Delta Air Lines is returning to Tokyo Narita Airport after a seven-year absence, launching daily nonstop service from Seattle in March 2027. I welcome the added capacity, particularly on a market where competition should help consumers. But the route...
Delta Air Lines Highlights Atlanta–Riyadh Nonstop With Limited-Time SkyMiles Sale
Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh on October 23, 2026, marking its first direct service to Saudi Arabia and the first nonstop flight between the United States and Riyadh operated by a U.S. airline....
Scott Kirby Tried To Merge United With Delta In His Most Audacious Airline Deal Yet
Scott Kirby apparently did not stop with American Airlines. Before approaching American about a merger, the United Airlines CEO reportedly called Delta CEO Ed Bastian to explore combining the two most valuable U.S. airlines. Delta considered the idea, but...
United Taunts Delta Over Its Costly Pacific Expansion And Struggling Hong Kong Flight
Delta Air Lines is rebuilding its Pacific network, but early financial data suggests the expansion may be expensive. A United Airlines executive is already taunting Delta over weak fares and empty seats, though declaring victory after one quarter would...
Deaf Man Aimed Laser At Delta Jet On Final Approach, Gets Just 18 Months
A deaf man who deliberately aimed a laser at a Delta Air Lines aircraft on final approach has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Considering the danger he created for the pilots and everyone onboard, the punishment...
Delta Air Lines Says It Will Grow, But Not By Adding More Economy Seats
Delta Air Lines intends to keep growing, but not by adding more standard economy seats. Delta Plans More Growth, But Not More Main Cabin Seats Delta has spent years shifting its aircraft toward premium seating, and that trend will...
Delta Expects Companies To Ban Its New “Basic” First Class Fares
Delta Air Lines is expanding its Basic, Classic, and Extra fare structure across its premium cabins, and the cheapest options may be largely unavailable to corporate travelers. Delta’s New Basic First Class Fares May Be Off-Limits To Business Travelers...
Delta’s New Boeing 787-10 Will Feature More Than 50% Premium Seating
Delta Air Lines has offered its clearest indication yet of how it intends to configure its future Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, revealing that more than half of the aircraft’s seating will fall into premium cabins. Delta Reveals How Premium Its...
Delta Air Lines Will Launch New Los Angeles–Manila Flights
UPDATE: Delta is moving forward with its new Los Angeles – Manila route and plans to formally announce it next week. The route will operate daily with an Airbus A350-900 and begin in summer 2027. Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines will...
Review: Delta Air Lines A220-100 Economy Class
For our short connection to Burbank I was pleased that instead of a regional jet we were booked on an Airbus A220-100, which is a spacious and comfortable aircraft that is nicely-sized for lower-volume routes. Delta Air Lines A220-100...
Delta Brings Basic Economy Logic To Business Class, And Calls It Choice
Delta Air Lines has expanded “Basic” fares into premium cabins, including Delta First, Delta Premium Select, and even Delta One. The airline frames this as more choice, but I see it as the next stage of premium cabin unbundling,...
Do Genuine Service Dogs Get Restless And Start Pacing The Aisle?
A “service” dog on my Delta flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City seemed to find economy class just as tedious as the rest of us, spending part of the flight in the aisle rather than at the feet...
Review: Delta Air Lines 737-800 Economy Class
Our Saturday afternoon journey from Chicago to Salt Lake City on a Delta Air Lines 737-800 in economy class was smooth and productive, with the kids really enjoying the seatback screens and Biscoff cookies and me enjoying the free...
Delta Pilots Launch Passenger Advice Website As Contract Fight With Management Heats Up
Delta’s pilot union has launched a passenger advice website that looks helpful on the surface, but the message underneath is clear enough: if Delta has reliability problems this summer, pilots do not want customers blaming pilots. Delta Air Lines...
Review: Inside The New Delta One Lounge At LAX Terminal 2
Delta Air Lines has opened a second Delta One Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, giving premium cabin passengers another dedicated space at LAX as Delta continues its multi-year investment in Los Angeles. Delta Opens Second Delta One Lounge...
Delta’s Big Austin Bet Goes International With Planned Paris Service
Delta Air Lines is expected to add nonstop service between Austin and Paris next summer, a route that makes a lot of sense and marks the international next step in Delta’s growing Austin strategy. Delta Expected To Launch Austin–Paris...
Delta’s LAX Growth Is Not Done: Philadelphia And Washington Dulles Flights Planned
Live and Let’s Fly has learned that Delta’s new Los Angeles–Newark service may be only one piece of a broader LAX expansion strategy, with future nonstop service also planned for Philadelphia and Washington Dulles. Delta’s Los Angeles Expansion May...
Delta Challenges United On Los Angeles–Newark, But Without Lie-Flat Seats
Delta Air Lines is returning to Los Angeles–Newark, betting that enough local travelers will choose Delta at Newark even without matching United’s premium product. Delta Will Fly Los Angeles–Newark, But Can It Pull Travelers Away From JFK? Delta Air...
“It’s A River!” Delta Passengers Told To Hold Bags For Landing After Lavatory Floods Aisle
A Delta flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco had water running down the aisle from the front lavatory during approach, forcing passengers to lift their bags off the floor for landing. That is gross enough, but the safety...
Delta CEO Says Airfares Will Fall When Airlines Can Fly More. Will They Really?
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says airfare will come down when airlines can fly more. He is not wrong, but passengers may reasonably wonder why fares rise so quickly when costs go up and seem to fall so...
