Impressed with Delta today
I flew from Vegas to Minneapolis today. There was a part issue and they had to have one flown into Vegas. Process took a long time. When they pulled us off the flight, many stood in line. The captain...
View ArticleDTW->CDG upgrade possibility?
Hi guys, My wife and I are flying from DTW to CDG next week to celebrate our anniversary. I'm a Platinum Medallion and gifted my wife Silver Medallion earlier this year. I purchased my roundtrip...
View ArticleUSA Today - Disruptive first-class flier forces Delta flight to Alaska
Just saw this in the USA Today this morning. Appears she also had her kids with her. Nice.
View ArticleChange Fee Email Receipt Changes
I actually saw some improvement today with the email receipt for my airfare change fees. Sometimes I have to change my airfare and pay the $200 or more change fee to change my ticket. When I get the...
View ArticleDeclining DL TSA Precheck percentage
I've been a Delta PM for several years. I was automatically enrolled by Delta into the TSA precheck program. At first, I would get selected for precheck 90-95 percent of the time. Now, I get selected...
View ArticleUpgrade Available changed to Upgrade Eligible
Usually when I see Upgrade Available on my flights, I can just click the box and then choose a seat in FC. I saw that this morning for my ANC-MSP flight and tried to click the box and get it confirmed,...
View Articledifferences in upgrade lists phone app vs. web?
just checked the upgrade list for my upcoming flight today. on my phone app it says i am number 3, on delta.com it says i am number 6. also, the number of people on the list is not identical. any...
View ArticleThoughts on Being a GM or why an FO should try to get Gold
For all of you as Silver Medallions, let me say the step up to Gold is clearly worth it. Sat is my last day as GM and will arrive Sunday in BOS at 77K miles and PM. The trips as FO were good and I did...
View ArticleDisappearing upgrade list
08-12-2013 IAD-ATL-PDX: starting at least an hour before my connecting flight out of ATL was due to board (maybe more, I was in-flight, exercising my way thru Terminal B, or riding the Fly Train), the...
View ArticleiPads banned from seat back on take-off
08-12-2013 IAD-ATL-PDX: the pre-takeoff announcement out of IAD had the attendant insisting (twice) that we not place iPads in the seat-back pocket. Huh? I had confidently stuffed my Kindle and...
View ArticleSkyteam companion bags on AZ
Flying LAX-FCO-TLV on an itinerary booked on orbitz but on 006 stock where TLV-JFK-SFO on the inbound was on DL. As a PM, whenever I fly with my kids on Skyteam we get 2 bags per since they are with me...
View ArticleJFK Sky Club Conde Nast Traveler WORLDS FANCIEST
Just read that Conde Nast Traveler picked the DL Sky Club at JFK first on its list of the "Worlds fanciest airport lounges". Thoughts?
View ArticleDL claims it will take a $100 million hit on medical care costs next year.
Link: $100,000,000 Discuss.
View ArticleBug Reporting
Getting 'error has occured on the server' message when browsing flights on app or mobile site. Where can I email about this?
View Articleconnection between terminals at PHL
My friend is arriving PHL on US Airways and is making connection on Delta. Will he able to walk to Term E without going back out of the secured area?
View ArticleThoughts about Delta
The good 1. The new BE is great. Best part is the upgraded seats and food, especially the soup and pre-order of Japanese meal. 2. Love the fact employees verbally recognize Platinum and Diamond folks...
View ArticleLikelihood of overlap?
Hi everyone, long-time lurker and infrequent poster. I have a weird question about the possibilities of my flight's layover overlapping with my friend's layover. My question is so unique, I didn't know...
View ArticleDelta or Korean Air flight HNL-NRT?
I am planning a HNL-NRT trip using skymiles for next week. I do not hold any skymiles status and I thought this might be a perfect timing to use up my skymiles which is very difficult to redeem...
View ArticleCroatia With DL/SkyTeam?
I'm trying to put together a plan for Croatia next summer. Anyone have any experience booking this on skyteam as Revenue or Award? Looking for MSP to DBV or SPU. What I'm seeing so far is most of the...
View ArticleReporting interior issues
I was on a DL flight recently where the seat in front of me seemed to be broken. The left side of the seat was reclined back much further than the right side. I'm fairly certain it was broken and not...
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