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Delta’s Massive Sky Club At Tampa’s New Terminal D Will Open Straight To Your Plane

by Gary Leff on January 28, 2025

Jan 28 2025

Delta will be the anchor tenant for the new D terminal in Tampa, including a new Sky Club that is at least 18,000 square feet. Terminal design is at 30% completion, and is expected to be 60% done by May. The Sky Club will have back-of-house spaces for kitchen and storage, as well as an optional direct connection to one gate. Delta will receive at least six preferential-use gates in close proximity to the Sky Club. They will relocate from existing facilities to the new terminal within 90 days of notification that the new spaces are ready. Delta Sky Club Bar at LAX In addition to the gates, Delta will lease approximately 27,000 square feet of support and operations space near the gates. The club lounge lease is for 5 years, with options for three…

Delta’s Atlanta Hub Crushes Rivals with 1.1 Million Seats—200,000 More Than Any Competitor

by Gary Leff on January 27, 2025

Jan 27 2025

Delta at ATL and American at DFW tower over everyone else. American is anchored heavily at a few fortress airports. United splits big capacity across several mid-continent hubs. Southwest is ubiquitous rather than reliant on just one or two big operations.

Both Los Angeles and New York JFK see strong competition among multiple airlines, which keeps the numbers for any single carrier below that of a fortress-style hub. JFK is slot-controlled, while LAX is gate-constrained.

‘How???’: Delta Crew’s $20,000 Emergency Slide Mistake Strands Honolulu-Bound Passengers

by Gary Leff on January 24, 2025

Jan 24 2025

Delta Air Lines flight 419 from Seattle to Honolulu was cancelled on Thursday night after a lengthy delay. The aircraft was finally pulled up to the gate, but crew accidentally deployed the emergency slide.

Delta Passengers Fly Through 6-Hour Stench From Sick Dog: ‘4,000 SkyMiles Can’t Fix What We Endured’

by Gary Leff on January 20, 2025

Jan 20 2025

A reader on Delta Air lines flight 800 from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on Sunday had a front row seat to a large dalmatian experiencing bowel issues throughout the six hour journey. Passengers in the area around the dalmatian were told they would receive 4,000 SkyMiles for the inconvenience.

Air Traffic Control Sends Delta Plane Into SpaceX Rocket’s Launch Area: Falcon 9 Scrubbed With 11 Seconds To Spare

by Gary Leff on January 19, 2025

Jan 19 2025

SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Falcon 9 rock on Sunday morning with just 11 seconds to blastoff – because air traffic control directed a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu into the restricted airspace of its path.

‘Sorry, Not Sorry’: Delta Gate Agents Skip Processing Upgrade Lists While Only 12% Of First Class Seats Go To Elites

by Gary Leff on January 18, 2025

Jan 18 2025

For the most part, upgrades have been tough to get because (1) premium demand has grown while the supply of premium seats hasn’t kept up, and (2) airlines have shifted their merchandising to take less money for those seats from any willing buyer rather than honor frequent flyer upgrades.

However part of the reason why Delta’s upgrade percentage is so low, it seems, is because gate agents at Delta just don’t process upgrades as reliably as they do at other airlines.

Delta Air Lines Renews DEI And ESG Push: Serious Move Or Clever Cost-Cutting?

by Gary Leff on January 14, 2025

Jan 14 2025

Meta (Facebook) is removing tampons from men’s rooms. Southwest Airlines is promising not to use quotes in hiring and so is American. Delta, though, says it’s standing by its DEI and ESG efforts.

Delta Crew Shields Trainee From Alleged Pilot Stalker On Toronto-Atlanta Flight: Audio of Flight Deck Communication

by Gary Leff on January 13, 2025

Jan 13 2025

A former Delta pilot was reportedly stalking a woman headed to pilot training in Atlanta. They were traveling on board Delta flight 2835, and she was concerned enough for her safety that the flight’s captain reported this to dispatch during the trip, and was requesting assistance and an escort for the woman who was going to stay on board initially during deplaning.

Flight Attendant Says Delta Air Lines Created Deepfake Video Of Her As Retaliation For Antisemitism Reports

by Gary Leff on January 12, 2025

Jan 12 2025

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.

‘Our Hearts Go Out’: Delta Air Lines President Says Disasters Boost Demand, Good For Business

by Gary Leff on January 11, 2025

Jan 11 2025

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.