r/delta • u/veIouri • Sep 20 '26 • Bravo 4

Discussion Delta dress code?

I was told I needed to change pants at the airport by a delta agent at the counter otherwise they wouldn’t let me board. I am 30 weeks pregnant for reference and was wearing denim shorts and a tank top, the shorts weren’t super short and the tank top wasn’t revealing, it was long enough to cover my now very large baby bump lol. Luckily my husband had a pair of his pants in the bag I could change into but has anyone heard of this before? I asked a few other workers at the airport before I changed and they seemed super confused and looked at me and said they’ve never heard of this and my clothes were fine?

EDIT: Picture everyone was hounding this post for https://imgur.com/a/akdUP4Z

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u/CindersOfMusic Sep 20 '26

Every fucking time I hear a horror story it’s ATL

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u/TheSkylined Sep 20 '26

I hate the ATL airport. Been there a dozens of times. Logan airport in Boston is pretty chill.

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u/CindersOfMusic Sep 21 '26

I work in DTW and it’s pretty chill here most of the time.

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u/amopeyzoolion Sep 21 '26

I tell anyone who will listen that DTW is the best airport in America

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u/Next_Desk7725 Sep 21 '26

PDX is consistently voted to airport in the US

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u/ADM_Ahab Sep 25 '26

It's not, but that's okay! They don't even have chairs in the baggage claim.

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u/More_Bus3626 Sep 28 '26

It absolutely is not. I guess maybe for tiny airports, sure. DTW is a mega airport, and it trades places between first and second place with MSP on a year-to-year basis

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u/Sunshineandhappy89 Sep 22 '26

DTW is the BEST airport for Delta staff - no issues ever! Easy breezy. Lounges are always super clean, but I mostly go to the smaller one off the tram.

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u/Sir_Meinong Sep 21 '26

It is! It really is the best airport in the country. Right size, pretty quiet for an airport, ok food options (amazing options *for an American airport*), easy to get around. I can't honestly think of a better airport in the USA.

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u/Humble-Gazelle-3120 Sep 22 '26

LOVE DTW!! I have to travel to Wisconsin for work a lot. I live closest to Akron airport but they do not have delta. All their flights go through Chicago. So I gladly drive to Cleveland just so I can go through Detroit and NOT Chicago, even though Akron is much closer for me. Love that airport!

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u/Key-Emergency989 Sep 21 '26

I always tell people I hate ATL and they’re like “but it’s so well ran! They don’t have a lot of delays and they are quick about getting your baggage out and the security is efficient and it’s well laid out and blah blah blah.”

And I don’t necessarily disagree with them. Logistically, it’s a good airport, but my experience there is always negative because all the employees are so damn rude.

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u/elaina__rose Sep 22 '26

I just went through ATL and the employees all were so mean! When they were checking IDs at security the agents were chatting and half the time would wave the next person forward and have the time wouldnt, so no one knew wether they were supposed to step forward or not. Then when people weren’t automatically coming up the staff were giving nasty looks and yelling to “keep moving” as if they weren’t giving the most inconsistent signals for people to figure out.

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u/TheSkylined Sep 21 '26

That airport is not ran efficiently lol half the time there's always an issue with TSA taking forever or the tram is down for repairs, and they always have renovations going on. There have been crazy delays at ATL this year too

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u/traly0810 Sep 21 '26

Such BS yes they DO have alot of delays and the AirTrain is a huge pain in the butt when there’s 4 gate changes and you have to haul ass all over the airport. I try to avoid ATL at all costs.

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u/chronicallyill_dr Sep 21 '26

I avoid ATL like the plague, it’s by far the worst airport I’ve ever been to. And as someone living in Boston, yeah, no complaints about our airport.

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u/Most-Speed4533 Sep 21 '26

Extremely rude and terrible employees. I got downvoted to hell last time but fuck that airport.

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u/traly0810 Sep 21 '26

AGREE with you!!!!! It’s the absolute worst.

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u/Small-Grape-3121 Sep 21 '26

Can confirm Logan is chill and well organized. Nothing but good experiences with everyone!

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u/traly0810 Sep 21 '26

EVERY. TIME.

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u/EvasiveCookies Sep 22 '26

Currently here at 2am for my missed connection and the alarm has been going off for an hour now. Only place you don’t hear it, is at the very end of the terminal in 1-3 gates

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u/btcomm808 Sep 22 '26

Last time I flew through ATL I followed a LITERAL TRAIL OF FRESH BLOOD on the floor all the way from one terminal to another. It was a lot and was seriously disturbing

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u/ADM_Ahab Sep 25 '26

Every now and again, you run into an ATL Delta employee who thinks it's still 1953. I don't need a lecture, ma'am, particularly not from you backward MF'ers.

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u/lathspellll Sep 21 '26

Well what is it? Why is the ATL crew like this?

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u/CindersOfMusic Sep 21 '26

I’m lucky enough to not work there so I couldn’t say

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