Delta and American drop change fees in their latest bid to woo wary passengers, less than 24 hours after United started the trend
for passengers, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have followed suit.
Each airline, of course, has its own particular mix of incentives. United and American, for example, are also allowing customers to change to earlier flights on a stand-by basis for free. United was the first airline to announce the elimination of change fees for domestic flights.United became the first of the big three airlines to permanently get rid of change fees on Sunday
Basic economy will remain restrictive with United still not allowing changes to those with the fare but the airline's current travel waiver includes free changes for all tickets, basic economy and international included, booked until the end of the year.
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