American Airlines just added a new restriction to basic economy: Its flyers won't earn miles or Loyalty Points on no-frills tickets.

American Airlines announced that passengers purchasing basic economy tickets will no longer earn AAdvantage miles or Loyalty ...

The object of the BASIC 10 Liner Contest is to create a complete computer game in just 10 lines of BASIC. One of the first programming languages that my peers and I used was BASIC, which stands for ...

American's decision mirrors Delta Air Lines' approach, which eliminated mileage earning on its "Main Basic" economy tickets ...

It wasn’t easy, but [D. Scott Williamson] succeeded in implementing Jacks or Better Video Poker in 10 lines of BASIC, complete with flashing light and sound! Each round, one places a bet then plays a ...

Earning frequent flier miles with Delta Air Lines just got harder. In a first for U.S. airlines, passengers who book Delta's "basic economy" tickets will no longer earn frequent flier miles. They also ...

For the last 11 years [Gunnar Kanold] has run the annual BASIC 10 Liner contest, and the rules for the 2021 edition are now available. There are four categories and each category has specific ...

Delta Air Lines has long offered customers several comfort options when booking flights, and the prominent airline has just added another one, introducing the "comfort basic" option to its customers.

Photo Credit: Delta sells Basic Economy fares because it wants to have options at several price points. But it would prefer to upsell passengers into Comfort Plus, its extra legroom section, which is ...

On select routes, Delta Air Lines is now testing basic economy award flights. Is this a good idea? Or, is it just another way to devalue SkyMiles further? These new award seats start at 5,000 SkyMiles ...