The sky’s the limit for a pilot’s income. A former Delta pilot is speaking out about his impressive salary, saying he raked in half a million dollars per year before his retirement in 2021. Mark Stephens, 67, began working as a flight engineer on the Delta Lockheed L-1011 back in 1989. In an essay written … Read more
Delta Air Lines is backtracking slightly on changes it previously announced in its frequent-flyer program, but it still plans to reshape SkyMiles to favor big spenders over customers who take the most flights. Delta outlined the revisions in an email from CEO Ed Bastian to SkyMiles members on Wednesday. “I have read hundreds of your … Read more
Southwest Airlines is lowering the requirements to qualify for the top levels of its frequent-flyer program, a move aimed at travelers who are unhappy with other airlines that are making it harder to reach elite status. Southwest said Monday that it will reduce by 20% the number of flights needed to qualify for its “A-List” … Read more
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to face a consumer antitrust class action accusing major US carriers of conspiring to drive up domestic airfares by reducing the number of available seats. In a decision on Tuesday, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, DC, said passengers offered a “fair amount” or … Read more
It’s a doggone shame. A woman whose dog was misplaced at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been offered $1,800 by Delta Airlines, which the woman’s attorney has called an “insult,” according to CBS correspondent David Begnaud. Paula Rodriguez was booked on a flight to San Francisco by way of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on August … Read more
Delta is in the doghouse with this deported woman. A traveler from the Dominican Republic says Delta Air Lines lost her beloved pet pooch while she was being detained by US Customs and Border Protection officials. Paula Rodriguez and her rescue pup, Maia, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last Saturday after boarding a flight … Read more
Why so shady? Ally Shapiro — the daughter of “The Real Housewives of New York City” alum Jill Zarin — claims in a now-viral TikTok that a Delta Airlines flight attendant offered her random materials to makeshift her own window shade after hers broke. The video showed Shapiro, who was flying from Nimes, France, to … Read more
The Felders spent the last days of their family vacation camping – in Newark Airport. “I had to spend $143 on five blankets,” Shaliece Felder told the Post. “The only way we managed to secure cots was because someone saw my kids on the floor.” The Felders’ United flight was supposed to depart Monday to … Read more
Talk about a ruff ride. Man’s best friend ended up being one woman’s worst nightmare on a Delta Airlines flight on Monday, during which the 50-pound pooch “blemished” her belongings while its owner illegally puffed an e-cigarette. “So…I’m next to a [white] girl who just asked if I would give up my seat for her pit bull. … Read more
Americans aren’t feeling the Spirit in the sky. In an anonymous survey taken on May 1, travel resource site, the Vacationer, asked over 1,000 Americans which of the 10 major US-based carriers that they avoid flying. And Spirit Airlines had the dubious distinction of finishing on top with 21%. Allegiant Air finished second with 16.36% … Read more
A Delta passenger glued to an episode of “The Office” had no idea his seatmate was none other than famed paper salesman Dwight Schrute himself. Actor Rainn Wilson, 57, who portrayed the socially awkward Dunder Mifflin employee on the hit NBC sitcom, secretly filmed the unsuspecting fellow traveler, People reported. “When the person sitting next … Read more
A tech tycoon has been branded a “creep” after allegedly offering a woman $100,000 to take off her face mask on board a Delta flight. Steve Kirsch took to Twitter to say he made the anonymous passenger the offer last Friday. “I am on board a Delta flight right now. The person sitting next to … Read more
She’s got a lot of baggage. A flabbergasted flyer says Delta accidentally sent her 13 new suitcases after she complained that the carrier had “destroyed” her original bag. Gisele Rochefort took to TikTok to share the suitcase caper last week, claiming that the airline accidentally overcompensated by sending her an extra 12 pieces of new … Read more
When Cory Lee’s Delta flight from Santiago, Chile, landed in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 13, he was looking forward to deplaning after the long trip. The award-winning travel blogger, who is based in Georgia, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at age 2 and has used a wheelchair for most of his life. That hasn’t stopped him from traveling all over … Read more