Both Delta and United have been given a larger piece of the Cape Town pie. United Airlines has been cleared to operate service between Washington and Cape Town while Delta has been cleared to operate service from Atlanta. United...
Delta Air Lines Flies A330-200 “Baggage Flight” From London
Want to know how bad the luggage gridlock has become at London Heathrow? So bad that Delta Air Lines operated a special Airbus A330-200 filled with over 1,000 pieces of passenger baggage as part of its effort to reunite...
Insane: Delta SkyClub Crowding Getting Worse
I love the concept of an airport lounge as a tranquil oasis away from busy crowds, but that is not the case at many airport lounges this summer. Delta Air Lines, with its close lounge access partnership with American...
88-Year-Old Thrown Off Delta Flight After Captain Says Her Dog Was Barking Too Loudly
An 88-year-old woman was removed from a Delta Air Lines flight in Atlanta due to a snafu over her barking dog traveling with her on the aircraft. 88-Year-Old Ejected From Delta Flight Due To Barking Dog Rosann Jones told...
Delta Air Lines Braces For Meltdown With Unprecedented Travel Waiver
Delta Air Lines has revealed an unprecedented travel waiver over the July 4th holiday, as it utilizes every tool available to avoid an operational meltdown. Delta Offers Generous Travel Waiver In Bid To Avert July 4th Meltdown We’ve reached...
$10,000 Visa Gift Card To Take A Later Delta Air Lines Flight?!
When flights are oversold, airlines have tools at their disposal to incentivize volunteers to step forward and take alternate flights. In the case of one Delta Air Lines flight, those willing to give up their seat were reportedly offered...
Upgrade “Sale” At Delta Air Lines: Only 499,500 Miles For Business Class Upgrade…Each Way
It’s really quite absurd how the Delta Air Lines SkyMiles program has gone from bad to downright horrible when it comes to aspirational travel. Want to use your miles to upgrade? Be prepared to pony up…to the tune of...
Delta Considers $2,700 A Mistake Fare…
I missed out on it personally, but many of you got in on a great deal from New York to Bali in Korean Air First Class booked with Delta Air Lines for $2,700. But two days later, Delta decided...
Delta Air Lines Pilots Offer Direct Appeal To Customers
As the summer travel season officially kicks off, early signs suggest this will be a particularly difficult period of flight delays and cancellations. Delta Air Lines pilots want you to know it is not their fault. Delta Air Lines...
Delta Air Lines CEO Meets Pope Francis
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, presenting the Pontiff with a Roman cross cut from a Delta engine blade and a generous six-digit financial gift to a papal charity. Pope Francis...
Flight Cancellations Continue At Delta, With Twitter Team Losing it
While flight delays and cancellations are no laughing matter, I had to chuckle at Delta’s Twitter team for acting human…it has been a rough weekend for the Atlanta-based carrier. With Flight Cancellations Mounting, Delta Air Lines Twitter Team Loses...
Delta SkyMiles Chief Defends Higher Prices For Premium Awards
If you want to use your Delta SkyMiles to book a premium cabin award, you can generally expect to pay a lot more than on most other airlines for a comparable flight. Hardly an oversight on Delta’s part, that...
Hilarious: Delta Air Lines Pilot Crawls Through Window Of Boeing 737
It seems that pilots can lock themselves out of a cockpit, which requires entering an aircraft much like you’d enter your home if you forget a key: through a window. For a pair of Delta pilots, that involved some...
Delta Air Lines Restricts Sky Club Access
Facing overcrowding that makes the lounge experience unpleasant, Delta Air Lines is tightening the access policy for its network of Sky Club airport lounges. Delta Air Lines Restricts Sky Club Access – New Time Limits, No Post-Flight Access If...
United Airlines Flight Attendants Union On The Defensive Over Delta’s New Pay Raise
It’s interesting to me that in one breath the union representing United Airlines flight attendants applauds the recent announcement by Delta Air Lines that it will pay flight attendants during boarding, attacks it, and claims credit for it. United...
Irate First Class Passenger Assaults Delta Flight Attendant With Glass Of Ice After Being Cut Off From Alcohol
Christopher Alexander Morgan is in a lot of trouble after a series of deplorable antics in first class on a Delta Air Lines flight, including throwing ice at a flight attendant, slurring another, and later throwing a phone against...
Delta Air Lines’ New Boarding Pay Will Greatly Benefit Junior Flight Attendants
In a move that it hopes will deter flight attendants from unionizing, Delta Air Lines will pay flight attendants during boarding, a revolutionary change in the U.S. aviation industry that will lead to pay bumps, particularly for junior flight...
Delta’s Alternate Reality: CEO Claims Airline Did Not Receive Bailout
Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian argued with a straight face that Delta did not receive a taxpayer bailout during the pandemic. Does his claim have any merit? CEO Ed Bastian Claims Delta Air Lines Did Not Actually Receive...
Delta Air Lines Forecasts Profit, Even With Higher Fuel Costs
Delta Air Lines expects to report a profit this quarter, even with climbing fuel costs, thanks to strong demand and higher fares. March 2022 marked the strongest-ever month in company history for new bookings. Delta Forecasts Return To Quarterly...
Delta CEO And LAX Officials “Caught” Without Masks. Seriously?
My friend Gary Leff of View From The Wing indicted Los Angeles officials and Delta CEO Ed Bastian for not wearing a mask at a dedication for the new Delta terminal at Los Angeles International Airport. First, I don’t even...
