Delta Airlines Charged me a late fee that cost more than my round-trip ticket. Atlanta, Georgia

My plane ticket on Delta cost $109 RT. I had to change the flight, no fault of my own. I was willing to pay the change fee, until I learned that it would be $150, more than my ticket.

Delta has given me a credit of $109. But when I go to use the credit, I will be charged $150, plus another $50 (additional service fee), and the cost of whatever my new flight might be.

Why would I use this credit? It is as if they are stealing my money, not charging a penalty fee.  That's because the high fee prohibits me from using my credit.  Not only that, this is unfair and irrational.

What choice do I have? My only choice, as per this "change fee" policy, is to give Delta $109 or spend more money in fees if I try to use my credit.  As soon as I had to change my ticket, I no longer had any choice except to sacrifice the whole ticket.  I would be foolish to pay more money to Delta. 

Of course, I would not mind paying a change fee, if it was reasonable and was some % of my original plane ticket.  But it's not like that.  This is a $150 across the board. That means, they just stole my money and I will not let them steal any more of my money ever again.

I hope you will not fly Delta because if I had known about this Dragonian policy, I would never have chosen Delta to begin with.