Sep
14
2023
At the Morgan Stanley 11th Annual Laguna Conference, Delta was asked about changes to the airline’s loyalty program.
Delta: We’re Not Done Making Changes To SkyMiles Status – Or First Class
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Delta Air Lines Is Even Devaluing Your Banked Rollover Elite Qualifying Miles
Sep
13
2023
Leave it to Delta to stick it to their best customers’ stored value in this transition.
Delta SkyMiles And Sky Club Changes Leak Early
Sep
13
2023
Delta is changing how elite status is earned, eliminating the use of three metrics (dollars, qualifying miles, and segments) to focus on only a single metric (dollars) while allowing some activities other than flying to count towards those dollars. And they’re restricting credit card access to their Sky Clubs – limiting the number of cardmember visits, and not allowing visits when traveling on a basic economy fare.
Crazy Delta First Class Passenger Attacks The Snack Basket, Tries To Open Plane Door
Sep
13
2023
A passenger on board Delta’s flight 316 from Atlanta to Seattle on Friday attacked the first class snack basket, hit a flight attendant and tried to open the aircraft door (which at pressurized altitude he naturally could not do). The man was restrained and cuffed, and the flight continued its journey to the Emerald City.
Delta Air Lines Pulls Its Status Match Program In Advance Of SkyMiles Revamp
Sep
12
2023
Is this a clue about the direction it’s changing? I’m told that the effort is internally called Project Orion, that nondisclosure agreements were signed (and so we’re hearing fewer leaks than normal), and that the way status is earned will be changing – but details are not yet fully clear.
Delta Passengers Told: “Be Grateful” Your Plane Didn’t Crash In The Sea
Sep
10
2023
Friday night’s Delta Air Lines flight 157 from Accra, Ghana to New York JFK diverted to Praia da Vitória, on Terceira Island, in the Azores reportedly because of oxygen levels.
Passengers At Delta Sky Clubs Are Dumping Buffet Items Into Their Carry On Bags
Sep
09
2023
Traditionally airport lounges have offered snacks, but you’re not supposed to take food with you for the flight. That’s to limit costs. Hotels with club lounges frequently have drinks, but many make a point not to offer bottled water – knowing that their beverage costs would skyrocket.
Without to go containers, though, passengers and hotel guests get creative. Where there’s free food, some people are going to go wild.
Delta Air Lines Hires Crypto Scammer Tom Brady As Advisor, Watch Your SkyMiles
Sep
06
2023
Tom Brady promoted Sam Bankman-Fried’s defunct crypto exchange FTX, which stole customer money, as being “the most trusted.” Now Delta Air Lines has entered into a multi-year endorsement deal with the disgraced athlete.
Big Delta SkyMiles Changes Reportedly Coming September 14
Sep
05
2023
Delta Air Lines reservations agents are reportedly receiving training on upcoming changes to the SkyMiles program, slated for September 14.
Delta Air Lines U-Turn Emergency: “We Had Diarrhea All The Way Through The Airplane”
Sep
04
2023
Delta Air Lines flight 194 form Atlanta to Barcelona turned around Friday night after a passenger let loose diarrhea throughout the aircraft. The Airbus A350 was two hours into its flight to Spain when a pilot told air traffic control about a “biohazard issue” that necessitated an immediate u-turn.
The flight was over Virginia when the airline told the pilots to turn back. Passengers returned to Atlanta and waited while Delta cleaned the aircraft and found a new crew.
