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Hospital. delta airlines revamping its mileage program. from now on, it isn't the mileage but money that matters. we will see if others follow suit. david kerley has more. >> reporter: you are already paying more for bags and food. bad news for many travelers. delta is completely overhauling its frequent flyer program. >> you used to be able to earn miles based on the distance you fly. the longer you sit in the airplane seat, the more you are rewarded. now you're going to be rewarded for spending instead of time in the seat. >> reporter: someone in first class and someone in economy flies 49...

>> this is about dollars, not distance. meaning how much money you spend on delta tickets will be how you get your miles, not how many miles you actually fly. it is not even miles. it is actually dollars. they are still calling it a mileage program. let's say today, you are someone like me, an infrequent traveler, maybe six months ahead of time, you bought a ticket for $650 to go from new york to l.a. today, you get 5,000 miles in your frequent flyer account. next year, you will only get 3,250. let's say you are this elite platinum flyer for delta. on a thursday, you decide to go to heathrow f...

Don't allow miles to expire on their mileage program, so finally delta jumping on the bandwagon allowing those miles to just keep on going. you know, gosh, i hated flying and then, you know, not flying for a while and then seeing those mileage points, poof, go away and now it will not cater to the heavy traveler, business traveler. sit on your points and think what you want to do with them. >> if you don't travel and finally try to get a seat and your miles sit with you, good to know you can hold on to them. >> stuck getting a magazine or newspaper subcription with them. >> there you go. not t...