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Sharon Lavy has become the third Jewish American flight attendant in recent months to lodge a legal complaint against Delta Air Lines, accusing the carrier of discriminatory practices. Her lawsuit, filed in a New York district court late last month, alleges a series of retaliatory actions and fabricated accusations against her dating back to 2022.
Destruction may not benefit the economy, but Delta Air Lines President Glenn Hauenstein said during the carrier’s fourth quarter earnings call that it benefits Delta.
Four passengers were injured evacuating Delta Air Lines flight 2668 in Atlanta this morning as the Boeing 757-300 to Minneapolis aborted takeoff shortly after 9 a.m. due to an engine issue. Passengers were instructed to exit via emergency slides.
While Delta has been quiet about the particulars, CEO Ed Bastian actually said that their DraftKings partnership is going to integrate with their inflight entertainment system. Here’s what that means.
Delta Air Lines is venturing into sports betting as a new frontier in generating revenue. They announced a partnership with DraftKings at CES in Las Vegas. The airline isn’t yet providing details on what the new gambling integration will look like.
PaxEx Aero suggests it could mean onboard gambling through the airline’s inflight entertainment system, but I do not think so. That would be illegal.
Delta and Lyft have been partners since 2017 however it was silly to earn Delta miles for Lyft rides since both Alaska and Bilt partnerships with Lyft are move valuable.
This spring, Delta will drop Lyft for Uber.
A Delta Air Lines passenger that took a regional jet flight on board an aircraft that appears to have been flying around without any working lavatories shared their experience with me.
Parents flying Delta first class from Tampa to Atlanta allowed their child to place stickers all over the seating area around them – and leave it that way. After all, they probably had a connection to catch!
Tampa – Atlanta is only 406 miles and seems like a lot of work for a child to accomplish so quickly, but apparently they had the process automated.
On Christmas Eve another stowaway was caught on a Delta Air Lines flight. This time Delta 487 from Seattle to Honolulu had someone onboard without a ticket. They’d managed to get through TSA security with no boarding pass, and to get past the gate agent and onto the Airbus A321neo.
After receiving heartbreaking news about her mother’s deteriorating health, a Delta Air Lines passenger experienced extraordinary compassion from flight attendants who helped spend last minutes of life with her mom.
The woman’s mother was hospitalized with undiagnosed pneumonia. She initially showed signs of recovery from a surgery, but suddenly went into septic shock. Time was running out, and she got on a plane right away – a Delta connecting flight through Minneapolis.
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