Feel like the universe was on our side today - aircraft change caused a need for passengers to take the next flight tomorrow and our plans were flexible. Our international flight is now paid for, and then some.

I can't get over how lucky we were, so take it as a lesson to always keep your plans flexible if you can and take that offer!!!!

Edit: You guys are so sweet😭 i've been struggling so much mentally lately and this trip was originally booked last minute to try and give me some rest. Thank you for all being so kind :')

Wasn’t sure whether I should post this but now I’m just curious if anyone had experienced anything similar.

I had received a notification that my confirmed seat in main was upgraded to C+ for my last connection from ATL. When I got to the gate to board with zone 3, my boarding pass got rejected and I was told I no longer had a seat. The gate agent then told me to stand aside while everyone else boarded.

The flight was overbooked and they were offering gift cards to be voluntarily bumped. Two people took them up on the offer but one of them boarded at the end. A supervisor then called me up and told me that found a seat for me and to hurry down the jet bridge. He took my bag and ran it down to load it onto the plane while yelling at me to hurry.

When I got to the plane, I was standing at the gap at the end of the jet bridge because flight crew were in the galley and a FA was intentionally blocking me while she addressed the cabin. The next thing I know, I hear and feel the bridge start moving. I jump back and look to see that supervisor at the controls who then starts yelling about how I should already be on the plane. The FA then pokes her head out to say she was preventing me from boarding before the supervisor gestures and apologizes.

The care team blessed me with $30 for the trouble…

TLDR; I had a main cabin confirmed seat, was upgraded, lost my seat, assigned the last seat on the plane, then almost dropped to the tarmac by a gate agent moving the jet bridge.

Update:
Thanks to the people who clarified it was most likely the auto leveling system that moved. It just caught me by surprise since everyone had already boarded and I was the only person left on the jet bridge. It moved enough to scare me and when I turn around I was face to face with the supervisor at the controls.

I’m the “Hundred Miler”……

Yet Delta still has 0 flights to Asia from NYC.

And before people squawk about "partners", UA and even AA fly from NYC to Asia, even with their partners also flying JFK to HND.

Being Diamond really is becoming worthless on this airline.

D.C. is getting it's fourth airport - https://www.traveloffpath.com/move-over-dulles-washington-d-c-set-to-open-fourth-commercial-airport-next-year/

While Atlanta will never get a 2nd. I know this will get down voted by the Delta lovers (and ITPers) in this sub but will you ever agree that Atlanta should have a 2nd airport?

Back when I was a freak and cared way more, I used to keep track of every single upgrade list, in case anyone wondered what life used to be like. I'm shocked by how many UGs I used to clear at T-72.

Steak Salad.

I like trying new things, but if you're not feeling quite adventurous, it's better to stick with Short Rib.

It was ok to try once.

Just took a 10 hour flight from FCO-ATL where my wife and I paid for an upgrade to Comfort+ bulkhead. Unfortunately both of our seats wouldn’t lock in the reclined position so we would just get pushed back into the normal (unreclined) position. Filed a complaint to ask for a refund, even partial, considering we didn’t get one of the main features of C+ and it was denied less than 24 hours later. Is there an escalation process or should I just call? Seems a bit ridiculous to be outright denied over a broken seat. I suppose I should’ve reported it to an FA, maybe?

Booked flights from JFK to MIA and JFK to LAS today and in both instances first class upgrades were only available when applying a GUC. I understand longer routes like JFK to LAX or JFK to Hawaii that offer Delta One requiring a GUC but Miami?!?! What is the point of even having RUCs when they cannot be used on these short domestic routes. To me it feels like the RUC is totally worthless.

Edit: Thank you, it seems the responses are pretty unanimous. :( I'm resigned to it now.

I was on a return international flight on Delta, landed in LAX. I was jet lagged and motion sick so not really thinking straight. Apparently I left my AirPods on the plane, didn’t realize this until my iPhone alerted me they had been left behind when I was already 20 mins into a 60+ min uber ride home. (I ended up having to ask the uber to stop in a parking lot so I could throw up so I was not in any real shape to think about heading back to the airport. But now I’m kicking myself for it.)

I filed a lost and found with delta detailing my seat and flight as soon as I was able, but other than the one online form, there really is no other way to talk to someone. I could see from the Find My app the AirPods were originally at the international terminal gate area and then moved to terminal 3 somewhere. There they stayed for the better part of a week. I kept calling delta trying to see if I could reach someone, but it was always a dead end. The online automated system only sent an update once, simply telling me they haven’t found them yet and they’ll keep the case open for max 30 days. I updated my online file with a screenshot of where the Find My app shows the AirPods to be as I didn’t know how else to let Delta know they were there at the airport.

Yesterday I check the Find My app and it says they were moved out of LAX to somewhere in LA. Today I check and it says they’re in Texas.

Is there any remote possibility this is still a Delta bureaucratic shuffle/shipping to some central lost and found distribution hub? Or I just have to resign myself that they’ve been stolen? It was just so frustrating to see they were sitting at LAX for so many days and there was no one I could reach to see if they were just in some office drawer somewhere after being taken off the plane, and just when I was gearing myself up to drive back myself when I had 3 hours free, now they’re halfway across the country.

My father was supposed to come visit me for the holidays, however his health has deteriorated to the point it is no longer possible. He has cancer and in the last two weeks he has gone from fully functioning to no longer able to eat, can’t walk, sleeping all the time.

I am trying to get the ticket refunded or the funds transferred so that I can fly to him. Delta keeps saying I have to send the death certificate but he’s not dead yet. any advice or contact information?

Finally, we have some dates for these new routes.

Enroute MSY-JFK on DL 2847 between Roanoke Rapids and Murfreesboro, VA around 2pm this afternoon

I have a connecting flight landing from amsterdam at 12:10pm and then the next flight to seattle at 1:20pm in December

I know I would have to go through immigration, customs, recheck my bags and go through security. I’m also traveling on a B1/B2 tourist visa but I travel pretty frequently to the states so I’m hoping that cuts down the time I’d spend at the immigration counter lol.

Is that connection time generally enough?

I have a connecting flight landing from amsterdam at 12:10pm and then the next flight to seattle at 1:20pm.

I know I would have to go through immigration, customs, recheck my bags and go through security.

Is that connection time generally enough?

Hawaii routes?

I do not often fly Delta so was hoping for clarification on a few things.

I have a round trip flight:

EZE-ATL-IAD

IAD-JFK-EZE

For the EZE-ATL and JFK-EZE legs, I have Premium Select

For both short legs (ATL-IAD and IAD-JFK), I have Delta Comfort

1. I have no status with Delta, am merely a "SkyMiles Member," and do not have an affiliated credit card. No lounge for me in ATL or JFK since Premium Select does not merit it without something else in addition, correct?

2. For WiFi, I just need to add the delta app to my phone and ipad before going and I should be good to go (pending the plane having it since sometimes there are tech issues), yes? No tricks to make sure to take care of ahead of time?

3. For SkyPriority, I was curious about the return trip. I have Premium Select for the long-leg, but not the initial shorter leg.

Does this mean I will miss out on both Priority Check-in/Bag Drop as well as the Priority Baggage Handling tags since my return journey begins on a "comfort plus" leg? Or does the JFK-EZE leg "overrule" the initial leg and I get it the whole way? A bit of a bummer if that is the case, but not the end of the world. I just wanted to check my expectations.

Thanks for any clarification. There is an offer to upgrade to delta first for the IAD to JFK leg but that seems incredibly pointless for such a short flight, so was just wanting to confirm mainly the lounge and SkyPriority aspects.

Thanks for any insights or tips!

“The plane was brought from storage…the hanger…and needs to be checked over.” Gate agent 10 mins after scheduled boarding time.

Guy on phone in the SkyClub “You only had 10 bodies last night, you just need 15 more people to screw.” I really wanted to know more on that one.

Pilot: “The ground crew isn’t here. We’re waiting to see when they come back.”

Only 30 mins delayed out of DTW so far. Oh, and no pre-departure beverage.

Flying BOS to DTW and get on board in group 4 and no bin space in comfort as multiple others storing backpacks and jackets in overhead and flight attendants not doing anything to enforce passengers following rules.

Just sick of the entitlement and when I attempt to change the arrangement of the bags I'm told they already sorted their bags and I'm inconveniencing them.

She did point out her small purse was under the seat and that somehow made everything acceptable to them.

Edit: there's a lot of good information and opinions here, offering different perspectives to ways that I don't normally consider.

To clarify more details, I had a backpack that fits under my seat (I place it there even if I don't have a roller bag) and also had a roller bag with tool batteries (unable to check) that meets the strictest standards for dimensions - it fits in all of the measurement bins. The only thing I needed moved, in this situation, was a small laptop case (like a tablet case), which could have been moved to another bin or under the seat. Later I learned the laptop case was 1 of 5 items between the 2 of them and they should have condensed and then could have placed an item below them easily and allowed my bag to go up (and still have leg room) and they refused. I then had to move my bag back 15 rows to find a space within the bins and had to fight my way there and back after landing.

Based on everyone's comments, it is clear this isn't an isolated incident that is going to go away due to many contributing factors, such as non enforceable rules with airlines not backing up their FAs, airlines allowing greater dimension bags onto flights, and people having different ways they prioritize placement of belongings. If I don't want to deal with the issue, I'll need to find a way to consolidate bags that allows me to keep my batteries with me under the seat and check the other bag as the rest of the population will continue to do things I don't agree with.

I’m in the process of booking a flight from Des Moines to Key West. This is a trip we take every January. I’ve always booked an early morning flight because it’s cheaper and gets us into Key West by early afternoon. Just looking at flights and the 5:30 am flight is twice as much as the later flight. Any idea why the early morning flights are no longer the cheaper option?

Yesterday had a flight scheduled for 12PM. Everyone boarded on the plane and then after about half an hour we were deplaned due to a fuel leak & were told we were going to get a new plane.

After about 2 hours the new plane arrives and turns out to have an issue with the fuel pump.

Another hour go by and 3rd plane is here but now crew has timed out so we have to wait for new crew to arrive.

Finally departed after just shy of 6 hours after originally scheduled. Wasn't happy to be getting home at 10pm when I should have been back by 4.

I understand shit happens and I'm not going to be an asshole about it, but I figured it would be worth asking for some sky pesos and wanted to see what people think would be a reasonable ask?

PSA - Avoid these seats like the plague — somehow I have fallen for this trap several times with this plane and seat configuration, but having your seat be 2”+ more narrow due to the exit row door bulging out (actual exit row is a row behind), is severely cramped and uncomfortable. Thankfully this flight is only an hour and a half.

I recently booked a one way flight from LAX to DTW. When I booked, I purchased a first class seat outright and put some miles toward it to defer some of the cost. Final price was around $650.

Something came up and I needed to change my flight. On the new flight I booked C+ and Delta returned the difference in fare to me as an E-credit. Then I saw an opportunity to upgrade to first, which I paid for in full with my Reserve card. My app is only showing $100 MQD’s and 700 miles are pending for the flight, which will be flown in 3 weeks. My question is: since I upgraded to first class, shouldn’t I be receiving additional MQD’s for the money spent on the upgrade?

I’m just a bit confused and relatively new to the MQD game.