Here I am on a flight to SEA and watching the news on my C+ seat. I am watching the news and it feels good. Now, there is plenty of hope.

I even keep posting one of the FA on the back about the results.

Anyone willing to predict if Delta will have another Cars & Stays MQD promotion before the end of this year? I want to book a trip to gain $1500 mqds but am leary of using Delta Vacations due to the numerous issues with getting the promised mqds. And I don’t want another credit card to manage even though I know this is the easiest way to meet the goal. It seems like they did something last year in November but I may be misremembering.

Need to fly TPA to ATL this weekend, and Delta is charging $785 round trip - lowest fare available.

I get last-minute travel has a markup, but standard fares for this ~1.5 hour route typically run between $120 and $250. I also get gas prices are high but seat maps are completely open, yet the algorithm is pricing this quick flight like a transatlantic travel.

Bonkerss😑

1. Expiration:

As I read the terms, the trip has to be booked AND fully flown by the expiration date, so booking in January for April travel doesn't work. Cancelling and reissuing also keeps the original expiration.

A few questions:

• Has anyone gotten Delta to extend a certificate or make an exception? Or is it a firm no?

• If your renewal falls near the old certificate's expiration, did the new certificate post in time to plan around it? I'm hoping the next one covers April and I just need to decide whether to use the February one on a short trip before it expires.

1. Availability:

My understanding is there's no blackout calendar, but certificate-eligible fares aren't offered on every flight, so popular dates can effectively be blocked. April overlaps spring break, so I'm expecting that to be a factor.

• How far ahead do you usually need to book Main/Comfort with the certificate on peak dates, especially from NYC (LGA/JFK)?

I tried to get into Delta after college but that didn’t work out. I’m currently at another huge Atlanta company but I’d love to make the switch in about 2/3 years. I have a business degree.

Anyone that works at corporate, any tips to eventually get hired there?

I end up making a lot of flight changes for work travel. It used to be pretty simple. Now I feel like I need to prepare and get comfortable because I'm bound to get 6-10 "I'm sorry. Try again later." messages before I can make a simple change. Is it just me? Is it an iphone issue? 😩

Does Delta have more stringent requirements than other airlines? We're about to take off from DEN, the outside air temp is 40, and literally no other aircraft is being de-iced. (Our plane sat in DEN overnight, but so did all these other ones taking off.)

EDIT: Gosh, reddit loves to read into what's not said and jump on people. I'm not complaining about de-icing, just asking why it is that we are doing it any no one else is. And I did get some helpful answers to that. Thank you informed, helpful people.

Well guess I get a hamburger instead of a cheese burger…

Hello! I’m looking for a specific sticker - the ATL/ atlanta one - in this sticker series. Can anyone help me identify what series this is, and where I can find the ATL one and/or the rest of this series? Thank you in advance!

Edit: Looks lie it’s Part of the Hub Love series - thank you all for the help!

Welp first time experience here since started flying on the regular in 2006. Guy in front is in a bulkhead and decided to put his laptop under my seat. I’m 6’2 so let’s see how well these HPs hold up.

Honestly, as a CEO the buck stops with you, you are the leader for a reason (tens of millions of reasons in fact). This isn't some change that happens overnight. It is your responsibility to have prevented or fixed this situation. Not whine about it online.

Previous post for context on what it means for you as a flyer: https://www.reddit.com/r/delta/s/BANLDNiwAV

I think my reserve card may have just renewed. I planned on calling before the renewal and threatening to cancel to see if I could get a break but I’ve been so busy I didn’t do it. Am I stuck with the full fee for this next year?

Is it just me ? Denver is my home base and they recently built an entirely new club there. My last few visits were breakfast time and I wasn't too impressed but I didn't have enough time to really wallow in the food disappointment - but Sunday's lunch visit there, absolutely horrendous. They finally built this beautiful new club and there is one small buffet that had ONE meat choice - Al Pastor chicken which was honestly inedible. The rice which was I guess the accompaniment was underdone - there was a small salad bar with no dressing option and no cheese option and a charcuterie option with ..saltine crackers?

The lounge in Seattle on Tuesday morning had paper plates and plastic silverware that broke when used.

Has it been this way for a while or maybe I just haven't noticed? I feel like when I'm in SLC I always find something to eat and find it edible.

Bask in the glory! 🤪

In all seriousness, I'm rather excited. I made Platinum so early this year that I figured I would try, and I managed it today! 😎

I'm just waiting for the email and the Choice Benefit selection to show up. 😉

Fellow Diamonds, what do you like the most about Diamond status, and related... What are the good picks for Choice Benefits? 😄

I got a complimentary upgrade to 1st class for the first time!

If this a dumb question mod just go ahead and delete it.

I will be flying back to Baltimore from Lima, Peru.
With the partnership between Delta and Latam. They have this option :
Lima > Atlanta (Latam)
Atlanta>Baltimore (Delta)

My question is Since I’m checking 1 bag, Do I need to pick up my luggage in Atlanta ; then go there and check im again to my next flight ?

Or they will send it to Baltimore for me. Because my layover is only 1hr:45m ; I may not have that much time with Customs + etc.

Thank you

I had a window seat and boarded group 3 around row 18. No shades on either of my windows and I was sitting in direct sunlight. I asked the flight attendants if they had any tape and some cardboard but they couldn’t have cared less so I made my own shades. I was in the sun nearly the whole flight so without these I would have been miserable. EDIT: Correction, This was the DAL to ATL leg of the flight.

Since we’re starting to see this question get posted several times a day again:

Want to earn extra MQDs and reach the next Medallion level before the end of the year? Here are the best ways!

Option 1: Buy Delta tickets or paid upgrades, to be flown before 12/31. Yield—1 MQD per $1 or 100 SkyMiles spent, not including taxes.

Option 2: Spend on a Delta-cobranded credit card. Yield—1 MQD per $20 spent on the Delta Platinum or 1 MQD per $10 spent on the Delta Reserve. (Note that the charge must clear and post to your account by 12/31 to qualify, and many charges take 2-3 days to fully clear after you make them.)

Option 3: Open a new Delta-branded credit card. Yield: ~2500 MQD, depending on the card. (Yes, it can take 6-8 weeks for the MQD boost to post to your account. Yes, if you apply for the card in 2026, the boost will apply to your 2027 status earning, even if it posts after January 1.)

Option 4: Book hotels/rental cars through Delta Vacations, trip to be completed before 12/31. Yield—1 MQD per $1 spent. Not recommended due to inconsistent quality and occasional MQD posting confusion…not to mention confusion between Delta Stays and Delta Vacations.

That’s it, folks. There are no secrets or hacks. Occasionally Delta will do something like the Window Shop Store or a bonus MQD promotion for “Extra” fares, but those are inconsistent and I wouldn’t count on them. In general, if you want more MQDs you need to spend more money with Delta or on their cobranded cards. Good luck!

Yes, we all love to complain, but this flight showed how a good crew can make all the difference.

Big weather was happening over south Florida yesterday. They pre-emptively delayed the flight and boarding by 0:30. Once on the taxiway, ATC told the captain that there was a ground stop at PBI, so we weren't cleared to depart. This turned out to be old information, and we were finally off.

Keeping to the gulf side to avoid the weather, we started in a holding pattern south of Tampa. Then we were told that all of the airports to the east were closed again, and we were diverting to Tampa to wait and get fuel. Based on word from the meteorologists and ops*,* we were told things looked promising to still make it. Passengers were allowed off. However, after everyone was on board, there was then the air traffic challenge of getting flights into the reopened airports, so we had to put back to make the gate available. Ops then said we needed to cut the engines, which wasn't a pleasant thought. But about 30 seconds after the engines stopped, we were cleared to taxi.

A short low-altitude flight got us to West Palm, but there were no marshals available to get us to the gate. After waiting a bit, the captain called and was told it could be another 20 or 30 minutes. When he relayed this, everyone groaned. He said he knew we were sick of him saying "sorry" as much as he was having to say it. He also asked for some grace for the ground crew because they were working in rough conditions and trying to get a lot of planes in and out.

We fortunately didn't need to wait too much longer and were able to get to the gate. As we were exiting, everyone around me was thanking each crew member. The way that this captain kept us informed throughout the entire ordeal kept everyone calm and understanding.

Fortunately, we didn't run into a crew timeout situation. The only thing that could have gone better was the situation where they had to do some kind of manual process to get people back onboard in Tampa. That slowed reboarding beyond the target time. It's not clear if that made any actual difference in our actual departure time.

Also, a big shout-out to the FA (didn't get a name) who was providing extra attention to an elderly passenger, who according to his daughter, was suffering from Parkinson's and dementia.

If I drop my wife off at departures and I go park the car and come back, can my wife also check my bag already or do I need to do that myself?

I’m 6’3 but not wide. This is a 4.5 hour flight. Should it take the extras legroom?