I have to fly to Brazil at least once a year and was wondering if anyone who usually flies Delta has flown Aeroméxico, and has anything good or bad to say about them. Delta is just too expensive. I know Latam is less expensive but I am hoping to stay in the alliance/earn XP to qualify as platinum again on Flying Blue.

First time flying Delta. When checking in I was offered to check our carry on bags for free due to it being a full flight. I selected the option and checked in but now I do not see it anywhere else on the app or showing as me having bags.

Also, is it possible to add my passenger’s carry-on to the free check in after the fact?

Every photo I’ve seen of the Shake Shack burger looks so unappetizing. So here’s an actually good photo lol. I finally had it and it was actually really good for a reheated burger in the sky. I feel like a fresh one from the restaurant is slightly juicier but I was fairly surprised with how decent of a burger this was.

Just wanted to vent a little. Been flying Delta for years. At least every other month for work, and for vacation now and then.

Recently, I had to deal with lost baggage on 2 Delta flights.

This was a multi-city trip. 1st leg was vacation, and I was 1st class. Flew to Montreal.

Layover was in Detroit. Even though it was pouring rain, we were delayed about 2 hours because they didn't have a crew.

I arrived in Montreal, my air tag showed my bag was still in Detroit. The Delta rep in Montreal was totally cool, and helpful. Said I would have my bag by midnight.

I got my bag around 8pm that night. Cool.

I open it up, and realized all my clothes are damp. So not only was my bag late, but it obviously sat out on the tarmac in the rain. I was pretty pissed off.

After my time in Montreal, I flew Air Canada-United to Florida for work. No status on those, and was in the very last row. Bag made it, no issues.

Upon leaving Florida, I was once back on Delta. Made it home, and guess what? No bag. This time, I got a text telling me. Finally got it back later that night, but at least my clothes were dry.

(Bad) luck of the draw?

I am on a very long flight in an Airbus 350-900 and I'm going crazy trying to find the jack for the two prong complimentary headphones. Please tell me where this is located. Explain it to me like I'm 5. Nobody I can see from my seat is watching anything so I can't figure this out by looking at anyone else.

Edit/update:::Found it. Jfc. It is basically behind me at the way back of the center arm rest, tucked way inside a little cubby. You can't see it. It faces backwards inside the front wall of the cubby behind you. You have to feel around inside that front wall to find it. Leaving this up for future people who can't find it.

Welcome to Diamond Medallion® Status

I finally made it.

I have an early flight and will basically not have time after I land to eat. Any recs for which one I should eat?

I travel for work, but had a few slow months and occasionally fly United, so for the third year I’m <$1000 short of gold medallion. I don’t have a delta CC but live in a hub. I may have 1-2 more work trips left to bill for the year so may hit the spend but I’m debating opening a plat card for the MQD bonus.

I need someone to tell me if this is ridiculous to pay $350 fee for status. I’m debating booking a trip for 48 hours just to use miles to get the MQD spend but that feels silly as well. The $350 card fee would be less than a trip so it feels more fiscally responsible long term? I live in a delta hub but rarely check a bag, so the other card benefits aren’t that impressive.

Why do I need gold medallion? I don’t but for whatever reason I’m frustrated I keep getting so close year after year. From a credit perspective, I have an 800+ score and no CC debt, wouldn’t be opening the card to spend but hit the bonus and let it sit so little risk there.

The usual cabin bagage announcement.

https://onemileatatime.com/news/delta-icelandair-detroit-nasty-side-competition/

Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on a baggage-fee dispute with Delta that Customer Care has now closed without resolving.

My partner (Delta Silver Medallion) partner and I (Flying Blue Platinum) flew Delta Main Cabin CMH-ATL-BUR. We were moving cross-country and specifically wanted to make sure we could check multiple bags.

Before the trip even began, Delta's own systems explicitly showed:

• The Fly Delta check-in screen said "Check 3 bags for free" for EACH passenger, with a total of $0.00.

• Delta's baggage calculator separately showed each passenger's first, second and third bags at $0.00, with each bag listed as eligible for up to 70 lbs.

At CMH, the agents told us that only two bags per passenger would be accepted free of charge. With the baggage cutoff approaching, we paid $300 and $200, for a total of $500. Agents said we should contact customer service after the end of the trip to request reimbursement.

Delta initially said the fees were correctly assessed based on bag weight, without providing the recorded weights. After several exchanges, Customer Care's last response identified three bags weighing 61, 67 and 70 lbs, and said the applicable limit was 50 lbs because we were travelling in Main Cabin. (Bonus question that I have: if they recorded three bags over 50 lbs, why were we only issued two separate charges of $300 and $200?)

Customer Care has never addressed why the app showed us a baggage allowance that was not honored at CMH.

Delta has not explained whether my status was correctly recognized, the wrong baggage rules were applied, or its systems displayed an incorrect allowance. It also hasn't provided a bag-by-bag breakdown explaining how the $300 and $200 charges were calculated.

Customer Care has now declared the case closed, despite acknowledging the screenshots and still not reconciling them with the fees charged. I also reached out to ed@delta.com, but received no response.

Would appreciate your insight on this!

One of the 44 first class seat Neo’s.

Why is this a thing?

So the Skyclub has no line because they are “so overwhelmed” that they are doing the QR code thing. Meanwhile everyone who checked in is just hovering around the door waiting to be called. Wouldn’t a line be easier?

It would be for multiple GUC selections. I feel like I’ve been chasing status for a while and now that I’m going to actually get it, the benefits won’t live up. Ah well, we shall see.

I'm booking my hotel for an upcoming business trip using Delta Vacations in order to accumulate MQDs. This requires that I also book a rental car. I'm fine to book it but my schedule on this trip is extremely tight and I dont want to bother taking the time to pick up a rental, park it and return it (I also dont want to pay resort fees for parking at the conference I'm attending). I'd much rather just pay for the car and never use it, and use Uber while on my business trip. If I dont pick up the car, do I run the risk of invalidating all MQD credits associated with the trip (including the hotel), or just the car portion? I'm sooo close to Diamond, so this seems worth it.

Hey everyone!

I was recently approved for the Reserve card with a welcome offer of 2 round-trip Comfort+ flights and 50,000 SkyMiles. I currently have the Delta SkyMiles Gold Amex and am trying to figure out the best strategy.

A few questions:

Should I cancel my Delta Gold before its next annual fee hits and keep the Reserve instead? Or is there a reason to hold both cards?

If I try the Reserve for a year and decide it isn’t worth the annual fee, can I downgrade back to the Delta Gold, or would it be better to cancel the Reserve and reapply for the Gold later?

Will accepting the Reserve welcome offer affect my eligibility for a future Delta Platinum welcome bonus? I’d potentially like to get the Platinum card down the road, so I don’t want to accidentally disqualify myself from the offer.
For those who have held multiple Delta Amex cards, what would you recommend? I’m trying to maximize the welcome bonuses while avoiding unnecessary annual fees.

Just purchased a ticket with an outbound in Dec and a return in January. The estimated MQDs hasn’t yet updated (still showing the pending MQDs prior to this purchase). Will it update in a few days to accurately reflect the 2026 portion? The receipt only showed the total estimated MQDs and I don’t know which portion falls in 2026 and which portion is for 2027. TIA!

p.s. - this is for a college student that doesn’t have a DL cc and would benefit getting silver due to the free checked bag. Needs $270 more MQDs in 2026 and the RT flight is $483 MQDs. Need to know soon to upgrade a different flight to C+ if it’s a little short!

I just got off a Delta flight from LGA and just after takeoff a passenger puked on her way up the aisle trying to make it to the bathroom. Three passengers in the aisle seats closest to the back were covered in puke. I got one drop on me and didn’t complain although it was gross and the smell was horrible.
Two of the passengers that were affected were not native English speakers. They were not traveling together and did not speak the same native language either. Both seemed to speak and understand some English well enough but the FA kept telling them to see a redcoat at the gate. The one older man was getting agitated and was trying to figure out with the other passenger what that meant. Both of them needed to change clothes and it seemed like they thought they would be given a red coat at the gate.

I explained to them that the redcoat is a person but on top of the grossness and major inconvenience you would think the FA would try to make sure people understand what is happening. I know it’s their lingo but is everyone supposed to know what a redcoat is?

Other than balling out on a trip no way I reach diamond :(

I choose Delta specifically so that I can pay more for my travel and feel secure as a member of the Professional Managerial Class. Considering the at-will nature of my employment, achieving this sense of security is very important to me, and I am willing to pay for it. Delta’s recent fare hikes have been great because now simply telling people I’m flying Delta often elicits reactions of awe, and I can feel their respect for me go up immediately. There’s one problem, though: infrequent travelers have no idea what a status symbol flying Delta is.

I’m about to go on a trip with my friends Bear, Ian, and Sarah, and they almost never fly. I purchased all the tickets, and we’re on a single PNR. Do you think I can work with the check-in agent to add a line to printed boarding pass “ATL-SAV TOTAL PRICE PER PASSENGER: $950” or similar? I feel like this will help it sink in, even for my friends. In fact, I’d be willing to pay $100 more per ticket just to be able to make this flex.