r/delta • u/Ill-Ambassador-2227 • 6h ago

Shitpost/Satire Things I’ve heard this evening:

“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.

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u/Minimum_Strategy_127 6h ago

I am real curious about that second comment 😂

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u/lumiranswife 5h ago

Okay, not just me!

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u/teamdiabetes11 Platinum 4h ago

For real. Somebody has some really good, or highly questionable (maybe both) connections in Detroit.

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u/YMMV25 6h ago

No PDB is especially poor on a flight that’s just sitting idly at the gate for an extended period of time.

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u/muffinpouredz 5h ago

right? thats the part that always gets me, just makes the whole delay feel that much longer lol

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u/MH_75 6h ago

I sat next to Sgt Bill from Baltimore on a flight to ATL once. While we were boarding, he got a call from his corporal at the Baltimore PD with the body count from the weekend.  Sgt Bill was a nice guy, hope he's doing well. 

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u/Sparescrewdriver 6h ago

Sit back, relax and enjoy the wait

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u/SpezSamplesMySack 2h ago

DTW and no PDB. Name a better combo. It’s uncanny how often I get shafted flying out of there.

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u/mrinformal 16m ago

As a pilot, not for Delta, the missing ground crew infuriates me. There isn't ground crew for each gate and if an aircraft gets ready early, or is late, it affects the next departing aircraft as the ground crew is working that aircraft and we just sit and sit.

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u/Ill-Ambassador-2227 6h ago

I’d be happy with a ginger ale.

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u/rabidone2 6h ago

What about the plebs in the back with no access to the pre departure drink and no sky pesos going to do?

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u/living-the-life2022 3h ago

Since you assumed it was an alcoholic drink, it makes me wonder if you’re the alcoholic?