New York—Delta Air Lines flyers will soon board its planes in a new way that might remind them of the past. Beginning May 1, the airline will board customers by numbered zones, a change that largely reverts back to process it used until early 2019, before changing to its current process of boarding by named […]
A massive recall of bike stem raisers is underway due to a fall hazard. It covers roughly half a million Delta Cycle brand and Dimension brand stem raisers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the products can cause a bike’s handlebar to shift unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard. No injures have been reported. The stem […]
A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City bound for Amsterdam had to cut its journey short on March 24 after the plane experienced technical trouble mid-air. The plane got as far as the Montana-North Dakota boundary after pilots became aware of a missing panel behind one of the two engines. The panel reportedly […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has raised national security concerns about Delta Air Lines’ role in transporting illegal immigrants from the U.S. southern border into the country’s interior without being “properly vetted.” In a letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastion on Friday, Mr. Gaetz urged transparency regarding arrangements between the airline, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations […]
A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain if they diverted their flight to give a passenger medical attention is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel who was relieved of command for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. A grand jury in Utah issued the indictment against Jonathan J. Dunn last month over an […]
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 […]
Planes packed with summer travelers boosted Delta Air Lines to a $1.11 billion profit in the third quarter, and the carrier said Thursday that it expects revenue to keep rising into the holiday season. Profit was up 59 percent from a year earlier, as strong ticket sales—especially for premium seats and international flights—helped Delta shrug […]
Delta Air Lines passengers who have long enjoyed access to free meals, alcohol, and a quiet place to relax before their flight are in for some major cutbacks in coming years. The Atlanta-based airline said it plans to cap the number of entries to its Sky Clubs starting Feb. 1, 2025, for holders of the […]
ATLANTA—Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to Atlanta, officials said. Flight 175 had left Milan, Italy, and was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the crew reported severe turbulence, according to the Federal […]
NEW ORLEANS—A man aboard a Delta Air Lines jet that had just landed in New Orleans cut himself and attacked a flight attendant before being subdued by fellow passengers, a sheriff’s spokesman said. Passengers held down the 39-year-old man until deputies could board the plane and arrest him, The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate reported, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Passengers aboard a Delta flight disembarked using the jet slide Wednesday after the plane’s front landing gear failed to deploy as it landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The flight landed safely and no injuries were reported, according to officials. Photos from the scene show wheels on the ground under the wings, but the […]
LAS VEGAS—Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced Thursday at the CES technology trade show. Bastian said by the end of the year, the airline will outfit more than 700 planes with high-speed, satellite-based broadband service from T-Mobile. It plans to […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A Delta jet went off an icy taxiway after landing in a snowstorm in Minneapolis but no passengers were injured, the airline said. The Airbus A320 landed safely Tuesday night on a flight from Los Cabos, Mexico, Delta said in a statement. But the nose gear of the plane “exited the taxiway while turning toward […]
Ukrainian forces are refusing to surrender in the port city of Mariupol. Russia gave another ultimatum, and the Pentagon said bigger U.S. weapons would arrive in Ukraine soon.
Delta airlines pilots are protesting the airline’s scheduling practices. They say they are being expected to pick up record amounts of overtime flying on their days off.
Who has Hunter Biden’s laptop? Apparently House Republicans do. Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) said they have the laptop and are investigating. Though Hunter Biden has denied any wrongdoing in his business dealings.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The pilots on a Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Washington decided to bring their jet down in Denver after the cockpit windshield shattered above 30,000 feet. The crew repeatedly told passengers to remain calm until they landed. “They came on the loudspeaker saying that the windshield had shattered, […]
The CEO of Delta Air Lines is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to have passengers convicted of disruptive behavior added to a national “no-fly” list that would prevent them from future travel on any commercial air carrier. “We are requesting you support our efforts with respect to the much-needed step of putting […]
A team of scientists in Cyprus has identified a strain of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus that reportedly combines many of the characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, according to a professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus. Leondios Kostrikis, who is also head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology at the […]
The CDC director says the agency is not considering a vaccine mandate for domestic air travel at this time, a woman is facing federal charges for punching and spitting at an unmasked man on a Delta flight, and a report shows that Dr. Anthony Fauci could receive the biggest retirement package in U.S. federal government history.
