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Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlines return to normal

by SonOfKyuss on 7/22/24, 6:10 PM with 32 comments

  • by 3hoss on 7/22/24, 7:36 PM

    To quote John Mulaney: "Because we're Delta Airlines, and life is a fucking nightmare."

  • by paul7986 on 7/22/24, 8:27 PM

    Took about 15 to 20 flights in 2023 and the best experience was Spirit (majority were Spirit out of their hubs); pack things in bookbag, put bookbag under seat, get off plane quickly and saved 1,000s cumulatively.

    United was the worst due to someone smelling up the plane & they didnt clean the bathroom .. made everyone gag.

    Everyone hates on Spirit but if you're a frequent traveler who flies lite and likes to travel a lot/ not spend a lot they rock . If you are expecting same level of svc as more expensive airlines then you should spend that extra money.

  • by a_bonobo on 7/23/24, 12:03 AM

    Yet the CEO made 34 million dollars last year

    https://www.ajc.com/news/business/delta-ceo-ed-bastian-saw-h...

    That includes a 20 million dollar bonus ('one-time enhanced award'). One wonders for what?

  • by jmugan on 7/22/24, 7:26 PM

    I was stuck overnight in Atlanta last week (before all of this) because they couldn't find a pilot. They had everyone sitting at the gate until 2am, when they finally gave up and rescheduled the flight for the next day.

  • by zaxmyth on 7/22/24, 8:29 PM

    I’m on a delta flight right now that was delayed because they couldn’t locate one of the flight attendants. Thankfully it was resolved but they are definitely still struggling to sort this all out.

  • by Havoc on 7/23/24, 7:33 AM

    Airlines sure seem to like their fragile ancient shitty software.

    Other sectors roll like that too eg bank but they at least make it work somehow. Airlines seem to regularly deviate from the happy path.

    The entire sector needs a tech overhaul. And better integration too. Stuff like ATC asking how many people and fuel you’ve got in emergencies…why isn’t that info streamed live?

  • by justinclift on 7/24/24, 8:27 AM

    When it talks about staff being given "Premium Pay", is that something like double or triple time?

  • by some_random on 7/22/24, 6:45 PM

    tldr: their crew tracking system was disrupted which has caused cascading problems, similar to what happened to southwest last year