r/DeltaAirlines

International business class. It's been a while since I flew and I have been all over the website with no luck. How on earth do I pre-select meals?

A few hours ago in DC I was offered the opportunity to volunteer to switch flights because the flight was oversold. I approached the agent at the gate to see what the offer was and it just so happened that the next gate over had a flight going to Atlanta that would connect me to PHX sooner than originally scheduled. She said because of I would get there earlier I would get no comp. She passed me over to the next gate and they rushed me onto the flight without telling me in fact I would be getting to Phoenix hours later.

After landing in ATL, I asked another agent about this discrepancy and misrepresentation and he stated I should have been paid on the spot and that it doesn’t matter whether you get to your destination earlier or later. He told me I should file a complaint because you never get less than $200 for switching.

I reached out to Delta and basically they apologized and offered me 3000 sky miles or $30 that was an “automatic” offer from the system and the agent had no way to adjust. I showed this to a gate agent and they said this doesn’t sound right, so I escalated the complaint and I’m currently awaiting a call from an agent.

Am I pretty much screwed here because I didn’t negotiate on the spot or is this actually worth pursuing? Thanks in advance for the help and advice.

On a recent trip, in order to be allowed to travel I had to enter one passport for the ourbound, and my other passport for the return.

Hello,

I’m flying to California this Saturday with Delta Airlines from MSP. I’m not a frequent traveler, so I wanted to ask for some guidance.

I’ll be taking an Uber to the airport and also need to purchase a checked bag. What would be the best check-in option for Delta, and where should I ask my Uber driver to drop me off for the smoothest experience? Also, how crowded is the airport usually on Saturday mornings, and how early would you recommend arriving?

Any advice would be appreciated.

I have a Delta Plantinum. I’m a Pay Later warrior. I wanted to know if I book a car rental through the rental company, put down my Skymiles number, and pay with my Delta AMEX can I double dip in Skymiles? (1x miles for the purchase and then 2x miles for the car rental partnership with Delta)

I noticed when I book through the Delta portal and do pay later and pay with my Delta AMEX I only get points for the rental car partnership and not booking through the portal. (I think you only get Skymiles booking through Delta’s portal on prepaid bookings.)

I just called the diamond helpline and ask if they could check my family’s bag from the first half of flights through to the final destination that way we could have to leave the secured area since both flights are on the same reservation and the agent said they couldn’t do it Vietnam Airlines wasn’t a core member of Skyteam. For reference, the first flight is on Delta metal(ATL-SFO) and the second flight is a rewards flight on Vietnam Airlines (SFO-SGN) but it Delta marketed. Both have a Delta Reservation code.Both Flights are within the same day.

Got a text from Delta that our bags are not on our AF flight, but on the next one cdg to jfk. Do we wait for 1.6 hours or do we trust them to be delivered

At the gate, Delta asked for volunteers in exchange for compensation, but nobody volunteered.

Later, my girlfriend was told there were no seats left because the system oversold the flight, and she was forced onto a later flight. Staff confirmed the oversale issue directly.

They only offered hotel + transportation, but we already had housing nearby so we declined and asked for another solution. No other compensation was provided.

Would this count as involuntary denied boarding under DOT rules, or is this considered normal handling for an oversold flight?

Hey everyone, (FYI I have no affiliation with Starlink or Elon lol, I am simply a Delta Diamond member who owns a small biz and likes to be productive in flight - adding this now as I noticed some folks think I am a bot or working for Elon).

If you're wondering why Delta's in-flight Wi-Fi has been struggling while competitors are upgrading, the latest news that just dropped is going to clarify.

According to an early SpaceX investor on CNBC this week **(**google it, it's all over the news today), Delta explicitly rejected a deal with Starlink. The reason? A branding dispute. Delta was unwilling to compromise on forcing passengers through their "Delta Sync" branded portal. Because Starlink wouldn't play ball with Delta's corporate vanity project, the deal died

For those of us who pay a premium to fly Delta—especially business travelers who actually need reliable internet to work—this is a shortsighted blunder. We just want Wi-Fi that works. Gatekeeping decent connectivity for the sake of a branded portal is the exact opposite of a premium customer experience.

If this bothers you too (I realize it won't for some, that's fine) Please take 60 seconds today to email the executive team. Consider making it clear that prioritizing "Delta Sync" over reliable Starlink Wi-Fi is a dealbreaker that is going to push business travelers to United.

Ed Bastian (CEO): ed.bastian@delta.com

Allison Ausband (Chief Customer Experience Officer): allison.ausband@delta.com

What to include:

• Your SkyMiles number and Medallion status.
• Tell them you do not care about Delta Sync; you care about fast, reliable internet.
• Tell them waiting until 2028 while competitors pull ahead is unacceptable.

Let’s remind them who actually funds their airline.

No meal for first class flights under 900 miles. What’s the point of spending 4-5x the price on a ticket. Not a smart move delta.

To My D1 flyers- seats have opened up in D1, flying LHR to Bos, daytime flight. I am booked in 6J, 2 steps from the bathroom. 4A and 6A have opened up. Should I switch, and if so, any pros or cons to 4A versus 6A? Thank you for sharing your expertise.

My family and I are flying from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in mid June. It'll be my kids first flight, do they still give out the plastic wings like they use to? They did for my first flight but that was probably 26 years ago. I think it'll be a cool souvenir for them

Thanks in advance.

It's Saturday May 9th at 10:10pm and I have been sitting on the tarmac for 15 min now. Why, might you ask. There is no ground crew anywhere to be seen. The pilot can't find anyone to get us off this plane. So aggravating it's not like our arrival was a surprise. There are things you can't control or predict but this is not one of those things. Do better.

So the war in iran and the issues with oil through Hormuz has effectively nerfed the miles again? They wont lower the cost after the war id imagine.

You used to be able to get RT economy on skymiles sub 120k right?

Now its 220k RT…. Fml

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