A Delta Air Lines passenger faces a federal assault charge after allegedly slapping a fellow traveler’s crying 2-year-old son to quiet the child as their flight arrived in Atlanta, according to an FBI affidavit. Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, was on Flight 721 from Minneapolis, Minn., to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Feb. 8. He [...]
Denzel Washington Trained on Delta Air Lines’ Cockpit Simulator for ‘Flight’
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
Denzel Washington looks pretty convincing in his role as a pilot in the movie Flight for good reason, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, Inc., helped train the actor in a cockpit simulator. Flight is set to debut Nov. 2, but the carrier has had some concerns that the film is set in Atlanta, that the film’s plane looks [...]
Delta Forced to Cancel 321 Flights In and Out of NYC Area Airports
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Citing a combination of bad weather and air traffic control equipment failure, Delta Air Lines was forced to cancel 321 flights in and out of New York on Friday, a spokesperson told the AJC. But the Federal Aviation Administration said a small fire at the agency’s Technical Center in New Jersey did not affect systems [...]
Delta Trims International Flights Out of Atlanta Despite New International Terminal
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
Atlanta – Delta Air Lines is suspending its routes from Atlanta to Barcelona and Milan for the winter, saying the flights have been affected by high jet fuel costs and global economic conditions. The Atlanta-Barcelona and Atlanta-Milan routes have been operating year-round, but Atlanta-based Delta will suspend both after Oct. 26. The airline said it [...]
Delta, American Airlines, Others Charging Extra for Window Seats
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
While you can usually purchase your flight ticket and then reserve any seat you’d like in your section, airlines are beginning to charge extra for window seats. Certain airlines, like Delta, American Airlines, US Airways, Frontier, Spirit and Allegiant, have already implemented the “preferred seating” fees, charging $29 each way on domestic flights in the [...]
