Delta Air Lines

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Cops Pull Delta Pilot From Plane, Say He Was Drunk

Dutch authorities stop him from taking off

(Newser) - Dutch police stopped a US pilot from taking off with a plane full of passengers because they say he was drunk. Authorities said they were tipped off that the 52-year-old Delta pilot might have had a few before attempting to fly, and stopped him before takeoff. He had a 0....

Passenger Complains of 3-Hour Wait on 100° Plane

He films it all on his phone

(Newser) - Ever had to sit on the tarmac waiting for your plane to take off for three hours? Sucks right? Now imagine you’re in Arizona on a hundred-degree day and there’s no air conditioning on the plane. That’s what happened to Tony Morales on Sunday at Sky Harbor...

Southwest Has Nicest Flight Attendants: Survey

68% think passengers with kids should in separate cabin

(Newser) - Southwest has the nicest flight attendants, while Delta's are the rudest, passengers told AirFareWatchDog.com in their first annual survey of flier preferences. Other points:
  • 83% have traveled with kids recently, but 68% think there should be a separate section for parents with children—meaning some of parents wish to
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Airline Mishap Lands Kids in Wrong Cities

Delta switched their paperwork somehow

(Newser) - Next time you lose your luggage, remember it could be worse. You could, for example, be one of the two kids Delta sent to the wrong cities on Tuesday. A boy and a girl were each flying separately under the airline’s unaccompanied minors program, he to Boston, she to...

Stingy Airlines Redeem Few Miles

Study shows big carriers turn down most requests

(Newser) - If you're hoping to redeem some of your frequent flier miles on US Airways or Delta, good luck. Those two airlines could fulfill just 10.7% and 12.9% of standard mileage award requests in a recent study, and while best-in-class Southwest could fulfill 99.3%, other US carriers didn't...

Delta Loses Teen's Dog
 Delta Loses Teen's Dog 
May 11, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

Delta Loses Teen's Dog

Offers a $200 credit in return

(Newser) - Don't you hate it when the airline loses your luggage? Now imagine how angry you'd be if that luggage was your pet. That's Josiah Allen's situation. The 19-year-old recently adopted a stray dog in Mexico, then tried to fly home to Canada with him. But when he landed, he discovered...

5 Airlines Agree Not to Charge Fee for Carry-On Bags

American, Delta, United, US Airways, JetBlue make a deal

(Newser) - Five major carriers agreed today not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags. Their commitment comes just in time to keep travelers from running for the exits during the peak summer flying season, but it is doubtful that it marks a...

Man Pledging to Kill Jews Yanked From Miami Flight

He's not a terrorist, just bipolar, says son

(Newser) - An Ohio man who loudly claimed he wanted "to kill all the Jews” on a Delta flight readying to take off from Miami was removed from the airplane yesterday. Mansor Mohammad Asad, 43, who was traveling with his sister, girlfriend, and daughter, is an American citizen, though after a...

3rd Man in 3 Days Detained on US Flight

Apparently drunk passenger pounds on cockpit door

(Newser) - An apparently intoxicated Delta airlines passenger who pounded on the door of the pilot's cabin was detained yesterday by police when the plane landed in Salt Lake City. It was the third security scare in three days on US flights. None of the 164 passengers was harmed by the unruly...

Incident on Northwest Flight 'Nonserious': Feds

Detroit-bound Nigerian passenger not believed to be a threat: feds

(Newser) - After two security alerts in 3 days on the same Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, officials now say today's incident was "nonserious." The behavior of a passenger who spent an hour in the bathroom alarmed the crew, but he does not appear to be dangerous, reports CNN...

'Disruptive' Amsterdam-to- Detroit Passenger Arrested

Cops meet Northwest flight; route is the same as in Christmas incident

(Newser) - Police met a Northwest flight from Amsterdam to Detroit today after the crew reported a "verbally disruptive" passenger, CNN reports. The flight was on the same route that saw a Nigerian passenger set himself on fire in an attempted terrorist attack Friday. The unruly passenger on today's flight, who...

Computer Glitch Causes Nationwide Flight Delays

Planes in the air not affected

(Newser) - A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans has caused widespread flight cancellations and delays across the US today. An FAA spokeswoman says she doesn't know how many flights are being affected or when the problem will be resolved, but the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's...

Stowaway Mouse Grounds JFK Flight

Passengers forced to switch planes after sighting

(Newser) - A mouse sighting delayed a Delta flight from JFK to London last night, the New York Times reports. Passengers were switched to another plane after the tiny intruder was spotted in the cabin. "Plain and simple, there’s not supposed to be a mouse on the airplane,” an...

Cockpit Recorder No Help in Northwest Flight Probe
Cockpit Recorder No Help in Northwest Flight Probe
runaway plane
Oct 23, 2009 3:30 PM CDT

Cockpit Recorder No Help in Northwest Flight Probe

Device captures just half an hour; record of 78-minute gap lost

(Newser) - Because the aircraft has an old cockpit voice recorder, the world may never know why the pilots of Northwest Flight 188 lost contact with ground control for 78 minutes. The recorder on the Airbus A320 has a maximum memory of 30 minutes, after which it tapes over itself. So investigators...

Delta Slammed for Transatlantic 'Ghost Flights'

Empty planes flown from LA to London to be disinfected before flights to Australia

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' practice of flying empty passenger planes almost halfway around the world just to be disinfected has outraged environmentalists, the Guardian reports. Australia requires that inbound planes be sprayed with insecticide to combat malaria and other diseases. But Delta isn't allowed to carry out the treatment in the...

More Cuts Await Slumping Airlines

Delta, AA among carriers who can't cover costs

(Newser) - As rising oil prices and sluggish demand continued to hammer the airline industry, Delta, American, and several other carriers forecast further cuts to service yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite massive reductions in service, CEOs said at an industry meeting that they still aren't covering costs. "Earnings are...

Aging Airlines Can't Catch Up to Younger Rivals
Aging Airlines Can't Catch Up to Younger Rivals
ANALYSIS
Apr 7, 2009 8:52 AM CDT

Aging Airlines Can't Catch Up to Younger Rivals

Recent changes haven't helped 'legacy' carriers

(Newser) - Despite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing,...

Passengers Subdue Wacko Who Said He Had Bomb

Hip hop musician among heroes

(Newser) - A delusional airline passenger who claimed to have a bomb was subdued by other passengers as their Delta jet landed yesterday in Los Angeles. Among the heroes, the Los Angeles Times reports, was guitarist Chris Llewellyn, who performs with rapper Asher Roth. The 45-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant...

Feds OK Delta-Northwest Deal
 Feds OK Delta-Northwest Deal 
Oct 29, 2008 2:49 PM CDT

Feds OK Delta-Northwest Deal

Merger would create world's largest airline

(Newser) - Delta’s $2.6 billion offer to buy Northwest Airlines has passed the scrutiny of federal antitrust regulators. Ensuing labor issues aside, official say the merger—which creates the world’s most patronized airline—would not "substantially lessen competition" and will benefit customers, Reuters reports.

Airlines Trim Holiday Flights, Cut Off-Peak Bargains

US Airways will fly 40% fewer flights this Thanksgiving

(Newser) - As airlines struggle to stay competitive, scheduling changes mean that consumers will see fewer planes and higher fares, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the coming Thanksgiving season, US Airways is flying 40% fewer flights than a year ago. Delta and United have both reduced Thanksgiving flights by more than...

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