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Delta has opened many new Sky Club locations the past several years including in both Phoenix (PHX), Austin (AUS) and new cubs in New Orleans (MSY) and Salt Lake City both as part of new airports. When you look at Delta’s network and which cities have the most number of flights, Las Vegas (LAS) is top…
Delta announced that all Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) in your account at the end of 2021 will roll over to 2022, giving SkyMiles members an even bigger jumpstart on earning towards 2023 Status. The great news is that these rollover MQMs have already started posting. It appears that many Diamond and Platinum Medallions have already have their rollover…
Per View from the Wing, it appears Delta may be planning to open a premium Delta One business class lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, as part of the airlines expansion at Terminal 4. Terminal 4 is Delta’s current home at JFK, which operates out of the B concourse. As part of the…
It’s no surprise that many airlines were having lengthy delays and cancellations this Christmas holiday due to staffing challenges caused by the omicron variant. As a result of this, my flight was cancelled and I was rebooked 4 hours later. To my surprise, I received the below email from Delta Air Lines offering 15,000 SkyMiles…
Delta has been expanding its Premium Select cabin to more aircrafts including all 767-400’s and now on some 767-300ERs. You’ll find a mix of 767-400’s and 767-300’s on Delta’s JFK-LAX route. However, Delta doesn’t sell Premium Select on domestic flights, so despite having a Premium Select cabin onboard, this is currently being sold as Comfort…
On a recent trip from New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO), I decided to use a Regional Upgrade certificate to confirm into the Delta One business class cabin at booking. Delta has started bringing back some inflight services depending on route and being that this was a transcontinental Delta One flight,…
Delta plans to add back more than 100 flights to NYC airports, as the airline restores pre-covid flight levels at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) and LaGuardia’s (LGA) airport. During the pandemic, the FAA implemented a slot waiver, where airlines wouldn’t lose their take-off/landing slots at the nation’s busiest airports, however is set to…
Delta announced they’ll be expanding service to Panama City, Panama (PTY) from three new cities. Los Angeles and Orlando will be launching service to Panama City on Dec 18, and New York-JFK on Dec. 20. Additionally, they’ll be a second daily flight from Atlanta on Saturdays. Per Delta, New flights and increased service grows Delta’s capacity…
Delta has an offer for travelers who will be flying to/from/through Los Angeles now through September 30, 2021. SkyMiles members who register will earn 500 bonus miles each time, with a limit of 1,000 SkyMiles per day. Delta is in the midst of a complete terminal renovation at Los Angeles International Airport, so these miles are…
Delta announced it will now allow flyers to standby for an earlier flight day of departure at no charge. Previously the airline charged a $75 fee for this service. You can request to standby to an earlier flight either online or in the Fly Delta app. Flyers can use the Same-Day Standby option for travel…
Delta has announced they’ll be extending 2021 Medallion Status for Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond Medallions through January 31, 2023. This is the second year that the airline is extending Medallion status for all members, as they did the same last year. Additionally, Delta will be rolling over all MQMs to 2022 to qualify for 2023 Medallion…
Delta Air Lines has just launched lifetime Diamond Medallion status for Million Milers who have earned over 6 million Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs). Previously, the highest lifetime status you could earn was Platinum Medallion after 4 million MQMs. Million Milers can expect the following improvements: Members who reach 6 Million Miler Status and above will…
There’s been a lot of talk on what airlines should be doing for elite members or those trying to earn status. Delta introduced a lucrative bonus know as the 2022 Medallion Status Accelerators. The goal is to reward those passengers who are traveling with a 50% or 75% bonus on Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs), Medallion Qualification Segments…
As initially posted by View from the Wing, and live updates from this Flyertalk Thread, Delta Medallion members have and still are experiencing extensive phone wait times due to massive staffing shortage with Delta’s reservations sales teams. It’s not uncommon to call in Delta as a top tier Diamond or Platinum Medallion member and now…
Since the pandemic began over a year ago, Delta has slashed meals onboard domestic flights, and starting tomorrow June 15th, we’ll get the first glimpse of a return. Delta One passengers traveling from Boston and New York-JFK to and from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle will see a return of meal service. It appears…
Delta has launched a new promotion for SkyMiles members who are looking to change their flight. With this latest offer, eligible SkyMiles will earn 1,000 bonus miles for making a change either on the Fly Delta app or online now through June 30, 2021. Delta has been having extremely long telephone wait times due to…
Delta Air Lines will be restoring inflight beverage service onboard its flights tomorrow. During the last year, the airline only was offering bottled water, and more recently added beer and wine in First Class and Comfort +. Here’s a look of the inflight beverages as of April 14, 2021: Starting April 14, 2021, you’ll see…
As a follow-up to Delta Cancelling 82 Flights Tomorrow Due to Pilot Staffing Issues, the airline has confirmed that its not going to be middle blocking seats on any of its flights today and tomorrow (April 4th and 5th). What’s interesting is that the decision to unblock middle seats will span to all of its…
Deja Vu for the 3rd time: Delta Air Lines has cancelled nearly 100 flights this Easter weekend as the airline continues facing pilot staffing challenges. Additionally, we’ve seen a large amount of flights being severely delayed as well this weekend. We confirmed that flights are being cancelled due to pilot crews not being able to cover…
Delta Air Lines has announced a very lucrative Medallion Status accelerator which will go into effect for all flights from April 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. You’ll earn a 50%-75% bonus of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs), Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) and Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) on Delta flights. Additionally, for the rest of this year, all award…