While Delta CEO Ed Bastian means well in trying to prevent disruptive passengers from simply going from one airline to the next to wreak havoc, the dragnet approach is not the right one, as the current no-fly list clearly...
Spirit Airlines Challenges Delta Air Lines In Salt Lake City
Budget carrier Spirit Airlines will challenge Delta Air Lines in Delta’s fortress Salt Lake City hub. Spirit Airlines Adds Salt Lake City Flights Later this spring, Spirit Airlines will launch new service from Salt Lake City (SLC), an airport...
Olivia Culpo Taunts American Airlines With Risqué Outfit On Delta Air Lines
After being told to cover up on American Airlines, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo flew home from Mexico to Los Angeles on Delta, donning an outfit even more risqué than on her outbound journey. Delta did not question her...
Irish Lad Faces Paddywagon After Mooning Flight Attendants On Delta Flight From Dublin
A young man faces not only the paddywagon but up to 20 years behind bars after refusing to wear a mask, throwing a beverage can at another passenger, and mooning flight attendants when confronted on a Delta flight from...
Delta Air Lines Cries Foul Over Sara Nelson Tweet
Delta Air Lines has accused the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) of a defamatory campaign of misinformation on Twitter concerning Delta’s COVID-19 sick leave policy. Delta is demanding the AFA cease and desist such deception. But the AFA is...
Woman Finds Her Luggage Ransacked, Filled With Dog Food After Air France Flight
A woman checked in for her flight home from Europe on Air France with a suitcase full of Christmas gifts. But when she arrived in Boston, she found her luggage ransacked and filled with dog food and other items...
“Sit Down Karen…You’re Going To Jail!” (Hijinks On Delta Flight From Florida)
Somehow I missed this over the Christmas holiday, but a boisterous passenger really made a scene on a Delta flight only to be schooled by another passenger. That led to assault and the police meeting the aircraft. All ostensibly...
Why Did A Delta Air Lines A330 Fly Halfway To China Only To Turn Back To Seattle?
A Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Shanghai mysteriously turned around halfway to China, citing new aircraft regulations that Chinese authorities deny. The culprit appears to be new aircraft cleaning requirements specific to Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport. Delta...
Christmas Meltdown Continues At Delta And United
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have already cancelled hundreds of flights this morning, as staffing shortages impact flight operations over the Christmas holiday. Christmas Meltdown Plagues Delta Air Lines And United Airlines As of noon ET, Delta Air...
Delta Flight Diverts After Tirade On Slavery Turns Ugly
Well, this story has taken an odd twist. The Delta Air Lines flight that diverted to Oklahoma involved a black passenger who went on a tirade about being enslaved by white men according to witnesses onboard. His refusal to...
Delta Air Lines Reasonably Impairs Basic Economy Fares
While I’m certainly not celebrating the move by Delta Air Lines to make basic economy fares far less attractive, I do not blame it for eliminating a benefit that made these fares more attractive than necessary to compete with...
Woman Breastfeeds Her Cat On Delta Flight (Lurid Details From Flight Attendant)
A woman was observed breastfeeding her cat on a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta and refused to stop when confronted, according to the hilarious account of a flight attendant onboard. Woman Breastfeeds Her Cat Onboard Delta Flight, Refused...
Woman On Delta Flight Brings Her Own Microphone To Go On COVID-19 Rant
A team of Delta Air Lines flight attendants had to subdue a woman who used a portable microphone and speakers to “preach” to her fellow passengers about COVID-19. “TED” Talk: Woman Brings Her Own Microphone To Deliver Speech On...
American Airlines And Delta Air Lines Take Different Approaches To Federal Vaccine Mandate
While American Airlines has told employees there is no escaping the federal vaccine mandate recently imposed on government contractors by the Biden Administration, Delta Air Lines has expressed a reluctance to require employees to be vaccinated. American Airlines: Vaccine...
Delta’s No-Fly List, Good Intentions, Bad Idea
Delta announced an effort to unify US carriers to make their own no-fly list for misbehaving passengers. However, execution will make this good intention a very bad idea. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...
Delta Wants To Collude With Other Airlines To Ban “Bad” Passengers – Why I’m Against It
As much as I detest unruly passengers who are disorderly on airplanes, the answer is not a new system that imposes blanket bans on commercial flying to passengers deemed disruptive. A New National No Fly List? No Thank You…...
What Delta CEO Ed Bastian Left Out Of Vaccine Memo To Employees
In a detailed and extended note to Delta Air Lines employees concerning vaccine penalties, CEO Ed Bastian went to great lengths to avoid one phrase, delta variant. Welcome to the consternation of running an airline with the same name…...
Delta Air Lines Will Levy $200 Monthly “Surcharge” For Employees Who Refuse Vaccination
Rather than force employees to be vaccinated like United Airlines, Delta Air Lines will penalize employees who refuse the jab at a rate of $200/month if they receive healthcare from Delta. It will also reduce benefits, compel masks, and...
Bizarre: Rudy Giuliani Shaving At JFK Delta Lounge Between Bites Of Soup
Former New York City Mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was caught on camera this week shaving between bites at a dining table inside a Delta Sky Club at New York JFK. What was he thinking? Rudy Giuliani Shaving...
More Details Emerge On The Strange Case Of 18 Jewish Girls Booted From KLM And Delta Flights
As more details emerge, the case of 18 Jewish schoolgirls being removed from a Delta flight bound for New York becomes even stranger. The story involves New York Senator Chuck Schumer, Delta CEO Ed Bastian, and an alleged seat...
