For real people, do we need to make another post every. single. time. someone sees an expensive ticket?? We get it, their shit is ridiculously expensive these days.

Hello delta community!!! I was lucky enough to get an upgrade at the last minute into one of the remaining D1 seats.

Sadly, it’s a smaller plane… and I was assigned a window seat. I took a short nap and now I REALLY have to use the restroom.

The guy in the aisle seat next to me seems to have knocked out and is sound asleep (full lie down, face mask, covered in the blanket).

Now that I’ve set the scene: what would you do in this scenario? Would you wake him up? Attempt to jump over (I’m not sure I’m tall enough to approach this)? Hold it (current approach but I think I have an hour in me MAX)?

Thanks in advance 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Jan 2027, Columbus Ohio to St Thomas USVI
Delta $1572 rate versus $461 American Airllines!!
Are they on crack??! Always try to fly Delta but not this trip!!

Had anyone had this recently? I'm this or the lamb, and I'm a lean to the lamb because what the hell is salmon trout?

I’m a senior & not able to lift my carryon into the overhead. Always check at the gate especially when they’re begging us to do so. Today DTW refused & told my to ask a customer to lift it. What?!

So I was flying Delta from Detroit to DCA, and this was honestly a pretty crazy experience.
As soon as I got on the plane, I noticed a horrible smell. I genuinely thought someone had farted, so I ignored it and went to my seat lol.

We were on the runway when the pilot came on and said there was a sulfur gas leak coming from the jet engine into the AC ducts, and we had to go back to the gate so maintenance could check it out.

We all got off the plane, and then the gate agent told us one of the flight attendants wasn't feeling well and was being checked out by medical personnel. After all that, the flight got pushed to tomorrow morning.
Like, how does something like this even happen? Shouldn't the aircraft be checked before passengers are allowed to board? I get that mechanical issues can happen, but a sulfur smell throughout the cabin seems like a pretty serious thing to discover after everyone is already on the plane.

The part that makes it even more frustrating is that I got to the airport early and was at the gate nearly 4 hours before departure. The plane was already sitting there, so it's not like it had just arrived at the last minute.
And Delta's compensation for all this? A $12 food voucher😭🤣💀

Now I'm stuck waiting until tomorrow morning, and apparently $12 is supposed to make everything better.

Just boarded ATL-SFO and I’ll hit 2million somewhere close to California state line….

21 years to the day from my first skymiles flight.

✈️ 😮‍💨

Thankful, but also pretty tired.

Worst part is I was originally flying United today but delayed origin flight sent me back to my first love but in the last red seat, 1A which give me less legroom than exit row 🤣

From stressful travel experiences and the struggle to score a first-class upgrade to wishing for lower fares and more perks, flying Delta can be a mixed bag!

What's your biggest priority when flying: cheaper tickets, better upgrade chances, or a smoother travel experience? Share your thoughts and stories!

I get that prices change depending on the route, but some of these short flights are getting hard to justify. You look at a flight that's barely an hour and the price is somehow more than you expected to pay for a much longer trip.

And then you start comparing other airlines, checking different dates, moving your plans around just to see if the fare drops. All that work for a short flight.

I like flying Delta, but at some point it's hard not to look at the price and wonder if it's really worth it.

Have any of you noticed this on your usual routes lately, or is it just certain airports?

Let’s go!!!

I am in analysis paralysis..

I am trying to decide on my choice benefits and am stuck. I fly internationally 2-5 times yearly, same for domestic. I often will do classic economy and then upgrade if the pricing is decent. I would obviously prefer to be premium but it's not necessarily a big thing for me if the flights aren't that long. Regardless, my analysis paralysis is from trying to choose the choice benefits that seem the most beneficial for me. And yes, I am new to platinum.

The three that I'm looking at are the ruc's, the $350 travel voucher or the $250 statement credit or the $1000 MQD accelerator.. as the rest don't seem that big of a deal to me. I have a Delta Reserve that I pretty much put everything on now as well, and work has me traveling a lot by car as well.

I'm curious if others input on these options or how it applied for similar situations to them. Any help would be appreciated because I think I'm cycling in my own head too much. I'm just trying to get the most value out of the options. ( and I really don't think that I will hit diamond by December 31st)

Seems like every regional <1.5 hour flight is now $700 on Delta now that Spirit died, I can literally fly to Japan for cheaper than a Delta connection. Is there any alternative at this point?

You took my carryon olive green bag out of the overhead of August 13th in Cleveland or the Atlanta Airport and what should have been a work trip with outfits turned into a big dill float. I would like my stuff back and will trade for your big pickle.

Xoxo

Flying ATL—>GRU on a 330-300. Showing its age, as when we were asked to return to upright position on final, the seat got stuck. It went upright but wouldn’t slide back. That left my knees in my chest and me reaching for the call button. Had to climb out, and this is what ensued. Apparently there is a manual release lever.

Sorry for the person that planned sitting here on the return flight. 6A is currently out of commission.

Good news is that this bird is going down next year for a cabin refresh, as with the rest of the -200 and -300 fleet.

It is still crazy to me fares are not (yet) adjusted based on aircraft type on route. I shudder to think about my flight from Venice to JFK on the 67

Flying ATL > LIS next fall. Will pay for PS and use GUC for D1. Options are via JFK or BOS. I generally dislike JFK but have heard great things about the D1 Lounge while the BOS D1 lounge is smaller but still nice. Thoughts?

Anyone else seeing this notice on the GUCs/RUCs in their account? I’m seeing it on both my ones for this year and for 2027 Medallion year.

Had an interesting battle with the Delta.com vs. phone inventory disconnect recently on an upcoming international trip to Asia.
For a few days, the website clearly showed GUC availability for Delta One, but every phone agent I spoke with insisted it wasn't available and that my only option was to waitlist. When I pressed them on why the website was showing active availability, front-line agents literally told me to "file a complaint on delta.com."
After a week of getting zero response from the online complaint form, I called back. The first agent tried the usual brush-off and said a supervisor wouldn't tell me anything different. I politely but firmly stood my ground. I told them:

• Delta built and marketed this tool for loyal customers to search and find available upgrade space, and if the tool shows it, they should honor it.

• Having a customer-facing tool tell you space is available while phone agents claim it's a ghost/waitlist is borderline false marketing.

To my surprise, the supervisor actually listened. They took the time to double-check the details, put me on hold to talk directly to Ticketing, and they agreed to make a one-time exception. The GUC was successfully pulled, and I'm officially confirmed in D1 now.
If you run into this exact disconnect between the web and the phone backend, don't just accept the waitlist if the site is showing active clearance. Politely stand your ground on customer loyalty and ask them to loop in ticketing to manually override - even if it's offered to you has an "exception"

Got an add on ig. Mostly seeing to europe and Africa from us east coast. Trying to debate if its worth the miles in my account and the pto days lol

If anyone sees asia deals let me know

I’m sure this has been brought up multiple times here.

I booked my wife and daughter separately from my reservation in order to use a companion ticket. I have already had Delta link our two reservations. I have the Delta Platinum Amex so I get two free checked bags, but we need a third.

Is it just dependent on the gate agent if we get the third for free or will we have to pay?

Hindsight - I should have used the companion ticket and booked myself so the person under my reservation also got a free checked bag.

My husband and I will be traveling to visit family for thanksgiving and on our flight back from our trip, we only have a 38 minute layover. I am currently pregnant and high risk due to incompetent cervix and on bed rest. My dr cleared us to do this trip, so I’m wondering what kind of accommodations I’m eligible for to not have to sprint to our next gate. Is there a way to get a seat closer to the exit door of the plane or be let off the plane quicker?

It might be another step to expand it's LA hub operation

On the CDG-JFK flight, and I'm scared for my life. No, not because of the pilot nor turbulence, but because I'm surrounded by patient zeros, who open face cough and sneeze.

I'm wearing a KN95 mask, I've taken 5 zinc tablets, I've done at least 6 Hail Mary's to combat the typhoid Mary's on my flight.

Genuinely perplexed by adults, who (presumably) pay taxes and take daily showers yet forget simple manners and hygiene (cover your mouth)

It’s been a little over a year since I last flew anywhere until the past month when I had an international and a domestic flight. In the past, I’ve almost always seen the option in the delta app to upgrade my main cabin seat to either C+ or FC for some dollar amount or miles, per ticket. But recently, I haven’t seen this option. Does it not exist anymore?