This has to be one of the strangest instances of a former airline employee suing the company for wrongful termination. Ida Gomez Llanos, a 79 year old who had been with Delta for 56 years, claims she was targeted by the company and colleagues, and wrongfully…
Delta has just rolled out a functionality that a lot of SkyMiles Medallion members will be happy about. Comfort+ is Delta's extra legroom economy section, which comes with more legroom and free drinks. They treat this as a separate class of service,…
In late September it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. Well, the first step towards cooperation between the two airlines has now been revealed. It has just been…
This sure is interesting. For the past couple of years it has looked like Air France-KLM would buy a stake in Virgin Atlantic, but that's apparently no longer happening. In 2012 Delta bought a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, leading to the two airlines…
In August the US Department of Transportation tentatively approved this joint venture, and that has now been finalized, meaning that we should see this launch shortly, including reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. Before we get into the exact details,…
There's a letter making the rounds that Delta customer care allegedly sent to a frequent flyer. And the way it's written is kind of surprising. Here's the letter, in its entirety: Mr. Litt, This letter is being issued to express our concerns regarding…
Delta pretty frequently publishes flash sales on award tickets. More often than not these are for domestic and/or economy tickets, but at the moment they have an excellent sale for travel to Europe in business class. With this promotion you can fly roundtrip…
The end of the year is quickly approaching, which means that many of us are looking at our frequent flyer accounts and trying to figure out how to squeeze a few extra miles out of our travels so we can qualify (or requalify) for status. Towards the end…
Of the "big three" US airlines, Delta has by far the fewest unionized employees, as only their pilots are unionized, while none of their other work groups are. Well, the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) is now trying to unionize Delta flight attendants.…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spend. The number of bonus…
We've seen US airlines add all kinds of seasonal summer routes to Europe, which has been great for travelers. From Budapest to Prague to Naples to Palermo, we're seeing US airlines thrive at destinations that they previously couldn't make work. What…
Delta has made an interesting announcement today, which you can read into a couple of different ways. Delta is the only US airline to operate the A330-900neo, and the airline has a total of 35 of these planes on order. Currently they have four A330-900neos…
There's no denying that the "big three" US carriers aren't always popular with consumers. In the past I've written posts dedicated to what I think American, Delta, and United actually do well. After all, there's no perfect airline, and they all have…
Delta has just rolled out an interesting new program, called SkyMiles Select. This is a $59 bundle of travel benefits for SkyMiles members that's described as having a $100 value. The benefits are all valid for a year, and kick in within 24 hours of…
While Delta SkyMiles aren't my favorite mileage currency, one of the things I do appreciate about SkyMiles is that they have a higher "floor" value than American and United miles. That's to say that you can potentially "cash out" SkyMiles towards the…
Through October 30, 2019, we’re seeing some best-ever bonuses on the Delta American Express cards, including on the Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card (review), Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card (review), and Delta Reserve® Credit Card (review). One…
To most this route announcement probably isn't very exciting -- no, Delta isn't announcing a Seattle to Singapore flight, or anything cool like that. Rather Delta has just added a route to the schedule that I find intriguing given that I grew up in Tampa…
Delta and American Express have seven co-branded credit cards. There's a lot to know about these cards -- some of the cards currently have increased welcome bonuses, and we're also seeing big changes to these cards in 2020 -- so I wanted to go through…
Delta and Amex have a close relationship that's worth billions of dollars per year to Delta, and as part of that they issue seven co-branded Delta Amex cards. There's a lot to know about these cards -- some of the cards currently have increased welcome…
Through October 30, 2019, we're seeing some of the best-ever welcome bonuses on co-branded Delta Amex cards (there will be big changes coming to these cards in 2020). In this post I wanted to look at one specific aspect of these bonuses. Through October…
American Express and Delta have had a close relationship for a long time, and as part of that they issue seven co-branded Delta Amex cards. There's a lot to know about these cards -- some of the cards currently have increased welcome bonuses, and we're…
