Delta Air Lines

I currently have both the Delta Amex Reserve and Platinum. Haven’t hit the one year mark yet so I have not received the companion certificates. When renewal comes around it will be about $1000 total in annual fees. On paper, a first class companion cert plus an economy one...

I’m flying out of BOS in a few months in domestic first class using points. It’s part of a little getaway after dealing with some serious health stuff, so I was hoping to treat myself to lounge access before the flight. I have the Delta Amex Gold but no premium cards, and I’d...

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Trying to laugh so I don’t cry at this point. Every single time I’ve connected through ATL, my checked bag has been delayed or lost. Not once. Not twice. Six out of six. I get that ATL is massive and busy. I could even accept bad luck once or twice. But 6 for 6 feels...

I looked into this before a family trip and it’s definitely not super clear at first. From what I understand, if you run out of guest passes, you usually can pay the per person guest fee for additional guests as long as you’re allowed to bring guests in the first place and the...

Was on a LAS to MSP flight sitting in first class and noticed the seat next to me stayed empty the entire flight. There didn’t seem to be any equipment issues, and the flight was roughly 90% full overall. Even the flight attendant mentioned it’s pretty rare to see an empty first...

I’m Delta Platinum Medallion and looking at BOS to CPH. It’s a lot cheaper booking directly through SAS than Delta. If I book through SAS, how do I make sure my SkyTeam status shows up? Do I just enter my Delta SkyMiles number in the reservation? Also, will I still earn...

Took an American Airlines flight recently after mostly flying Delta for years, and noticed something interesting during boarding. Their scanners apparently alert the gate agent if someone tries to board before their group is called. The agent just tells them to wait until their...

Yes I booked basic. Yes I have the $350 Delta Platinum Amex. Yes I know this sub is about to roast me. But I had just enough miles to yeet myself and my partner from snow to Costa Rica for like $180 instead of burning a companion pass at $800. I chose chaos and frugality. I...

Flying ATL to TLH last week and there was an older couple trying to get home. They had first class originally, but on this leg only one of them ended up in FC. The husband was up front and clearly wanted his wife to have a drink back in Comfort+. He kept asking the FA if she...

On DL0885 into ATL today and it was wild. We tried landing twice. Wheels down, super close to the runway, then full power back up both times. The turbulence was unreal. Felt like we were a kite getting tossed around. Eventually we were low on fuel and diverted to Tennessee. A...

A passenger apparently left an Omega watch worth around $7k to $9k on a Delta flight. The plane got cleaned after landing, and one of the cleaners found the watch but kept it instead of turning it in. The watch eventually showed up at a pawn shop, and the serial number flagged...

Been flying Delta for years and usually had great experiences, especially compared to other airlines. But over the last year things seem to have really changed. Customer service lately feels much worse. Getting help from reps has become frustrating and it feels like there’s less...

Booked a round trip with two legs and checked the upgrade offers in the Delta app this morning. The first domestic leg had an upgrade to first class for about 6,800 miles per person or $168. Closed the app for a few minutes to ask my partner about it. Came back maybe 5 minutes...

Had a frustrating experience at DTW today. Arrived at the airport 2.5 hours early. Cleared security, sat near the gate for over an hour. Walked up 30 minutes before departure and the gate was already closed. No staff there either. A few other passengers were in the same...

We were flying RDU to ATL to PDX. First leg got delayed about 3 hours, so we were going to miss the ATL to PDX connection. At RDU, after we’d already checked in and checked our bags, a Delta agent rebooked us on a different ATL to PDX flight. Fast forward a few hours, we get to...

Just posting this because it caused a huge headache for friends of ours during the recent snowstorm mess. The Delta SkyMiles Platinum Amex is not the same as the regular Amex Platinum when it comes to travel insurance. It does not have the same trip cancellation/interruption...

My husband was flying to Australia for my dad’s funeral. The visa app had issues so it wasn’t showing on their end, even though he had applied. I called Australian border control myself while he was at the airport. They manually approved it and confirmed it was valid in the...

Hit Gold with United this year and have matching status with Delta and American, so I ended up flying all three in their extra legroom economy cabins. United Economy Plus and AA Main Cabin Extra honestly felt the same to me. More legroom, and that is about it. No real difference...

This might sound silly, but it meant a lot to us. I surprised my husband with Delta One from HNL to JFK for Valentine’s Day. It was our first time flying lay flat and he absolutely loved it. We’re pretty frugal, so this felt like a huge splurge and a really special memory. He...

I see this all the time and it drives me nuts. Roller in one bin, backpack in another, coat spread out like it bought a ticket too. Meanwhile someone three rows back is circling looking for a single inch of space. On a 717 especially, those bins aren’t huge to begin with. If...

A mechanical issue caused us to miss the first day of our trip. Delta rebooked us on United and American with a connection instead of our original nonstop since they apparently don’t have agreements with Southwest or Alaska. Before leaving the airport I checked with both airline...