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Delta has launched a SkyMiles award sale, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at 50,000 SkyMiles roundtrip to South America, when you book now by April 19, 2017 for travel between August 1 through November 16, 2017. Destinations include Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Peru. Promotional Details: Origins & Destinations | Award deals on flights between select U.S. 48 cities…
When it comes to oversold flights and passengers giving up their seats for either other passengers or deadheading crew, we’ve heard a lot in the news lately on How To Score $11,000 in Oversold Bump Vouchers when a family bumped three times on Delta last weekend. We also heard how a United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Plane Due To Oversell and…
Last week, we told you about how Delta would be Offering Generous Compensation For Weather Delays/Cancellations. If you were impacted by last weeks storms and Delta delays, check your email for the subject: Subject: We’re Sorry. Here Are 20,000 Bonus Miles My email came last night. See below for a copy of my email. Did You Get…
This is new to me. I can’t remember ever actually grabbing a meat snack from the snack basket. But it’s there, the Delta meat snack coming to a snack basket on your next flight. I’ve been one to keep up with Delta’s snacks in flight. Nothing better than a sweet, or salty or crunchy option…
Last week, Delta Air Lines cancelled thousands of flights following severe weather in Atlanta that impacted Delta their entire operation across the system. This was due to not having their crews and aircrafts in place to restart the operation coupled by the fact that flights were already full for Spring Break travel, making rebooking customers nearly impossible. Last…
When it comes to upgrades, Delta offers a generous upgrade policy for Medallions, offering unlimited complimentary upgrades on most domestic routes. We recently wrote about how upgrades will now clear 40 minutes prior at the gate, and how gate agents will be more likely to move you up on the plane. More good news follows, this…
Delta has always had a very generous Medallion upgrade program, offering unlimited complimentary Medallion upgrades if First Class seats were available, compared to other airlines which require 500 mile upgrades. However, with Delta upgrades clearing in advance have been less common, and gate upgrades for Medallions seem the norm these days. Delta’s Latest Enhancement to Medallion…
After a successful $800 bump opportunity on Delta, I was rebooked in through Detroit, and fortunate as a Platinum Medallion, I cleared a battlefield upgrade at the gate, for my afternoon flight from Detroit to Denver, meaning I would also get to see Delta’s new Alessi-designed serviceware, which launched April 1st. You can also view our recent…
It was a bustling morning at New York’s John F. Kennedy this morning. As I was flying out from JFK to Denver, I decided to head to my gate to see if my flight was oversold. Delta indicated it was online during the check-in process, and asked if I was willing to bid for a…
Delta is offering a nice promotion where you can earn 1,000 bonus SkyMiles with each new participating partner you use through Friday, June 30, 2017. You need to register for this promotion. EXPIRED The term “New” refers to a partner the member has not earned miles with during the period from March 24, 2016 to March 23, 2017. Expired…
Delta has announced that their new flights between Boston to San Francisco; and Washington (DCA) to Los Angeles will be operated by their Boeing 757-200 aircraft and will feature 16 Delta One Business Class seats along with the same transcontinental service already offered on their flights from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles and San Francisco.…
In the battle between Delta and Alaska Airlines in Seattle, Delta has made their latest move by announcing new service from Seattle to Chicago O’Hare. The new service will begin on June 19, 2017 and will operated three times a day using Airbus A319 aircraft. Per Delta, Delta Air Lines is adding three daily flights to Chicago’s…
Delta Air Lines has quietly increased their Same Day Confirm and Same Day Standby fees. Previously these fees were $50 per person, and as of March 15th, 2017 they are now $75 per person. However, Diamond, Platinum and Gold Medallion members can still utilize both of these options free of charge. Delta’s Same Day Confirm Policy: Silver…
We’ve written several times about Delta One Business Class between New York (JFK)- LAX/SFO, however with the new addition to Delta Launches Main Cabin Meals on Transcon Flights, I decided that Comfort Plus would be my cabin of choice on my recent flight from New York (JFK to Los Angeles. Delta One Transcontinental Business Class Reviews: Flight Review: Delta…
Delta is offering a flash sale where you can score coach roundtrip to Europe starting at 50K miles and business roundtrip from 110K miles. Delta Skymiles Flash Sale Book by March 14 Travel from 8/1-10/31. Valid for round-trips only Origins & Destinations Award fares starting at 50,000 miles round trip (plus taxes and fees) on select flights between the…
Delta offers several daily departures from Los Angeles to Honolulu, meaning on my recent trip to the islands, it was time to burn some SkyMiles for a coach award and hope for an upgrade! Delta historically used to fly old 757’s to Honolulu, but recently has switched to their 737-900’s and during the busy season 757-300’s,…
When it comes to NYC airports, there’s always the debate on which airport to fly to, however based on distance to NYC my personal preference is NYC’s LaGuardia airport. However as LaGuardia is closest to NYC, it means that millions live nearby it and are faced with daily noise of aircrafts taking off and landing.…
Delta has unveilied two additional lounge renovations at for their Sky Clubs at Newark (EWR) and Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) enhancing their Sky Club experience for members and those who receive access through travel credit cards. Delta has recently enhanced their Los Angeles SkyClub, Opened a new San Francisco Club, as well as opened their Pacific Northwest…
Greetings and Happy Monday evening. I’m headed out west this week, and luckily my upgrade on Delta cleared at a battlefield upgrade this evening, so cheers to a first class dinner onboard a Delta 737-900! You can also view our recent Delta First Class/Business Class Meal Reviews: Delta One Transcontinental Business Class Dinner SFO-JFK Delta First…
Back in December, we wrote about how Delta Was Testing Complimentary Main Cabin Meals on Transcon Flights, and then we found out that Delta Was Adding Main Cabin Meals on Transcon Flights but it gets even better. Not only is Delta adding meals just on their transcontinental flights between New York (JFK) to Los Angeles and San Francisco, they…