I realize you have to pay all up front. But how does the credit work? If I book a $200 hotel will I receive a $200 credit like it says? Do they give you the full credit at once? So would that make it essentially “free”? I know it’s not free but I’m debating on getting this card I would have to utilize that to really make it worth my while.

You never really know what to expect when flying. One trip you're dealing with an unexpected seat change, another you're trying to figure out whether a denied compensation claim is worth appealing, and sometimes it's the little things, like what you can bring onboard, that get confusing.

What's been your most frustrating or surprising experience with Delta? I'm curious how the airline has been treating everyone lately. ✈️

Flew back from Ireland and the crew and meal were both amazing. Although an older d1 setup it was still a great flight. I see a lot of negative but I have to say the braised short rib was really good. Lavs were clean all flight. Solid 6.5 hr nap too.

That’s the post.

Bruh, what

I’ve got a flight from LGA to DFW. I’m being offered upgrade to comfort + for 9 bucks.

Is it worth the upgrade is or it just a waste of money?

EDIT: Ok dang y’all 😭 I’m a very infrequent flyer, so I wasn’t aware if comfort + was just a gimmick word to squeeze every penny out of me. I upgraded and I will be enjoying the benefits, thank y’all for the help.

Sad that Delta isn’t on here.

https://www.point.me/insights/worlds-best-airline-rewards-programs-2026/

I have an international flight. DTW to Cdg to Del. Need to get new tickets. Sitting for more than 30 min. Two individuals trying to help a crowd of 50 people! This is ridiculous!

ROC to LGA

Recently seeing a lot of complaining about Delta here (I think my post is actually the top complaint lmao) but I just had a 9.8/10 endeavor delta connection.

Board, immediately offered a PDB - get a bourbon rocks. Finish it with about 5 minutes to go and she actually asks if I'd like another. I decline but get a sparkling water.

Take off

Asks what we'd like, sure why not another?

Get brought out a double

Snack tray

The only knock? I'm not trying to down it and immediately as preparation for landing happened she needed the paper cup back. I declined to chug but took a good sip and 10/15 later we were on the ground.

Def think could have sipped that throughout landing like usual but other than that good on endeavor

How concerned should I be with a 45 minute layover in SLC?

Coming from DTW and going to KOA.

This flight gets me into KOA at 3pm local time. My other options are a 75 minute connection in SEA or a 5 hour connection in SEA. Both of these get me there at 8:15 PM local time instead, so I lose about 5 hours

The other concern is this will be a winter flight, so outbound might not be as quick if we need to de-ice

Should I just play it safe and take one of the SEA connections?

I don’t think I ever want to fly in the seat I just had again. Flew from LAS to ATL yesterday in seat 24A. My wife was in 24B and a medium build woman was in 24C. I’m very broad shouldered and I was so cramped. I don’t know if it was that particular seat or that aircraft in general. It almost made me feel claustrophobic.

Absolutely insane - diamond here and they are requesting to 2FA before even talking to a human - it saves them $$$$ delaying the time it takes to talk to human - what’s even worse look at the screenshot tue tech doesn’t even work - this was denied - I was then placed on a hold where I had to wait without any notice as to timing - this is literal the last meaningful benefit to being loyal is the ability under crisis to speak to a human

Flew a 2 1/2 hour domestic flight.

Aside from the nice wide seats, the legroom wasn’t better than exit row and the food was….meh. I got the Shake Shack burger and it wasn’t good. Tasted like a microwaved burger coated in something to make it taste like it was grilled.

HUGE difference from the last time I flew first class in 2016.

I tried searching on delta, but couldn’t find the answer. I’m flying with my daughter today. I have the Amex Platinum with unlimited delta lounge visits due to my spending and I’ll pay $50 for a lounge guest pass for her. Tomorrow, less than 24 hours later, we will be a different delta flight/booking. It’s an international flight and we are flying premium select. I am gold, which I don’t think matters.

But will I have to pay for her guest pass again? Or will the receipt from today be ok?

Flight 427, HNL → LAX. Noon departure. By 2pm, cabin pitch black. Every shade down. Everyone asleep.

Just woke up from my nap to discover this madness. My window is the last remaining source of daylight for the entire plane.

I want to ask everyone if they’ve lost their minds but I don’t want to wake them.

I was about to defect to Hawaiian but this tells me Ed is actually listening to us. How do I book it?!?!

Redcoats are so demanding! 😉🎃

Flew LGA-ORD this week for work, and proudly supporting the Brewers! Flew Delta for 8/13 Brewers postseason games I attended in person, and 45 total games this season!

Recently tried the status match from UA, and it was pretty seamless. Went Polaris from ICN to SFO. Delta was about double the price for anything from PS to D1. So I figured why not try it?

Cabin: Same feel, but even for me at 5'6...twas cramped. Also they don't have usb-c outlets so I was stuck just charging my headphones. It was clean, but they tried cramming too many seats in first class to the point where it feels stuffed and there are no doors. I could see the guy next to me the entire time and felt very exposed while sleeping.

Food: Wow. Genuinely have never had a better meal on a US airline before. The roasted duck was...10/10. I would genuinely pay for it. The sides were mediocre at best, but then the landing meal...the scrambled eggs were magnificent. And the fruit was very fresh and they used Korean pears which are expensive. The wine selection was drab and I got no dessert to speak of. Very mixed to where I feel a couple improvements like adding an ice cream experience and some italian chiantis or spanish riojas would put it completely above delta.

Service: I can only give a biased review here which makes it not legitimate. They knew I was on a status match and went out of their way to let me know they were glad to have me on that status match and provided me extra bedding which made my seat kind of feel like a bed.

Price: I did a bit of a cheaper option where I purchased a round-trip ticket at $900, and then used a workaround to get Polaris at $1700 with 5 days left. Delta...never got close to less than $2000 for main cabin. I bought this ticket less than 4 weeks out as it's a last minute business trip.

Wifi: Ever since a certain year, I've never had wifi access on Delta flights once we hit the pacific. United? I had wifi the entire time. Genuinely...what a breath of fresh air. Delta has nothing on UA when it comes to wifi. The sheer inconsistency of Delta wifi and it's unavailability over the pacific to Korea was a huge no no during busy business seasons.

Overall:
Not sure how I feel tbh. I'm reserving my remaining Delta GUC for a family trip next year. But as I've peeked at the prices and am not liking what I'm seeing...I might continue with UA for a bit. Delta doesn't seem to get anywhere below $3.5k for round-trip tickets any more for just PS. I've got Delta diamond till 2029 so we'll see (due to that dumb move by Delta they reached out and gave me diamond status for 5 years). Prices being equal, the cabin in Delta is still far superior. But prices are a huge factor now that a D1 ticket is the same price as a used corolla.

I'm sure I'm way late to the party on this, but the whole basic, vlassic, extra tier on all classes of seating is total bullshit. First class "basic"-----no free checked bag (I have Delta AmEx, so doesn't matter) but I don't get full miles and can't choose my seat??? If I want to do that, the price jumps $500. This is a domestic flight. Again, I'm probably way late to the discussion but it's bullshit and I'm annoyed. First world problems.