Is the brand of coffee an airline chooses to serve onboard a political choice? I’ll make it a true Daily Double and say no way. I would be very careful before drawing any sort of political inferences between Delta...
Delta Air Lines Resumes Flights To Havana
Delta Air Lines has resumed flights to Havana, Cuba, marking one of the final resumptions of pre-pandemic service to the beleaguered island nation. Even with tourism still technically impermissible, this marks a great time to visit one of the...
Incredible: FBI Raids Wrong Hotel Room, Handcuffs Delta Pilot
Nothing like a botched middle-of-the-night raid that resulted in a Delta Air Lines pilot being dragged into his hotel bathroom, handcuffed, and interrogated for an hour to inspire confidence in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). FBI Raids Hotel...
UPDATE: Delta Air Lines Strands Senior Citizens In Middle East After Absurd Schedule Change
UPDATE: Delta Air Lines did reach out after I published the story below about the senior citizens trapped in Bahrain due to a schedule change with a SkyMiles reservation on SkyTeam partner Saudia. A member of the “Delta Executive...
“Where’s Waldo?” Jumps Out Of Delta 737-800 At LAX, Scoots Down Exit Slide
You remember the search for Waldo (Wally outside the US and Canada) growing up in the Where’s Waldo? series of books by Martin Handford? Well, we’ve found him…jumping out of a Delta 737-800 at Los Angeles International Airport. “Where’s...
I Need To Fly With Steve Kirsch…
Dear Steve Kirsch, I will gladly take my mask off and even ingest hydroxychloroquine if you offer me $100,000. When can we fly together? Abuse? Steve Kirsch Offers Seatmate On Delta Air Lines $100,000 To Remove Mask One Mile...
Delta Promises Louis Vuitton Bag Won’t Get Damaged. It Does.
The downside to buying a fancy carry-on bag is that you may one day have to gate-check it. When you do, you can expect scratches and scruffs. Is that damage? How much can that word be stretched? A man...
Delta Air Lines Adds New Los Angeles – Auckland Service
Delta Air Lines is adding another longhaul flight from its Los Angeles hub with the addition of new service to Auckland, New Zealand. Delta Air Lines Will Launch New Los Angeles – Auckland Service, Its First New Zealand Route...
American Airlines 777 Nearly Collides With Delta Air Lines 737 – How Could This Happen?
Disaster was narrowly avoided when an American Airlines 777 crossed the wrong runway at New York (JFK) and nearly collided with a Delta Air Lines 737. With all the safeguards in place, it is a reminder that human error...
Delta Air Lines Enrages Employees By Limiting Sky Club Access
Employees and other pass riders at Delta Air Lines are enraged after a policy change effectively locks them out of Delta Sky Club lounges. Delta says the move is necessary to control crowding. Delta Air Lines Plans To Eliminate Sky...
Delta Air Lines Investigating Pilot Who Blamed Pete Buttigieg For Flight Delay
Delta Air Lines is investigating reports that a pilot blamed a flight delay on US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Pilot Who Allegedly Blamed Pete Buttigieg For Flight Delay Is Under Investigation By Delta Air Lines Air Traffic Control issues grounded many...
Kenyan President Asks Delta Air Lines To Save Kenya Airways
The President of Kenya has approached Delta Air Lines during a trip to Washington, DC hoping to entice the Atlanta-based carrier to invest in beleaguered Kenya Airways, which has not been profitable in over a decade. In Washington, President...
Cot In The Act: Delta Passenger Sets Up Huge Mattress In Gate Area, Goes To Sleep
I applaud a passenger who came prepared to face an extended Delta Air Lines flight delay in Orlando…he brought the mattress along. Delta Passenger Sets Up Mattress In Gate Area At Orlando A fellow passenger captured the picture above,...
Delta Air Lines Restricts Lounge Access “In Unison” With American Express
In an effort to reduce crowding, Delta Air Lines will be either cutting or restricting lounge access for a number of travelers in 2023. Unsurprisingly, this move comes with full blessing from Delta’s most valuable client, American Express. No...
Delta Air Lines Struggles To Hit Carbon Emission Goals
Delta Air Lines proudly proclaims it is “carbon neutral since March 2020,” but that was only possible in 2021 through the dubious purchase of carbon emission offsets. As Delta has discovered, ambitious climate change goals are proving vexing for...
Delta Air Lines, United Airlines Delay Resumption Of Cuba Service
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were granted a reprieve by the U.S. Transportation Department, allowing both to delay the resumption of service to Cuba. United, Delta Delay Relaunch Of Cuba Service Per Reuters, under current guidelines United must...
If You Must Go To Starbucks, You Can Now Earn Delta SkyMiles
Ok, self-confessed coffee snob here. The main takeaway from this story is that you should never spend your coffee money at a certain well-known Seattle coffee chain if it can be avoided. But if you do, you can now...
Delta Air Lines Invests In Los Angeles With New Intercontinental Routes
Delta Air Lines is adding or resuming a handful of new longhaul routes to its Los Angeles (LAX) hub, taking a chance on what has always been a very competitive market. New Longhaul Delta Air Lines Routes Added At...
Nightmare Dog Fiasco On Delta Air Lines Flight
In what can only be described as a nightmare fiasco, a dog had a messy accident onboard a Delta Air Lines flight…then got loose. Loose Dog Gets Loose – Dog Accident On Delta Air Lines Flight Was The Ultimate...
Report: Delta Air Lines 757 Nearly Collides With Cessna Aircraft Over Orlando Airport
A Cessna 172 pilot claims that if not for his last-minute evasive maneuver, his single-engine plane would have collided with a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 over Orlando Airport. But was this a near-disaster or just a publicity stunt?...
