have made the difficult decision to implement new policies that we believe will preserve the experience our guests deserve. i think this is the start of a trend. reporter: scott keys of scott s cheap flights said airlines are cutting back on perks now that travel numbers are back to prepandemic levels. united airlines is anticipating
they wanted us tof travel an do and it is now wait, it is too much. reporter: she is a delta loyalist fuming over new rules. next year the company is making it harder to get into its more than 50 sky club lounges. customers are upset over lines outside and crowded seating inside telling frequent flyers we have made the difficult decision too implement new policies that we believe will preserve the experience our guests deserve. and scott keys says airlines are cutting back on perks now that travel numbers are back ck near pre-pandemic levels. united airlines is anticipating end of rear holiday travel even bigger than thanksgiving and next year it will raise the bar making it harder to get free upgrades and fees waived. it will be much more difficult to get into lounges, to renew elite status and much
that&will preserve the experience. scott keys of scott s cheap flights says airlines are cutting back on perks now that travel numbers are back to prepandemic levels. united airlines is anticipating end of year holiday travel even bigger than this past thanksgiving. next year it will raise the bar on earning frequent flyer status making it harder to get free upgrades and fees waived. it will be much more difficult to get in lounges, much more difficult to redeem frequent flyer miles for a free trip. reporter: delta from l.a.x. to jfk oveng break would typically cost you $25,000 for an economy seat. scott s cheap flights said it will cost twice that, 52,000 miles. i think we re at a tipping point. consumer advocates say earning miles has never been easier thanks to airline credit cards. but redeeming miles is getting tougher. you enter the programs in
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