In September 2019 it was announced that Delta Air Lines would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. In the process LATAM will be leaving oneworld, and will also stop partnering with American Airlines,…
In September 2019 it was announced that Delta would be buying a 20% stake in LATAM, and that the two airlines would be forming a joint venture. This is a gradual process, as LATAM has to give one year notice for leaving oneworld, meaning they'll belong…
Delta Air Lines flight 89 bound from Los Angeles to Shanghai today experienced engine issues after takeoff. The Boeing 777-200 had to return to LAX. However, the plane was too heavy to land, so it had to dump fuel before it could do so. Dumping fuel…
While domestic flight reviews might not be as exciting as some international ones, I figure they're still useful. In this post I wanted to review my Miami to New York JFK flight in Delta Air Lines' A321 first class, which helped me position for my review…
To kick off my review trip I flew Delta first class from Miami to New York. Fun fact, which just occurred to me -- I believe this was my first time in over a year flying an airline other than American out of Miami. I was curious to see what Delta's concourse…
In early 2020 I'm hoping to continue my late 2019 trend of lots of useful airline reviews, so I'm trying to get the year off to a good start. A few days ago I wrote about how I booked a trip that included Starlux Airlines' new A321neo business class,…
Let me start by saying that I'm obviously no lawyer. That being said, when I read about this lawsuit for the first time I hard a hard time believing that it wasn't either from April 1, a joke altogether, or from a different century when maybe there might…
It has just been announced that Delta will once again be joining the largest lobbying group for US airlines. Delta will be rejoining Airlines for America (A4A) in 2020, which is the largest industry trade organization for US airlines. What makes this…
In late September 2019, Beijing's new Daxing International Airport opened, which will be Beijing's new mega-airport (not that Beijing Capital Airport wasn't already huge). The terminal at the airport is the second largest airport terminal in the world…
In 2017 Delta and Lyft formed a partnership, giving SkyMiles members the opportunity to earn bonus miles for Lyft rides. With this partnership you can earn: 2x SkyMiles per dollar spent on US airport rides 1x SkyMiles per dollar spent on all other rides…
In mid-August, a Delta 757 flying from New York to Ponta Delgada in the Azores had a really rough landing. The plane sustained a shocking number of rips and tears throughout the fuselage and wings. A couple of readers were on the flight and shared their…
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.…
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…
